Kenya
DifficultTsavo West to Amboseli — Chyulu Hills Volcanic Plateau Track via Ngulia and Ziwani
Lava fields, elephants, and Kili on the horizon.
Feature: Scenic
Alaska
ModerateChilkoot Pass Road — Skagway to the Yukon Interior via White Pass Summit
Gold Rush corridor. The pass still bites.
USA
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Lewisburg to Clifton Forge via the Allegheny Highland Divide
Allegheny ridgelines, Civil War soil, zero crowds.
New Mexico
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Lordsburg to Silver City via the Burro Mountains
Boot heel New Mexico, no pavement required.
KwaZulu-Natal
DifficultSani Pass — Himeville to Sani Top via the Drakensberg Escarpment
Africa's most iconic alpine pass.
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Derby to Kununurra via the Kimberley Gorge Country (Classic Dry Season Full Traverse, Western Approach)
Australia's benchmark Kimberley gorge run.
Montana
ModerateMontana BDR Southern Segment — Lima to Yellowstone Country via Red Rock Lakes and Centennial Valley
A hidden wildlife corridor the maps barely acknowledge.
Namibia
ExpertNaukluft–Zebra River Canyon Track — Büllsport to Naukluft Camp via Zebra River Gorge
Limestone canyons and sand crossings in the Naukluft heart.
Peru
DifficultHuaraz to Pastoruri Glacier — Cordillera Blanca High Road via Pachacoto Valley
Driving to a dying tropical glacier at 16,700 ft.
Arizona
ExpertEl Camino del Diablo — Wellton to Lukeville via the Sonoran Desert Volcanic Corridor
The Road of the Devil. It earned that name.