Oregon
EasyAlkali Flat Road — Summer Lake Basin to Christmas Valley via Silver Lake Desert Floor
Sixty miles of alkali silence in Oregon's outback.
Feature: Scenic
USA
ModerateConger Mesa Road — San Rafael Swell West Edge to Castle Valley Rim
West Swell solitude above Muddy Creek Canyon.
California
ModerateMendocino Ridge Road — Fort Bragg Ridgeline to Boonville via Pygmy Forest Summit
Coastal ridge solitude above the Mendocino fog.
Oregon
ModerateHells Canyon Reservoir Road — Oxbow to Hells Canyon Dam via Homestead
Deeper than the Grand Canyon — and nobody's here.
USA
ModerateSoldier Creek Road — Fishlake National Forest High Plateau to Richfield via Tushar Mountains
Utah's forgotten alpine — Tushar Mountains high and wide.
California
DifficultMendocino County’s Bloody Rock Road — Elk Mountain to High Valley via Snow Mountain Wilderness Edge
Coast Range backcountry with a name that fits.
California
ModerateYankee Jim Canyon Road — Yellowstone River Gorge to Carbella via Paradise Valley
Placeholder — do not use.
Oregon
ModerateLakeview to Plush — Abert Rim to Hart Mountain High Desert Connector
Big sky, pronghorn country, and zero interruptions.
USA
ModerateParia River Canyon Rim Road — Skutumpah to Cannonville via Bull Valley Gorge
A drowned truck, canyon rims, and zero cell bars.
California
DifficultChimney Rock to Junction City — Trinity Alps Backcountry High Road
Granite ridgelines, ghost mines, zero crowds.