California
ExpertRubicon Trail — Georgetown to Loon Lake via Rubicon Springs and Buck Island Lake (Classic West-to-East Full Traverse)
California's hardest trail. No exceptions.
Feature: Camping
Botswana
ModerateNossob River Valley 4WD Track — Nossob Camp to Twee Rivieren via the Kgalagadi Fossil Riverbed
Lions in a dry riverbed. Africa's best slow drive.
Australia
ModerateGibb River Road — Galvans Gorge to Imintji via King Leopold Ranges Western Approach (Dry Season Classic)
Corrugations, boabs, and the Kimberley gate.
USA
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Lewisburg to Seneca Rocks via the Allegheny Highland Divide and Pocahontas County Backcountry
Appalachian mud and the fins of Seneca Rocks.
Gilgit-Baltistan
ExpertDeosai National Park High Crossing — Skardu to Astore via Sheosar Lake and Bara Pani Ford (Summer Traverse)
4,000 metres of nothing but sky and brown bears.
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Home Valley Station to El Questro via Pentecost River Crossing and Cockburn Range (Wet Season Approach, Dry Season Classic)
The Pentecost crossing earns its reputation.
New Mexico
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Hachita to Lordsburg via the New Mexico Boot Heel Desert Flats
Emptiest corner of America. No mercy, no crowds.
Botswana
DifficultMoremi Game Reserve North Gate to Xakanaxa — Okavango Delta Seasonal Flood Track
Hippos, crocs, and real 4x4 delta tracks.
Alaska
ExpertTatshenshini River Road — Haines to Dry Bay via Dalton Post and the Alsek River Wilderness (Inner Corridor Traverse)
Gulf of Alaska or bust — no bail-outs.
Oregon
ModerateOregon Backcountry Discovery Route — Burns to Lakeview via the Alvord Desert and Steens Mountain High Desert (Southern Segment)
Oregon's high desert with nothing between you and the sky.