Ishikawa
ModerateTatami Pass Road — Noto Peninsula Interior via Oku-Noto Highland Spine
Japan's forgotten peninsula, from the inside out.
Feature: Camping
Algeria
DifficultPiste du Hoggar — Tamanrasset to Assekrem via the Atakor Volcanic Core
Volcanic Saharan core. Worth every rock.
India
ExpertLeh to Umling La — World’s Highest Motorable Road via Hanle and Demchok Approach
19,024 feet. The top of the motorable world.
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Derby to Kununurra via the Kimberley Gorge Country (Dry Season Classic, Full Traverse)
660km of Kimberley red dirt. No shortcuts.
Montana
ModerateMojave Road — Deception Valley Central Kalahari Desert Track via Matswere Gate and Sunday Pan
Nineteen switchbacks to the roof of the Rockies.
Kyrgyzstan
ExpertTian Shan Celestial Mountains — Son-Kul Lake High Plateau Crossing via Kalmak Ashuu Pass
Nomad country at the roof of Kyrgyzstan.
USA
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Hector to Wytheville via the New River Valley Backbone
Old mountains, older river, zero pavement.
Australia
ModerateGibb River Road — Imintji to Galvans Gorge via the Kimberley Ranges Heart
Boabs, gorges, and baked corrugations.
Australia
ExpertGibb River Road — El Questro to Mitchell Falls via King Edward River and Drysdale River Station
Kimberley's hardest push — gorges, crossings, falls.
Lesotho
DifficultLesotho Highlands Road — Mokhotlong to Thaba-Tseka via the Roof of Africa High Plateau
Africa's mountain kingdom. No guardrails. No crowds.