Colorado
ModerateColorado BDR North Segment — Walden to Steamboat Springs via Zirkel Wilderness and Hahns Peak
Elk country above treeline, no crowds.
Feature: High Altitude
Hardap Region
ModerateNaukluft–Tsaris Pass Desert High Crossing — Solitaire to Büllsport via the Hardap Plateau Spine
Tsaris Pass: Namibia's forgotten high crossing.
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.
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.
Afghanistan
ExtremeWakhan Corridor Road — Ishkashim to Sarhad-e-Broghil via the Panj River and Little Pamir Plateau (Full Afghan Traverse)
Earth's loneliest motorable road.
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.
Peru
ModerateMedio Mundo Road — Huacho to Churín via the Huaura River Canyon and Andean Foothills
Canyon shelf road to Peru's thermal oasis.
Alaska
DifficultDalton Highway — Coldfoot to Deadhorse via the Brooks Range, Atigun Pass, and North Slope (North Segment)
End of the road. Arctic Ocean or bust.
Antofagasta Region
ModeratePaso de Jama — San Pedro de Atacama to Susques via the Puna de Atacama High Desert Crossing
4,230m — where the Atacama meets the Puna.