Africa
DifficultRooftop of Africa — Lesotho Highlands Water Project Road via Katse Dam and Mohale Dam (Central Highlands Full Traverse)
Rooftop dirt roads between two giant dams.
Feature: High Altitude
Canada
ModerateDempster Highway — Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk via the Mackenzie Delta Arctic Shore
Gravel to the Arctic Ocean — no excuses left.
Mexico
ExpertDesierto de Altar — Sonoyta to El Pinacate Volcanic Field via Elegante Crater
Where Apollo trained. Heat, lava, zero mercy.
Algeria
ExtremeTanezrouft Track — Reggane to Bordj Mokhtar via the Empty Quarter of the Sahara
The Land of Fear. Seven hundred clicks of nothing.
Kenya
DifficultIsiolo to Moyale — Northern Frontier Road via Marsabit and the Chalbi Desert
Kenya's edge — desert, volcano, and nothing between.
Kyrgyzstan
DifficultTian Shan High Route — Kochkor to Kazarman via Kalmak Ashuu Pass and the Suusamyr Valley
Kyrgyz high passes and jailoo silence.
Alaska
ModerateWhite Pass and Yukon Route Road — Skagway to Carcross via White Pass Summit
Gold Rush ghosts on a 3,300-ft summit road.
Himachal Pradesh
ExpertRohtang Pass to Spiti Valley — Gramphoo to Kaza via Kunzum La and the Chandra River (Full High-Altitude Traverse)
Himalayas stripped raw — Kunzum La or bust.
Chad
ExtremePiste de l’Ennedi Nord — Fada to Archei Guelta via the Northern Ennedi Massif and Bachikele Canyon
Crocodiles in the Sahara. That's real.
Himachal Pradesh
ExpertHigh Passes Circuit — Manali to Leh via Baralacha La, Lachulung La, and Tanglang La (Classic Summer Run)
Four passes. Four days. One hell of a drive.