California
ModerateMojave Road — Needles to Afton Canyon via Lanfair Valley and Government Holes (West Segment)
140 miles of desert history, no shortcuts.
Difficulty: Moderate
Level 2
Colorado
ModeratePhantom Canyon Road — Cañon City to Victor via Eight Mile Creek Gorge
Railroad tunnels, gold rush ruins, one lane of glory.
California
ModerateMojave Road West — Rock Springs Lake to Afton Canyon via Mojave Desert Historic Trail
The original highway across the Mojave. Sand, lava, river.
USA
ModerateGlacier Lake Road to Beartooth Plateau — Island Lake High Country via Top of the World Store
Top of the World, bottom of your tire pressure.
USA
ModerateLonesome Highway — Centennial Road to Tensleep Canyon via the Bighorn National Forest Battle Park and Hazelton Road (North Slope)
Battle Park to canyon rim — no crowds, no pavement.
California
ModerateMojave Road — Needles to Afton Canyon via Lanfair Valley and Government Holes (Historic Desert Crossing)
138 miles of desert history, no guardrails.
USA
ModerateSawmill Road to Comb Wash Trailhead — San Juan County Desert Spine via Butler Wash and Recapture Pocket
Comb Ridge's base road through Anasazi canyon country.
USA
ModerateLonesome Highway — Centennial Road to Asotin via the Blue Mountains Bench and Grande Ronde Canyon Rim
Canyon rim and coulees above the Grande Ronde confluence.
Montana
ModerateLonesome Highway — Centennial Road to Wisdom via the Big Hole Battlefield and Pioneer Mountains Bench
Nez Perce country on gravel above the Big Hole.
Arizona
ModerateSawmill Road to Lonesome Valley — Prescott National Forest Bradshaw Mountains High Circuit via Crown King Approach
Arizona's forgotten granite high country.