Hardap Region
ModerateNaukluft–Tsaris Pass Desert High Crossing — Solitaire to Büllsport via the Hardap Plateau Spine
Tsaris Pass: Namibia's forgotten high crossing.
Feature: Camping
Argentina
ModerateRuta 40 Extreme South — El Chaltén to Tres Lagos via the Patagonian Steppe Wind Corridor
Ruta 40 raw — wind, ripio, and no mercy.
Baja California
DifficultTranspeninsular Baja Divide — San Quintín to Bahía de los Ángeles via Sierra San Pedro Mártir Backdoor
Baja's hidden spine, no pavement, no crowds.
Nepal
DifficultTatopani to Muktinath — Upper Mustang Salt Road via Kali Gandaki Gorge and Kagbeni
Ancient salt road through the world's deepest gorge.
Kentucky
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Meridian to Clifton Forge via the Ozark Plateau and Missouri Highlands
TAT's quiet heartland: Ozark dirt to Allegheny rock.
Gilgit-Baltistan
ExpertDeosai Plains High Crossing — Skardu to Astore via Sheosar Lake and Bara Pani Ford
4,100 metres of brown bear plateau and no safety net.
Australia
DifficultBurn Road to Cape Tribulation — Daintree Rainforest Coastal Track via Emmagen Creek
Croc crossings, rainforest chaos, no crybabies.
New Mexico
DifficultTrans-America Trail — Silver City to Reserve via the Mogollon Mountains and Gila Wilderness High Divide (New Mexico Segment)
Gila backcountry — Geronimo's highway.
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Derby to Kununurra via the Kimberley Gorge Country (King Leopold Ranges, Dry Season, Mitchell Plateau Spur)
The Kimberley at full volume.
Peru
ModerateMedio Mundo Road — Huacho to Churín via the Huaura River Canyon and Andean Foothills
Canyon shelf road to Peru's thermal oasis.