Kunene Region
ExpertKaokoland Wilderness Traverse — Opuwo to Epupa Falls via Otjihipa Mountains and Marienfluss Valley
Africa's edge. No roads, no signal, no excuses.
Feature: Camping
Canada
ModerateDempster Highway — Dawson City to Eagle Plains via the Tombstone Highlands and Blackstone Plateau
Subarctic gravel, shale snot, and zero excuses.
Baja California
DifficultTranspeninsular Baja Norte — Tecate to San Felipe via Sierra Juárez and Rumorosa Grade
Baja's granite spine to the Sea of Cortez.
Argentina
DifficultPaso Roballos — Cochrane to Balmaceda via the Northern Ice Fields Plateau and Chilean Border Crossing
Patagonia's forgotten border crossing. No crowds, no services.
USA
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Lewisburg to Parsons via the Monongahela National Forest and Greenbrier River Highlands
East Coast dirt at its muddiest and most honest.
Australia
DifficultBungle Bungle Range Track — Warmun to Purnululu via the Ord River Plateau and Turkey Creek Station Road
360 million years of geology, one brutal dirt track.
New Mexico
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Lordsburg to Hachita via Playas Valley and the Pyramid Mountains
New Mexico bootheel desert — flat, empty, and honest.
Australia
ExpertFlinders Ranges — Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary Ridge-Top Tour via Bararranna Gorge
Billion-year-old ridgeline with zero guardrails.
North Carolina
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Waterville to Asheville via the Pisgah National Forest Backdoor and Black Mountains
Pisgah clay, creek crossings, and Black Mountain skies.
Arusha Region
DifficultNgorongoro to Lake Natron — Rift Valley Floor Track via Ol Doinyo Lengai and Engaruka Ruins
Active volcano, soda lake, flamingos — real Africa.