Argentina
ExpertPaso Roballos — Cochrane to Bajo Caracoles via the Andes Desert Steppe
Patagonia's loneliest border run.
Feature: High Altitude
Austria
ModerateNördliche Kalkalpen Forest Road — Hinterriss to Eng Alm via the Großer Ahornboden
Ancient maples under limestone walls — worth every toll schilling.
Africa
ExtremePiste de l’Erg Murzuq — Ubari to Tumu via the Fezzan Sand Sea Core
Sahara's sand sea — no track, no mercy.
Africa
ExtremeTibesti Massif Approach — Zouar to Emi Koussi Summit Track
Africa's highest summit. Zero infrastructure. Real consequences.
KwaZulu-Natal
DifficultSani Pass — Himeville to Sani Top via the Drakensberg Wall
Nine kilometres of shale, straight up a kingdom.
Libya
ExtremePiste de Ghat — Ghat to Awinat via the Acacus Volcanic Fringe Track
Libya's volcanic fringe — expedition-only, no shortcuts.
Argentina
DifficultRuta de los Salares — San Pedro de Atacama to Paso Jama via the Altiplano Lagoon Circuit
Flamingos, salt flats, and volcanic passes at 4,300m.
Algeria
ExtremePiste de l’Erg Chech — Tindouf to Bordj Badji Mokhtar via the Erg Chech Sand Sea
The Sahara's emptiest sand sea crossing.
Almaty Region
ModerateTian Shan Celestial Lakes Road — Almaty to Kolsai Lakes via Charyn Canyon
Red canyon, glacial lakes, zero traffic.
Northern Cape
ExpertRichtersveld Gannakouriep Canyon to Eksteenfontein — Orange River Volcanic Rim Track
Volcanic rim, zero mercy, zero cell signal.