Irkutsk Oblast
ModerateGreat Baikal Trail Olkhon Island Circuit
Sacred shamanic island meets Siberian wilderness
Feature: Camping
Russia
ExpertTrans-Siberian Taiga Backroad (R255)
3,200km taiga crossing parallel to Trans-Siberian
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
ExpertChukotka Gold Rush Trail
Arctic gold rush ghost towns under midnight sun
Mandalay Region
ModerateBagan Ancient Temple Circuit
2,000 ancient temples across Myanmar's sacred plains
Gilgit-Baltistan
ExpertSkardu-Deosai Plains Circuit
World's second-highest plateau at 14,100 feet
Central Sulawesi
ModerateBanggai Islands Coastal Circuit
Indonesian island hopping through coral atolls
Himachal Pradesh
DifficultLeh-Manali Highway (NH3)
Himalayan highway through five 16,000+ foot passes
Mongolia
ModerateGobi Desert Trans-Mongolia Route
Ancient caravan route through dinosaur country
Bayan-Ölgii
ExtremeTrans-Altai Adventure Route
Eagle hunters' domain in the high Altai
Mae Hong Son
ModerateMae Hong Son Loop
Thailand's epic 1,864-curve mountain loop