Australia
ModerateGibb River Road — Imintji to Galvans Gorge via the Kimberley Ranges Heart
Boabs, gorges, and baked corrugations.
Feature: Water Crossings
Australia
ExpertGibb River Road — El Questro to Mitchell Falls via King Edward River and Drysdale River Station
Kimberley's hardest push — gorges, crossings, falls.
Lesotho
DifficultLesotho Highlands Road — Mokhotlong to Thaba-Tseka via the Roof of Africa High Plateau
Africa's mountain kingdom. No guardrails. No crowds.
Australia
ModerateGibb River Road — Tunnel Creek to Windjana Gorge via Napier Range Limestone Corridor
Devonian reef, cave outlaws, croc-lined gorges.
Afghanistan
ExtremeWakhan Corridor Road — Khargush Pass to Bozai Gumbaz via the Little Pamir Plateau
The roof of Asia. No safety net.
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Mount House Station to Silent Grove via the Kimberley Ranges Central Heart
Kimberley gorge country without the crowd.
Bhutan
DifficultBhutan Lateral Road — Thimphu to Trashigang via Thrumshingla Pass
Bhutan's backbone: cloud forest, passes, no tourists.
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Imintji to Silent Grove via the Kimberley Ranges Heart
Red dirt, big gorges, zero mercy.
North Carolina
DifficultTrans-America Trail — Tellico Plains to Robbinsville via the Cherohala Skyway Backdoor
Appalachian ridge country the pavement tourists never find.
Australia
ModerateGibb River Road — Home Valley to Wyndham via Cambridge Gulf and Keep River Rim
Croc country at the Kimberley's eastern edge.