Namibia
DifficultNamib-Naukluft Kuiseb Canyon to Homeb — Namib Desert Riverbed Track via the Kuiseb River Gorge
Ancient canyon. No water. No mercy.
Feature: Camping
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Manning Gorge to El Questro via Pentecost River Crossing and Cockburn Range
Crocs, corrugations, and the Cockburn Range.
USA
ModerateCascade Wonderland Highway — White Pass to Packwood via FR 52 and the Goat Rocks Wilderness Fringe
Cascade high country without the crowds.
Matabeleland North
DifficultNzou Game Track — Hwange Main Camp to Sinamatella via Kennedy Vleis and Deka Safari Area
45,000 elephants. No lodges. No nonsense.
Brazil
ModerateTranspantaneira Highway — Porto Jofre to Poconé via the Pantanal Wetland Corridor (Southbound Return)
Jaguar road. 122 bridges. Zero guarantees.
Morocco
ExpertToubkal High Atlas Piste — Imlil to Lac d’Ifni via Tizi n’Ouanoums and the Toubkal Cirque Approach
Berber mule tracks to North Africa's alpine heart.
California
ModerateMojave Road — Mid Hills to Hole-in-the-Wall via Wild Horse Canyon and Black Canyon Road (Interior Loop)
Volcanic rings, Joshua trees, and zero cell bars.
Australia
ModerateGibb River Road — Galvans Gorge to Adcock Gorge via Imintji and Barnett River Station (Classic Central Traverse)
Kimberley corrugations, gorges, and a sky full of stars.
California
ModerateMojave Road — Afton Canyon to Piute Spring via Soda Lake and Government Holes (West-to-East Night Run)
America's oldest desert road. Better after dark.
Argentina
DifficultRuta 40 Extreme North — Susques to Abra Pampa via the Puna de Jujuy Volcanic Plateau
Puna volcanoes, salt flats, 4,200m cold starts.