USA
ModerateNebo Loop Scenic Byway Backcountry — Payson to Nephi via Mount Nebo Summit Approach
Utah's highest summit, seen from dirt.
Difficulty: Moderate
Level 2
Arkansas
ModerateLonesome Lake Road — Ouachita Mountains to Rich Mountain via Big Fork
Ridge road solitude deep in the Ouachitas.
Alaska
ModerateChilkoot Trail Road — Dyea Trailhead to Taiya Inlet via Skagway Backroads
Gold Rush ghost town at the end of the road.
Arizona
ModerateNellis Wash to Toroweap Overlook — Grand Canyon North Rim Volcanic Rim Road
The Grand Canyon rim no fence will save you from.
USA
ModerateKerr Canyon Road — Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area Rim to Barry’s Landing
A thousand-foot canyon rim with nobody on it.
Nevada
ModerateEmigrant Trail — Lovelock to Winnemucca via the Humboldt Sink Desert Crossing
Wagon ruts and alkali flats. Nevada at its rawest.
USA
ModerateLasal Mountain Loop Road — Castle Valley to Moab via the La Sal High Country
Desert floor to alpine summit in one dirty loop.
California
ModerateJawbone Canyon to Dove Springs — El Paso Mountains Desert Spine
Mojave grit. El Paso ridgelines. Zero crowds.
USA
ModeratePaiute Trail — Tushar Mountains to Fish Lake Plateau via Fremont Indian Country
Fremont country. Tushar peaks. Fish Lake basin.
Colorado
ModerateCottonwood Pass Road — Buena Vista to Taylor Park via the Collegiate Peaks Divide
12,126 feet of divide. No guardrails. No problem.