Libya
ExtremePiste de l’Erg Murzuq — Germa to Umm al-Maa via the Fezzan Oasis Lakes and Sand Sea
Garamantian ruins to lost desert lakes.
Feature: High Altitude
Algeria
ExpertPiste de Timimoun — Adrar to Timimoun via the Grand Erg Occidental Red Oasis Corridor
Red oasis cities and a sand sea that swallows tracks whole.
Morocco
ExpertPiste de l’Erg Chebbi Sud — Merzouga to M’Hamid via the Saharan Dune Corridor and Draa Valley
Real Sahara. No tourist camps past this point.
Arizona
ModerateArizona BDR Southern Segment — Nogales to Safford via the Sky Islands and Pinaleno Mountains
Desert floor to alpine spruce — the Sky Islands in one run.
Tajikistan
DifficultZulümart Pass to Murghab — Pamir Highway High Plateau via Karakul Lake (M41)
The Roof of the World — Karakul to Murghab above 4,000 m.
Morocco
ExpertToubkal Circuit High Atlas Piste — Imlil to Aroumd via Tizi n’Ouanoums and Tizi n’Tadat
North Africa's highest peak from a driver's seat.
Gilgit-Baltistan
ModerateKarakoram Highway — Gilgit to Sost via Hunza Valley and Passu Glacier
Hunza Valley to the roof — the KKH at its wildest.
Graubünden
DifficultPasso dello Spluga — Chiavenna to Splügen via the Italian-Swiss Alpine High Road
Napoleon moved an army here. Your rig can handle it.
Argentina
ExpertPaso San Francisco — Fiambalá to Paso San Francisco via the Puna de Atacama Volcanic Corridor
Volcanoes, altitude, and no way back easily.
Himachal Pradesh
DifficultManali–Leh Highway — Manali to Leh via Rohtang Pass, Baralacha La, and Tanglang La
Five passes. Four months. Zero margin for error.