New Zealand
ModerateMordor Road — Lake Ōhau to Ohau Skifield via the Mackenzie Basin High Terrace
Rohan is real. It's in the Mackenzie Basin.
Feature: High Altitude
Colorado
ExpertBlack Bear Pass Road — Telluride to Silverton via the San Juan High Alpine Shelf
One-way. One lane. Straight down into Telluride.
India
DifficultLeh to Tso Moriri — Korzok High Altitude Desert Crossing via Puga Valley Hot Springs
4,500m. No guardrails. One sacred lake.
India
DifficultLeh to Khardung La and Nubra Valley — Northern Ladakh High Desert via Khardung Village
5,359 metres. Camels below. Glaciers above.
Agadez Region
ExpertPiste de l’Aïr Nord — Agadez to Iférouane via the Northern Aïr Massif Volcanic Corridor
Ancient caravan country. No tarmac, no backup plan.
Algeria
DifficultPiste de l’Atakor Nord — Tamanrasset to Assekrem via the Northern Hoggar Plateau Approach
A dead volcano, a hermit's chapel, and the whole Sahara below.
Algeria
ExpertPiste de l’Assekrem Sud — Tamanrasset to Assekrem via the Atakor Plateau Southern Approach
Volcanic moonscape. Sahara's highest hermitage. No shortcuts.
Alaska
DifficultCrow Pass Trail Road — Girdwood to Eagle River via the Chugach Mountain High Route
Glaciers, a ghost mine, and a river that'll soak you.
China
DifficultSichuan–Tibet Highway — Chengdu to Lhasa via the G318 High Altitude Corridor
The highest overland highway on the planet.
Algeria
ExtremePiste de l’Erg Chech Ouest — Tindouf to Bordj Badji Mokhtar via the Erg Chech Western Corridor
An unmapped sand sea. Bring everything or don't go.