South Dakota
ModerateHarney Peak Road to Black Elk Peak — Black Hills High Country Approach via Sylvan Lake
Highest point east of the Rockies. Watch your roof rack at the tunnels.
Feature: High Altitude
Algeria
ExtremePiste du Tafassasset — Djanet to Tamanrasset via the Tassili Plateau Interior
700 km of Saharan silence. No services. No shortcuts.
Ethiopia
ExtremeErta Ale Volcano Approach Road — Dodom to Erta Ale Caldera via the Danakil Depression Floor
Earth's lava lake. Africa's worst heat.
Peru
DifficultHuarney to Chavín de Huántar — Cordillera Blanca Desert Canyon Traverse via Quebrada Malvas
Ancient ruins at the end of a canyon nobody takes.
Himachal Pradesh
ExpertRohtang Pass to Spiti Valley — Kunzum La High Crossing via Chandra River
Two passes, zero mercy, infinite reward.
India
DifficultLeh to Pangong Tso — Chang La High Altitude Desert Crossing via Durbuk and Shyok Valley
Chang La to Pangong — where earth runs out of colour.
Africa
ExtremePiste du Tenere — Agadez to Fachi via the Ténéré Desert Core
The Sahara's hardest blank space — no margin for error.
Africa
ExtremePiste du Temet — Agadez to Temet Dunes via the Aïr–Ténéré Corridor
Into the Ténéré — no tracks, no signal, no mercy.
Argeș County
ModerateTransylvania High Road — Transfăgărășan South to Bâlea Lac via the Argeș Valley
Ceaușescu's insane alpine road into the clouds.
Northern Cape
ExpertRichtersveld Sendelingsdrift to Kuboes — Orange River Canyon Desert Track
Africa's hardest desert canyon at the river's edge.