Morocco
DifficultTinfou Dunes to M’Hamid — Draa Valley Desert Piste via Erg Chegaga Gateway
Real Sahara — no markers, no guardrails.
Feature: Camping
Botswana
ExpertSavanna Game Track — Moremi Game Reserve Northern Corridor via Xakanaxa Lagoon and Chief’s Island Boundary
Lion country, deep sand, hippo bridges.
British Columbia
ExpertTlell River to Cape Fife — Haida Gwaii East Coast Wilderness Track via Naikoon Provincial Park
North Pacific beach driving on Haida territory.
Kunene Region
DifficultHuab River Conservancy Track — Khorixas to Sesfontein via the Damaraland Desert Spine
Elephant country, dry riverbeds, real Namibia.
Montana
ModerateMojave Road — Needles to Barstow via Fort Piute, Government Holes, and Afton Canyon (West-to-East Historic Full Crossing)
Montana high country that the crowds haven't found yet.
Australia
DifficultSiberia Track — Wentworth to Broken Hill via the Darling River Red Desert Corridor
Outback Australia at its most honest and merciless.
New Mexico
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Grants to Quemado via the Continental Divide Dirt Corridor
Pavement-free across the Continental Divide.
Erongo Region
DifficultSkeleton Coast Wilderness — Terrace Bay to Torra Bay via the Central Namib Shore
The coast where ships came to die.
Georgia
ModerateKavkazion Military Highway — Tbilisi to Kazbegi via the Georgian Military Road and Jvari Pass
Silk Road, Soviet tarmac, Caucasus sky.
Arizona
ModerateCoronado Trail Scenic Byway — Springerville to Clifton via the White Mountains and Blue Range Primitive Area (US-191 Full Run)
89 miles of switchbacks. Zero shortcuts.