Botswana
DifficultKubu Island — Gweta to Lekhubu via Sua Pan and the Makgadikgadi Salt Flats
Baobabs on a granite island in a salt sea.
Feature: Remote
Ethiopia
ModerateSanetti Plateau Road — Goba to Harenna Forest via Tulu Dimtu
Africa's highest road, wolves and cloud forest
Gilgit-Baltistan
DifficultShimshal Road — Passu to Shimshal via the Shimshal River Gorge
Hand-blasted Karakoram shelf road to a hidden valley
Australia
ModerateDargo High Plains Road — Dargo to Mount Hotham via the Victorian Alps
Snow gums, shelf roads and Victorian High Country
New Zealand
EasyMolesworth Road — Hanmer Springs to Blenheim via Jollies Pass and the Acheron
NZ's longest backcountry road through a working station
Iceland
ModerateÞórsmörk Road F249 and the Krossá Crossing
Iceland's glacial river road into Thor's Valley
India
ModerateLeh to Pangong Tso via Chang La
Over 17,590-ft Chang La to a lake on the Tibet border
USA
EasyMoki Dugway and Valley of the Gods Road
Red-rock monuments and a cliff-edge uranium road
Gorno-Badakhshan
ExpertBartang Valley Road
The Pamirs' back door, no pavement, no help
Australia
ModerateK’gari (Fraser Island) Beach and Inland Track
Drive the world's biggest sand island