South Africa
ModerateOuteniqua and Montagu Passes — George to Montagu via the Western Cape Mountain Spine (Full Historical Traverse)
1847 convict road. Still wild, still real.
Feature: High Altitude
Argentina
ExtremeRuta de los Seismiles — Paso Pircas Negras to Fiambalá via Ojos del Salado and the Puna de Atacama Volcanic Corridor (Full South Approach)
World's highest volcano. No services. No mercy.
Alberta
ModerateIcefields Parkway — Jasper to Lake Louise via Columbia Icefield and Athabasca Glacier (Full North-to-South Traverse)
The Rockies' greatest highway, glacier to glacier.
Jalal-Abad Region
DifficultTian Shan Celestial Mountains — Jalalabad to Arslanbob via the Fergana Range High Spine and Walnut Forest Plateau
The world's biggest walnut forest, earned.
Chad
ExtremePiste de l’Ennedi Sud — Fada to Guéréda via the Southern Ennedi Massif and Mourdi Depression
Crocodiles, sand seas, and no way out.
Mauritania
ExpertPiste de l’Adrar Mauritanien — Atar to Chinguetti via the Amogjar Pass and Oued Seguellil
Medieval libraries and Saharan sand — earn both.
Kyrgyzstan
DifficultTian Shan Celestial Mountains — Son-Kul Lake High Plateau via Moldo-Ashuu Pass
A glacial lake at 3,000m. Earn every metre.
Montana
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Dillon to Missoula via the Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness Divide
Big sky, no crowds, Continental Divide dirt.
Baja California
DifficultTranspeninsularBaja Norte — Tecate to San Felipe via Sierra Juárez and Valle de la Trinidad
Baja's granite backbone, border to sea.
Lesotho
ExpertLesotho Highlands Road — Mokhotlong to Sani Top via the Roof of Africa Eastern Plateau
The Roof of Africa with no safety net.