Australia
ModerateFrenchmans Cap Track Road — Queenstown to Frenchmans Cap Trailhead via the Franklin–Gordon Wild Rivers Highway Spur
Button grass, blowdowns, and World Heritage silence.
Feature: Camping
Australia
DifficultTarkine Wilderness Drive — Arthur River to Corinna via the Savage River Plateau
The Tarkine doesn't forgive soft tyres.
Montana
ModerateLonesome Highway — Centennial Valley Road to Lima via Red Rock Lakes Divide
50 miles of Montana valley with zero company.
Arizona
ModerateKiabab Plateau Road — Jacob Lake to North Rim Backcountry via Crazy Jug Point
The Grand Canyon rim the crowds never find.
California
DifficultLonesome Highway — Owens Valley Floor to Saline Valley via Waucoba Mountain
Over Waucoba into Death Valley's forgotten basin.
Montana
ModerateLonesome Highway — Breaks of the Missouri Backcountry via Blaine County
Bentonite badlands and zero services for 80 miles.
Idaho
ModerateLonesome Highway — Copper Basin Road to Mackay via the Lost River Range Front
Idaho's forgotten volcanic bowl under 12k peaks.
California
ModerateCarrizo Plain Overlook Road — Temblor Range Crest to Soda Lake via Caliente Ridge
Fault lines, alkali flats, and zero crowds.
Arizona
DifficultGuzzler Well to Racetrack Flats — Pinal Mountains Mining Spine
Copper country ridge road with nothing easy about it.
Alabama
ModerateLonesome Pine Road — Bankhead National Forest Sipsey Fork Canyon to Natural Bridge via Houston Valley
Alabama's forgotten canyon country runs deep.