Botswana
ExpertTrans-Kalahari Crossing — Ghanzi to Rakops via Central Kalahari Game Reserve
Deep Kalahari sand, lions on the pan, zero backup.
Feature: Remote
Kunene Region
ExtremeKaokoland Desert Traverse — Opuwo to Purros via the Hartmann Valley
Africa's most unforgiving desert corridor.
USA
DifficultWhite Rim Road — Canyonlands National Park Inner Canyon Circuit
The canyon country loop that defines the Southwest.
Bolivia
ExpertCamino de la Muerte — La Paz to Coroico via the North Yungas Death Road
The road that earned its name in blood.
Alaska
ModerateDenali Highway — Paxson to Cantwell via the Alaska Range Tundra Corridor
Alaska's forgotten highway. The best kind of forgotten.
Kunene Region
ExpertSkeleton Coast Park Traverse — Springbokwasser to Möwe Bay via the Northern Namib Desert Shore
Permitted wilderness. Shipwrecks. No second chances.
Himachal Pradesh
DifficultRohtang Pass to Sarchu — Manali-Leh Highway High Corridor
Two 5,000m passes. No guardrails. No excuses.
Australia
ExtremeCanning Stock Route — Wiluna to Halls Creek via the Gibson and Great Sandy Deserts
51 wells. 1,850km. No bail-out.
Northern Cape
ExpertRichtersveld Mountain Zebra 4×4 Trail
Lunar desert. Canyon country. No mercy.
Afghanistan
ExtremeWakhan Corridor Road — Ishkashim to Sarhad-e-Broghil via the Wakhan River Valley
The Silk Road's forgotten end of the earth.