North Carolina
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Murphy to Waterville via the Blue Ridge Parkway High Spine
Appalachian clay, rivers, and ridge country.
Feature: Camping
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Derby to Kununurra via the Kimberley Gorge Country (Classic Full Traverse)
The Kimberley's red-dirt backbone.
Colorado
DifficultCinnamon Pass Road — Lake City to Silverton via the San Juan Alpine Crest
12,640 feet of silver-rush history and shelf-road grit.
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Galvans Gorge to Bell Gorge via the Kimberley Plateau Heart
Corrugations, gorges, and zero margin for error.
Argentina
DifficultPaso Pehuenche Cross — Talca to Paso Pehuenche via Laguna del Maule and the Andean Volcanic Divide
Chile's forgotten Andean pass — high, cold, and empty.
Australia
ModerateBreakaways to Painted Desert — Coober Pedy Outback Rim Track via Stuart Range
Moon country, opal dust, and a painted desert.
Aysén Region
DifficultLagunas Altas Route — Paso Vergara to Lago General Carrera via the Aysén Highland Spine
Patagonia's plateau before the crowds found it.
Northern Cape
ExpertRichtersveld Kokerboom to Tatasberg — Orange River Volcanic Plateau High Crossing
Mars with quiver trees. Bring everything.
Argentina
ModerateCamino de los Siete Lagos — San Martín de los Andes to Villa La Angostura via the Andean Lake District
Seven lakes, zero crowds before 9am. Move early.
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Derby to Kununurra via the Kimberley Gorge Country Full Traverse
660km of Kimberley dirt that earns every scar.