Montana
ModerateMojave Road — Deception Valley Central Kalahari Desert Track via Matswere Gate and Sunday Pan
Nineteen switchbacks to the roof of the Rockies.
Feature: High Altitude
Antofagasta Region
DifficultRooftop of the Andes — Paso Socompa Desert Crossing via Puna de Atacama Volcanic Corridor
Volcano corridor at the edge of the world.
Kyrgyzstan
ExpertTian Shan Celestial Mountains — Son-Kul Lake High Plateau Crossing via Kalmak Ashuu Pass
Nomad country at the roof of Kyrgyzstan.
China
ModerateSichuan–Tibet Highway — Ya’an to Kangding via Erlang Mountain and Luding Bridge
G318's violent opening act — gorges, history, altitude.
Lesotho
DifficultLesotho Highlands Road — Mokhotlong to Thaba-Tseka via the Roof of Africa High Plateau
Africa's mountain kingdom. No guardrails. No crowds.
Chihuahua
ExpertLienzo Charro to Batopilas Canyon — Copper Canyon Barrancas Track via Creel and Urique Rim
Four times the Grand Canyon. Half the guardrails.
Bolivia
ExpertSalar de Uyuni South Rim Track — San Juan to Laguna Colorada via the Bolivian Altiplano Volcanoes
Volcanoes, flamingos, and a boiling earth at 4,800m.
Ethiopia
ExpertTransafrica — Cairo to Cape Town via the East African Corridor
UNESCO escarpment edge. Geladas and 1,500m drops.
Afghanistan
ExtremeWakhan Corridor Road — Khargush Pass to Bozai Gumbaz via the Little Pamir Plateau
The roof of Asia. No safety net.
Bhutan
DifficultBhutan Lateral Road — Thimphu to Trashigang via Thrumshingla Pass
Bhutan's backbone: cloud forest, passes, no tourists.