Colorado
ModerateOwl Creek Pass Road — Ridgway to Silverton via the Uncompahgre Wilderness Edge
San Juan solitude while everyone else rides 550.
Feature: High Altitude
California
ModerateTrans-Catalina Trail Road — Big Bear Lake to Baldwin Lake via Gold Mountain
Mining ridgeline above Big Bear nobody talks about.
Colorado
DifficultOphir Pass Road — Ouray to Silverton via the San Juan High Crossing
Talus, tundra, and a 11,789-ft San Juan crossing.
USA
ModerateGunsight Pass Road — Wind River Range Wilderness Edge via Big Sandy Desert
Wyoming granite, sagebrush, and silence.
Arizona
ModerateLonesome Highway — Kiabab Plateau Rim to Fire Point via North Rim Backcountry Drive
The Grand Canyon rim nobody knows about.
Montana
ModerateLonesome Highway — Gravelly Range Road to Hilgard Peak via the Madison Valley Rim
Montana ridge road with Hilgard staring back at you all day.
Idaho
ModerateLonesome Highway — Centennial Divide Road to South Fork Payette via Deadwood Ridge
Idaho granite ridges most overlanders never find.
Colorado
DifficultYankee Hill Road — Black Hawk to Nederland via the Gilpin County Mining Divide
Gold country shelf road above 10,000 feet.
Idaho
DifficultMagruder Corridor Road — Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness Edge via Red River Divide
101 miles. No guardrails. No shortcuts.
USA
ModerateLonesome Highway — Centennial Road to Tensleep Canyon via the Bighorn Mountains North Slope and Battle Park Road
The Bighorns' quiet north slope — all yours.