Oregon
ModerateMalheur River Road — Drewsey to Beulah Reservoir via the Malheur Canyon Desert Gorge
Oregon's forgotten basalt gorge. No crowd. No service.
Feature: Remote
Tennessee
DifficultWilderness Road to Breaks of the Sandy — Big South Fork Rim Circuit via Station Camp Creek
Sandstone gorges and forgotten homesteads.
Idaho
DifficultMagruder Road Connector — Nez Perce to Bitterroot via Elk Summit and the Selway Divide
100 miles of wilderness road. No services. No excuses.
USA
ModerateRimrock Lake to Tieton River Gorge — Wenatchee High Divide Backcountry Road
Dry-side Cascades ridgeline above the Tieton canyon.
Idaho
ModerateLolo Pass to Powell Ranger Station — Clearwater High Divide Road
Lewis and Clark's nightmare route — still not easy.
California
DifficultKellys Grade to Font’s Point — Anza-Borrego Badlands Overlook Road
Sand, badlands, and a view worth every stuck wheel.
Montana
ModerateSawmill Road to Elkhorn Hot Springs — Beaverhead Mountains Desert Spine via Polaris
Earn your soak in the Beaverheads.
USA
DifficultPoison Strip Road — Book Cliffs Desert Floor to Westwater Canyon Rim via Rabbit Valley
Book Cliffs base to Westwater's edge.
USA
ModerateCentennial Road — Pinedale to Big Sandy Lodge via the Wind River High Desert Bench
Wyoming's backdoor to the Winds.
Idaho
DifficultPhantom Lake Road to Hancock Summit — Owyhee Plateau Desert Spine via Jordan Creek
Owyhee plateau — big, silent, unforgiving.