California
ModerateMineral King Road — Three Rivers to Mineral King via the Sequoia National Park High Valley (Full Climb)
698 curves, no guardrails, marmots eat your hoses.
Feature: High Altitude
Algeria
ExtremePiste de Tamanrasset à Djanet — Hoggar to Tassili via Hirafok and the In Amguel Plateau (Trans-Saharan South Segment)
Hoggar to Tassili. No services. No margin.
Australia
DifficultRica Roca Track — Parachilna to Blinman via the Elder Range and Heysen Range Spine (Flinders Ranges Classic)
Ancient quartzite, zero signal, real outback.
Mali
ExpertPiste de Gao à Hombori — Niger Bend Desert Piste via Ansongo and the Gourma Elephant Country (Mali Sahel Classic)
Desert elephants, red rock towers, and no safety net.
Colorado
DifficultImogene Pass — Ouray to Telluride via the San Juan High Alpine Shelf Road
13,114 feet. No guardrails. No excuses.
Agadez Region
ExpertPiste de l’Aïr — Agadez to Iférouane via Timia Oasis and the Central Aïr Massif Volcanic Core
Tuareg country, volcanic gorges, hidden oasis.
Morocco
DifficultTataga Pass to Tiout — Anti-Atlas Desert High Piste via Djebel Siroua Volcanic Spine
Burnt basalt and Berber silence.
Kenya
DifficultTsavo–Amboseli Chyulu Hills Volcanic Plateau — Mtito Andei to Amboseli via Chyulu Hills National Park (Full Wilderness Traverse)
Kilimanjaro on the horizon. Lions in the grass.
Romania
ModerateTransfăgărășan Highway — Curtea de Argeș to Sibiu via the Southern Carpathian High Crossing (Full North-to-South Traverse)
Built by a dictator. Driven by everyone else.
China
DifficultKarakoram Highway — Sost to Khunjerab Pass via Shimshal Valley Junction and the Pakistan–China Summit (Northbound Full Run)
4,693 meters. The roof of the road world.