Australia
ExpertGibber Plains to Birdsville Track — Sturt’s Stony Desert Crossing via Nappa Merrie Station
Burke and Wills died here. Drive it anyway.
Feature: Camping
South Dakota
ModerateHarney Peak Road to Black Elk Peak — Black Hills High Country Approach via Sylvan Lake
Highest point east of the Rockies. Watch your roof rack at the tunnels.
Australia
DifficultMeteorite Valley Road — Wolfe Creek Crater to Halls Creek via the Great Sandy Desert Fringe
Earth took a hit here. Drive out and see the scar.
USA
ModerateTeton Pass Road — Alpine to Jackson via the Snake River Canyon Rim and Greys River Loop
Wyoming's elk-packed canyon road to Jackson.
Australia
ExpertGibb River Road — Kalumburu Road Junction to Mitchell Falls via Drysdale River and King Edward River Crossings
Kimberley's hardest reward: Mitchell Falls.
Alaska
ModerateTaylor Highway — Tok to Eagle via the Fortymile River Canyon and American Summit
End of the road. No, really — the actual end.
Botswana
DifficultNossob to Two Rivers — Kgalagadi Trans-Frontier 4×4 Wilderness Track via Bitterputs
Deep Kalahari sand. Lions. No safety net.
Argentina
ModerateRuta Nacional 40 — El Chaltén to Tres Lagos via Patagonian Wind and Steppe
Wind, gravel, and the end of the world.
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Drysdale River Station to Kalumburu via the Kimberley Far North Track
The road to nowhere — and everywhere.
Northern Cape
DifficultRichtersveld Groot Derm to Port Nolloth — Namaqualand Coastal Desert Track via Natab
Diamond country dirt — fog, quartzite, silence.