Ethiopia
ExpertSimien Mountains High Road — Debark to Ras Dashen Base Camp via the Ethiopian Roof Escarpment
Ethiopia's escarpment edge — geladas, cliffs, and sky.
Feature: High Altitude
Argentina
ModeratePaso Jama — San Pedro de Atacama to Jujuy via the Altiplano Volcanic Border Crossing
4,200 m of flamingos, salt, and Andean silence.
Algeria
ExtremePiste du Hoggar Est — Tamanrasset to Djanet via Hirafok and the Tassili Approach
700km of Saharan silence, no room for mistakes.
Mauritania
ExpertPiste de l’Adrar — Chinguetti to Ouadane via the Mauritanian Saharan Plateau
Ancient caravan route across the raw Saharan plateau.
California
ModerateMineral King Road — Three Rivers to Mineral King via Sequoia Backcountry High Valley
Marmots will eat your truck. Park anyway.
Algeria
ExtremePiste de l’Erg Iguidi — Tindouf to Bir Mogreïn via the Erg Iguidi Sand Sea
Five hundred kilometres of Saharan sand with no help coming.
Alberta
EasyIcefields Parkway — Crowfoot Glacier to Columbia Icefield via the Banff–Jasper High Spine
The most scenic 230km of tarmac on the continent.
Colorado
ModerateColorado BDR North Segment — Steamboat Springs to Walden via Seedhouse Road and Parkview Mountain
North Park big sky via the Zirkel back door.
Marrakech-Safi
DifficultOurika Valley to Oukaimeden — High Atlas Ski Station Desert Climb via Tizi n’Ait Imguer
Berber villages to Africa's highest ski run.
Afghanistan
ExtremeWakhan Corridor Road — Faizabad to Ishkashim via Kokcha River Valley
The last real Silk Road. No safety net.