Arkansas
ModerateForest Road 68 — Ouachita National Forest Talimena Backcountry to Wilhelmina Summit via Black Fork Mountain
Red clay ridge-running in the Ouachita high country.
Difficulty: Moderate
Level 2
USA
ModerateOwl Creek Mountains Road — Thermopolis to Boysen Reservoir via Wind River Canyon Backdoor
Wyoming basin emptiness at its best.
Montana
ModerateElkhorn Drive — Deerlodge National Forest High Country Ridgeline
Silver ghosts and ridgeline solitude.
Colorado
ModerateBackcountry Byway — Owl Creek Pass to Cimarron via the Uncompahgre High Basin
The San Juan pass the Skyway crowd misses.
USA
ModeratePaiute Trail — Fish Lake Plateau to Beaver via Tushar Mountains High Route
Utah's high-plateau backbone route.
Colorado
ModeratePhantom Canyon Road — Cañon City to Victor via the Shelf Road Spine and Eight Mile Creek Gorge
Railroad grade turned canyon shelf road.
USA
ModerateCoyote Gulch to Fortymile Ridge — Notom Road Desert Bench via Strike Valley Overlook
Capitol Reef's forgotten eastern bench.
California
ModerateNacimiento-Ferguson Road — Coast Range Divide to Highway 1 via Santa Lucia Wilderness Edge
Desert range to Big Sur coast in 24 miles.
California
ModerateLonesome Highway — Owens Peak Wilderness Desert Spine to Ridgecrest via Nine Mile Canyon Road
Granite ramps and desert floor — no crowds, no pavement.
New Mexico
ModerateSawmill Road to Cloudcroft High Country — Lincoln National Forest Sacramento Mountains Crest
Pine forest and limestone crest above the desert.