Australia
DifficultChillagoe to Musgrave Station — Cape York Western Corridor via the Mareeba Highlands and Gulf Savannah
Cape York the hard way, minus the crowds.
Feature: Historic
Papua New Guinea
ModerateKokoda Track Vehicle Approach — Owen Stanley Range to Sogeri Plateau via Owers’ Corner
Where the Kokoda Track begins.
Alaska
ModerateAlaska Highway — Dawson Creek to Delta Junction via the Northern Rockies and Yukon Wilderness
The road that opened the Last Frontier. All 1,390 miles.
Europe
ModerateConnel Ferry to Glencoe via the Black Mount — Scottish Highlands High Moorland Track
Drove roads, peat bog, and the throat of Glencoe.
Africa
DifficultSkeleton Coast Wilderness Drive — Ugabmund Gate to Springbokwasser via the Namib Desert Shore
Shipwrecks, fog, and the edge of the world.
Hardap Region
ModerateNamib Desert Sossusvlei to Solitaire Track — Hardap Region Desert Crossing via Naukluft Foothills
Red dunes, gravel desert, and pie at Solitaire.
Tennessee
ModerateTransamerica Trail — Tennessee Divide to Damascus via Iron Mountain and Whitetop Laurel
Appalachian ridgelines, red clay, and the finish line.
Khövsgöl Province
ExtremeTsaatan Reindeer Herder Track — Mörön to Tsagaannuur via Ulaan-Uul and the Darkhad Depression
Taiga, reindeer, and zero roads worth trusting.
KwaZulu-Natal
DifficultDrakensberg Sani Pass to Mokhotlong High Road — Kingdom in the Clouds Traverse
Earn the highest pint in Africa.
Australia
ModerateGibb River Road — Crossing the Kimberley via the Heart of the Ranges
The Kimberley's corrugated red spine.