Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Derby to Imintji via Windjana Gorge and Lennard River Crossing
660 km of Kimberley red dirt — earn every gorge.
Feature: Remote
Australia
DifficultOutback Way — Laverton to Boulia via the Great Central Road and Plenty Highway
2,700 km of red dirt through the dead centre.
Botswana
ExpertSavute Channel Road — Kasane to Savute via Chobe Riverfront and Mababe Depression
Deep sand, dense elephants, zero margin for error.
Lesser Poland
ModerateTatras Ridge Road — Zakopane to Morskie Oko via the High Tatra Foothills
Limestone karst and glacial lakes, earned not gifted.
California
ModerateMojave Road — Afton Canyon to Rock Springs via Soda Lake and Government Holes
138 miles of wagon-track desert. Bring water. Lots of it.
Australia
ModerateGibb River Road — Silent Grove to Bell Gorge via Inglis Gap and King Leopold Ranges
Three-tier falls at the end of corrugation hell.
Baja California Sur
DifficultBaja Divide South — San Ignacio to Loreto via Sierra de la Giganta Desert Spine
Old Baja — volcanic spine, missions, zero cell service.
Bolívar State
ExpertRoraima Tepui Summit Road — Paraitepui to Roraima Base Camp via Gran Sabana
Drive to the foot of Conan Doyle's Lost World.
Italy
DifficultRicchi e Poveri Road — Gennargentu Highlands to Punta La Marmora via Barbagia Plateau
Sardinia's wild rooftop, no crowds, no mercy.
Canada
ModerateDempster Highway — Eagle Plains to Inuvik via the Richardson Mountains and Peel Plateau
Arctic gravel. Two spares minimum. No excuses.