Oregon
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Bly to Lakeview via the Oregon High Desert Volcanic Plateau
Oregon's emptiest county. Bring everything.
Feature: High Altitude
India
DifficultZoji La to Drass — Kashmir Gateway High Pass via the Srinagar–Leh Corridor
The locked door between Kashmir and Ladakh.
Chad
ExtremePiste de l’Ennedi — Fada to Archei Guelta via the Ennedi Massif Rock Art Circuit
Prehistoric art and desert crocs. No safety net.
New Mexico
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Grants to Pie Town via the Continental Divide Dirt Corridor
Continental Divide dirt and a slice of pie at the end.
Chad
ExtremePiste du Tibesti — Faya-Largeau to Zouar via the Tibesti Volcanic Massif
Africa's forgotten volcanoes. No safety net.
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.