California
DifficultKellys Grade to Borrego Springs — Pinyon Ridge Desert Divide
3,000 feet of desert gravity on loose dirt.
Feature: Scenic
Idaho
DifficultLonesome Highway — Jarbidge Wilderness to Bruneau Canyon via the Owyhee Plateau Divide
Last stagecoach robbery country. Still no one around.
USA
ModerateBreaks Interstate Park Road — Pine Mountain to Russell Fork Gorge via Towers Tunnel Overlook
Deepest gorge east of the Mississippi. Earn the view.
Arkansas
ModerateLonesome Pine Road — Ouachita Backcountry Spine from Mena to Board Camp via Rich Mountain
Arkansas ridge road the rest of the country forgot.
Colorado
ModerateTowaoc to Mesa Verde Backcountry — Ute Mountain Tribal Park Canyon Loop
Cliff dwellings Mesa Verde tourists never see.
USA
ModerateCoyote Ridge Road — Flaming Gorge Rim to Manila via the Uinta Basin Divide
Flaming Gorge from the rim, not the boat ramp.
Oklahoma
ModerateLonesome Pine Road — Ouachita National Forest Ridge to Kiamichi Mountains via Big Cedar
The South's forgotten mountain backcountry run.
California
ModerateSurprise Valley Road — Cedarville to Eagleville via the Warner Range Fault Escarpment
California's loneliest valley. Hot springs included.
Colorado
ModerateOwl Creek Pass Road — Ridgway to Telluride via the Cimarron Range Back Door
Telluride's forgotten back-door pass.
USA
ModerateSlickrock Trail to Monitor and Merrimac Buttes
Sandstone buttes towering over canyon country.