USA
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Ranger to Clifton Forge via the Virginia Allegheny Highlands
Allegheny solitude on the TAT's quietest stretch.
Feature: Camping
Arkansas
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Heber Springs to Bee Branch via the Ozark National Forest River Highlands
Ozark clay and creek crossings, no services, no problem.
North Carolina
DifficultTrans-America Trail — Hector to Murphy via the Unicoi Mountain Divide
The TAT's Appalachian teeth — bring a winch.
Himachal Pradesh
DifficultManali–Leh Highway — Manali to Leh via Rohtang Pass, Baralacha La, and Tanglang La
Five passes. Four months. Zero margin for error.
Oregon
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Bly to Lakeview via the Oregon High Desert Volcanic Plateau
Oregon's emptiest county. Bring everything.
Chad
ExtremePiste de l’Ennedi — Fada to Archei Guelta via the Ennedi Massif Rock Art Circuit
Prehistoric art and desert crocs. No safety net.
New Mexico
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Grants to Pie Town via the Continental Divide Dirt Corridor
Continental Divide dirt and a slice of pie at the end.
Arkansas
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Heber Springs to Gilbert via the Ozark Highland Interior
Ozark ridges and Buffalo River bottoms — TAT classics.
Idaho
ExpertMagruder Corridor Road — Darby to Elk City via the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness Divide
100 miles of wilderness with zero bail-outs.
Brazil
ModerateTranspantaneira Highway — Poconé to Porto Jofre via the Pantanal Wetland Corridor
147 wooden bridges to jaguar country.