Gilgit-Baltistan
ModerateKarakoram Highway — Gilgit to Sost via Hunza Valley and Passu Glacier
Hunza Valley to the roof — the KKH at its wildest.
Feature: Remote
USA
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Ranger to Clifton Forge via the Virginia Allegheny Highlands
Allegheny solitude on the TAT's quietest stretch.
Arkansas
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Heber Springs to Bee Branch via the Ozark National Forest River Highlands
Ozark clay and creek crossings, no services, no problem.
Argentina
ExpertPaso San Francisco — Fiambalá to Paso San Francisco via the Puna de Atacama Volcanic Corridor
Volcanoes, altitude, and no way back easily.
North Carolina
DifficultTrans-America Trail — Hector to Murphy via the Unicoi Mountain Divide
The TAT's Appalachian teeth — bring a winch.
Himachal Pradesh
DifficultManali–Leh Highway — Manali to Leh via Rohtang Pass, Baralacha La, and Tanglang La
Five passes. Four months. Zero margin for error.
Oregon
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Bly to Lakeview via the Oregon High Desert Volcanic Plateau
Oregon's emptiest county. Bring everything.
India
DifficultZoji La to Drass — Kashmir Gateway High Pass via the Srinagar–Leh Corridor
The locked door between Kashmir and Ladakh.
Chad
ExtremePiste de l’Ennedi — Fada to Archei Guelta via the Ennedi Massif Rock Art Circuit
Prehistoric art and desert crocs. No safety net.
New Mexico
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Grants to Pie Town via the Continental Divide Dirt Corridor
Continental Divide dirt and a slice of pie at the end.