Algeria
ExpertPiste du Tassili n’Ajjer — Djanet to Ihérir via the Tassili Plateau Canyon Circuit
Sahara's stone cathedral. Rock art. No exits.
Feature: Historic
Botswana
DifficultBoteti River Track — Maun to Nxai Pan via the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans
Salt, zebras, and silence the size of a sea.
Alaska
ModerateChilkoot Pass Road — Skagway to the Yukon Interior via the White Pass Summit Approach
Dead horses, gold fever, and the longest switchback in history.
Ishikawa
ModerateTatami Pass Road — Noto Peninsula Interior via Oku-Noto Highland Spine
Japan's forgotten peninsula, from the inside out.
Algeria
DifficultPiste du Hoggar — Tamanrasset to Assekrem via the Atakor Volcanic Core
Volcanic Saharan core. Worth every rock.
India
ExpertLeh to Umling La — World’s Highest Motorable Road via Hanle and Demchok Approach
19,024 feet. The top of the motorable world.
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Derby to Kununurra via the Kimberley Gorge Country (Dry Season Classic, Full Traverse)
660km of Kimberley red dirt. No shortcuts.
Montana
ModerateMojave Road — Deception Valley Central Kalahari Desert Track via Matswere Gate and Sunday Pan
Nineteen switchbacks to the roof of the Rockies.
Antofagasta Region
DifficultRooftop of the Andes — Paso Socompa Desert Crossing via Puna de Atacama Volcanic Corridor
Volcano corridor at the edge of the world.
Kyrgyzstan
ExpertTian Shan Celestial Mountains — Son-Kul Lake High Plateau Crossing via Kalmak Ashuu Pass
Nomad country at the roof of Kyrgyzstan.