Texas
ExpertCerro Castellan to Solitario Overlook — Big Bend Backcountry West Road via Fresno Canyon
Volcanic caldera country at the edge of the known.
Feature: Historic
Texas
DifficultBackcountry Byway — Big Bend Ranch State Park River Road
Rio Grande canyon country, no guardrails.
Colorado
ModerateGlacier Gorge to Longs Peak Trailhead — Rocky Mountain National Park Backcountry Road
The original road over the Rockies.
Colorado
ModerateShelf Road — Cañon City to Cripple Creek via Arkansas River Canyon Rim
Gold rush ledge road above the Arkansas River.
USA
ModerateLonesome Highway — Bighorn Mountains High Road via Powder River Pass
Wyoming high country with zero crowds.
California
ExpertWaucoba-Saline Valley Road North — Eureka Valley to Saline Valley Warm Springs
Eureka Dunes to hot springs — no bailout.
Arkansas
ModerateOuachita National Recreation Trail — Black Fork Mountain to Winona Trailhead
Deep forest, creek crossings, no crowds.
Alaska
ModerateKennecott to McCarthy Road — Wrangell-St. Elias Glacier Country Drive
Railroad spikes, glacier views, and zero cell service.
Canada
ModerateTrans-Labrador Highway — Baie-Comeau to Labrador City via the Quebec-Labrador Divide
North America's loneliest highway. Earn it.
Venezuela
DifficultRoraima Tepui Base Circuit — Santa Elena de Uairén to Paraitepui via the Gran Sabana
Lost World. Found the hard way.