Chad
ExtremePiste du Tibesti — Faya-Largeau to Zouar via the Tibesti Volcanic Massif
Africa's forgotten volcanoes. No safety net.
Feature: High Altitude
Idaho
ExpertMagruder Corridor Road — Darby to Elk City via the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness Divide
100 miles of wilderness with zero bail-outs.
Afghanistan
ExtremeWakhan Corridor Road — Bozai Gumbaz to Sarhad-e-Broghil via the Afghan High Pamir Plateau
The edge of driveable Earth in the Afghan Pamir.
Idaho
ModerateNez Perce–Clearwater Forest Road Network — Red River to Elk City via the Gospel Hump Wilderness Divide
Old mining country, hot springs, and real Idaho wilderness.
Italy
ModeratePasso dello Stelvio — Bormio to Prato allo Stelvio via 48 Hairpins and the Italian Alpine Roof
48 hairpins. One of Europe's greatest roads.
Romania
ModerateTransfăgărășan Highway — Curtea de Argeș to Bâlea Lac via the Southern Carpathian High Crossing
Ceaușescu's mountain madness, paved.
Alaska
ExpertTatshenshini–Alsek Wilderness Road — Haines to Dry Bay via Dalton Post and the Alsek River Corridor
Glacier valleys, grizzlies, and three borders.
Bolivia
ExpertLagunas Route — Tupiza to Uyuni via the Bolivian Southwest Altiplano Circuit
Flamingos, volcanoes, and salt the size of Connecticut.
Lesotho
ExpertLesotho Highlands Road — Thaba-Tseka to Katse Dam via the Maluti Mountain Plateau
Lesotho's brutal plateau road to a mega-dam.
Alaska
ModerateNena Creek to Skagway — Klondike Highway Backcountry via White Pass Summit
Gold Rush ghosts and an alpine border at 3,300 ft.