Russia
ExtremeTrans-Siberian Offroad — Tynda to Yakutsk via the Lena Highway (R504)
Permafrost mud or frozen river ice — Russia's brutal north road.
Feature: Historic
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Windjana Gorge Spur to Silent Grove via Lennard River
Kimberley limestone gorges, crocs, and a proper river crossing.
Mpumalanga
ModerateHighveld Escarpment Road — Graskop to God’s Window via the Blyde River Canyon Rim
Rim-drive above Africa's green canyon abyss.
USA
ModerateMoki Dugway to Valley of the Gods — Cedar Mesa Desert Edge via Mexican Hat
Monument Valley crowds stay on pavement. You won't.
Argentina
ModerateQuebrada de Humahuaca Road — Jujuy to La Quiaca via the Andean Puna Corridor
Ten thousand years of Andean road in one canyon.
Africa
ExpertHuab River Conservancy Track — Palmwag to Wereldsend via the Damaraland Desert Spine
Desert elephants, dry riverbeds, zero margin.
California
ExpertRubicon Trail — Georgetown to Tahoe City via the Sierra Nevada Granite Spine (Backdoor Variant)
California's most famous rock-crawl. Respect it.
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — El Questro to Drysdale River Station via the Kimberley Gorge Country
Kimberley's longest, dustiest, most honest stretch.
USA
ModerateSan Rafael Swell Wedge Overlook to Buckhorn Draw — San Emeterio Desert Spine via the Black Box Rim
Utah's forgotten canyon spine — zero crowds.
Africa
DifficultMoremi Game Reserve Bush Track — Xakanaxa to Third Bridge via the Okavango Delta Flood Plain
Sand, floods, and elephant right-of-way.