USA
ModerateLonesome Highway — Bighorn Mountains Powder River Pass to Hunter Corrals via Cloud Peak Wilderness Edge
Wyoming high plateau, zero crowds, big sky.
Feature: Remote
North Dakota
ModerateBloody Run Hills to Elkhorn Ranch — Little Missouri Badlands Remote Circuit
Roosevelt's badlands, one river crossing, zero pavement.
California
ModerateNacimiento Lake to Pozo Summit — Los Padres Coast Range High Road
Los Padres ridgeline with zero cell bars and zero crowds.
USA
ModerateCactus Flat to Bagpipe Butte — Henry Mountains Remote Desert Circuit
Utah's forgotten range, bison, and zero crowds.
Colorado
ModerateRattlesnake Canyon Road — Mesa County to Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness via Grand Valley Rim
More arches than Arches. Zero crowds.
Colorado
ExpertOuray to Engineer Pass — Alpine Loop San Juan High Road via Animas Forks Ghost Town
Two 12,000-ft passes. One ghost town. Zero guardrails.
Oklahoma
DifficultLonesome Pine Road — Ouachita National Forest to Buffalo Mountain via Potato Hills Summit
Oklahoma's forgotten mountain mud run.
Colorado
ModerateCebolla Creek Road — Gunnison Gorge to Blue Mesa via Curecanti Backcountry
Colorado canyon country the crowds skip.
Nevada
EasyLamoille Canyon Road — Ruby Mountains High Country Drive via Lamoille Creek
Nevada's secret alpine canyon.
Oregon
DifficultLonesome Highway — Owyhee River Canyon Rim to Three Forks via Jordan Valley Backcountry
Oregon's forgotten canyon country.