Argentina
ModerateRuta Nacional 40 — El Chaltén to Tres Lagos via Patagonian Wind and Steppe
Wind, gravel, and the end of the world.
Feature: Scenic
Himachal Pradesh
ExpertRohtang Pass to Spiti Valley — Kunzum La High Crossing via Chandra River
Two passes, zero mercy, infinite reward.
India
DifficultLeh to Pangong Tso — Chang La High Altitude Desert Crossing via Durbuk and Shyok Valley
Chang La to Pangong — where earth runs out of colour.
Northern Cape
DifficultRichtersveld Groot Derm to Port Nolloth — Namaqualand Coastal Desert Track via Natab
Diamond country dirt — fog, quartzite, silence.
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Home Valley Station to Wyndham via Pentecost River Mouth and Cambridge Gulf
Crocodiles, corrugations, and Cambridge Gulf.
California
ModerateMojave Road — Government Holes to Afton Canyon via Soda Lake Playa
Salt playa, basalt canyon, and 200 years of desert history.
Kenya
ExpertTurkwel Gorge Road — Lodwar to Lokichar via the Turkwel River Canyon
Lava, sand, and silence in Kenya's forgotten northwest.
Australia
ModerateGibb River Road — Windjana Gorge to Tunnel Creek via Lennard River Crossing
Lennard River, crocs, and a cave in the Kimberley.
Chile
ModerateNahuelbuta High Ridge Track — Angol to Cañete via the Nahuelbuta Coastal Cordillera
Monkey puzzle giants and Pacific views on a forgotten spine.
Africa
ExtremePiste du Tenere — Agadez to Fachi via the Ténéré Desert Core
The Sahara's hardest blank space — no margin for error.