Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Mornington Wilderness Camp to Silent Grove via the Fitzroy Crossing Connector
Kimberley corrugations with zero mercy.
Feature: Camping
Australia
ModerateLarapinta Drive — Hermannsburg to Glen Helen via Namatjira Drive and the West MacDonnell Gorges
Ancient gorges, red rock, and real desert silence.
Canada
ModerateDempster Highway — Dawson City to Eagle Plains via the Ogilvie Mountains
Gravel, permafrost, and tundra with no backup plan.
California
ModerateMojave Road — Fort Piute to Needles via Lanfair Valley and the Piute Gorge Wash
Fort Piute to Needles — the Mojave Road's eastern run.
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Galvans Gorge to Mornington Wilderness Camp via the Kimberley Plateau Interior
Deep Kimberley — corrugations, gorges, real wild.
Canada
ModerateKluane Slims River Flats Road — Haines Junction to Kluane Lake via the Donjek Route Approach
Glacier-carved outwash, grizzlies, and zero pavement.
Northern Cape
DifficultRichtersveld Tatasberg 4×4 Trail — Eksteenfontein to Tatasberg via the Orange River Desert Plateau
Mars terrain above the Orange River — alone and honest.
Argentina
ExpertHuemul Circuit Road — Lago del Desierto to Chaltén Massif via Río Eléctrico and Piedra del Fraile
Fitz Roy's back door — glacial fords and zero mercy.
Colorado
EasyPawnee National Grassland Backcountry — Crow Valley to Pawnee Buttes via the High Plains Desert Edge
Prairie solitude and sandstone sentinels on the High Plains.
Mongolia
DifficultGobi Desert Bayanzag Flaming Cliffs Road — Dalanzadgad to Bayanzag via the Southern Gobi Desert
Dinosaur bones and open Gobi — bring your own compass.