California
ModerateMojave Road Central — Afton Canyon to Piute Spring via Mid Hills and Hole-in-the-Wall
Mojave's volcanic heart — canyon to cliff face.
Feature: Historic
Ethiopia
ExpertNairobi to Moyale — Northern Kenya Desert Highway via Marsabit and the Chalbi Desert
Kenya's hardest highway — not even close.
Sri Lanka
DifficultRooftop of Sri Lanka — Horton Plains to World’s End via the Central Highlands Plateau
4,000-foot drop at the edge of the world.
USA
ModerateGunsight Pass Road — Wind River Range Wilderness Backdoor via Big Sandy Desert and Lander Cutoff
Oregon Trail grit meets Wind River granite.
Canada
ExpertWakuach Lake to Attikamagen — Trans-Labrador Wilderness Track via Schefferville Iron Range
Muskeg, iron ore, and no one coming to help.
Botswana
ModerateNossob to Twee Rivieren — Kgalagadi Transfrontier Fossil Riverbed Drive
Lions in the sand, no guardrails, no excuses.
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Adcock Gorge to Bell Gorge via Barnett River and Beverley Springs Station
Kimberley gorges, corrugations, and one big river.
Khövsgöl Province
ExpertTsaatan Reindeer Herder Track — Mörön to Tsagaannuur via Ulaan-Uul and Darkhad Depression
Into Mongolia's deep taiga — no roads, no signal, no margins.
California
ModerateCrowley Lake to Benton Crossing — Owens Valley Volcanic Tableland Desert Loop via Long Valley Caldera
Hot springs and obsidian in the volcanic east Sierra.
Argentina
ExpertRuta de los Seismiles Norte — Paso Pircas Negras to Fiambalá via the Puna de Atacama Volcano Corridor
Six-thousand-metre peaks and zero traffic.