USA
ModerateNotch Peak Road — House Range Desert Wilderness Approach
North America's biggest cliff. Zero crowds.
Difficulty: Moderate
Level 2
Oregon
ModerateLakeview to Fremont-Winema — Oregon Outback Volcanic Plateau Run
High desert Oregon. Big sky. Nobody watching.
California
ModerateMethuselah Road — White Mountains Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest Loop
Oldest trees on Earth. Bring your humility.
Oregon
ModerateCascade Lakes Highway Backcountry Spur — Crane Prairie Reservoir to Cultus Lake via Deschutes National Forest
High Cascade lake country on pumice and pine duff.
USA
ModerateCottonwood Canyon Road — Bryce Canyon to Highway 89 via Paria River Badlands
Bentonite badlands that'll swallow you whole when wet.
California
ModerateOnion Valley Road — Eastern Sierra Crest to Kearsarge Pass Trailhead via Independence
5,000 feet of Eastern Sierra granite in 13 miles.
Oregon
ModerateMud Creek Road — Klamath Basin to Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge via Tule Lake Backcountry
Pacific Flyway, basalt rims, and zero crowds.
USA
ModeratePotash Road — Moab Rim to Colorado River Canyon via Evaporite Flats
Colorado River canyon walls, dino tracks, blue ponds.
California
ModerateBunker Hill Road — Owens Valley to White Mountain Peak Base via Ancient Bristlecone Country
Bristlecone pines and 11,000-ft Sierra views.
USA
ModerateWedge Overlook Road — San Rafael Swell to the Castle Valley Rim
Utah's Little Grand Canyon on the edge.