Colorado
ModeratePhantom Canyon Road — Gold Belt Tour from Cañon City to Cripple Creek
Railroad tunnels, gold history, tight canyon walls.
Difficulty: Moderate
Level 2
Montana
ModerateCuster to Dryhead Overlook — Pryor Mountains Wild Horse Range Road
Wild horses and a 2,000-foot canyon drop.
Arizona
ModerateHurricane Cliffs to Toroweap Overlook — Uinkaret Plateau Rim Road
3,000 feet straight down. No guardrails.
Colorado
ModerateNathrop to St. Elmo — Chalk Creek Canyon and Tincup Pass Road
Ghost town to 12,154 ft in one run.
Colorado
ModerateWagonwheel Gap to Creede — Rio Grande Headwaters Mining Road
Silver country canyon Colorado forgot to advertise.
Alabama
ModeratePinhoti Trail Road — Talladega National Forest Backcountry
Southern Appalachian dirt the crowds skip.
California
ModerateNacimiento-Ferguson Road — Coast Range Summit to Big Sur Coastal Divide
Coast Range to Big Sur. No easy way through.
USA
ModerateComb Wash Road — Cedar Mesa to San Juan River via Bears Ears Corridor
Ancient ruins, red walls, and a river finish.
Colorado
ModerateRollins Pass (Moffat Road) — East & West Approaches
Moffat's ghost road over the Divide.
Colorado
ModerateTaylor Park to Tin Cup Pass — Gunnison High Country Road
Ghost towns and 12K feet of Colorado sky.