Argentina
DifficultRuta 40 Far North — Susques to La Quiaca via the Puna de Jujuy and Bolivian Border
Puna silence at 3,600 metres — earn every km.
Feature: Camping
Texas
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Uvalde to Rocksprings via the Nueces River Canyon and Edwards Plateau Divide (West Texas Classic Segment)
Limestone canyons and cattle country, no shortcuts.
Canada
ModerateTibbitt to Contwoyto Winter Road — Yellowknife to Ekati via the Arctic Barren Lands Ice Road (Full Season Run)
The road that disappears every April.
Namibia
ExpertNaukluft Mountains 4×4 Trail — Tsauchab River to Büllsport via Zebra River Canyon and Naukluft Plateau High Spine
Limestone canyons and shale descents in the Namibian heartland.
California
ModerateMojave Road — Piute Spring to Rock Springs Lake via Keystone Spring and Mid Hills (Central Desert Segment)
The hard middle of the old government road.
USA
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Pinedale to Dubois via the Wind River Range High Desert and Union Pass
One ridge. Three oceans. No cell signal.
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Mornington Wilderness Camp to Mitchell Falls via Kalumburu Road Junction and King Edward River
Four tiers of falls, zero forgiveness.
Antofagasta Region
ExpertRooftop of the Andes — Paso Sico to Paso de Jama via the Puna de Atacama High Volcanic Circuit
Two passes, one brutal Andean loop.
Argentina
DifficultPaso Vergara to Futaleufú — Northern Patagonian Frontier via the Palena River Valley and Carretera Austral Backdoor
Mud, fords, and raw Patagonia before the crowds find it.
California
ModerateMojave Road — Piute Gorge to Fort Piute via Lanfair Valley and Keystone Spring (Eastern Approach Classic)
Civil War ruins and desert wash in the East Mojave.