Oregon
DifficultOwyhee River Breaks Road — Succor Creek to Three Forks Hot Springs via Leslie Gulch
Oregon's canyon badlands, hot springs earned.
Feature: Water Crossings
USA
ModerateOnion Creek Road — Castle Valley to Fisher Towers via Colorado River Canyon Bench
Badland colors, creek crossings, and Fisher Tower views.
Oregon
ModerateRogue-Umpqua Divide Road — Diamond Lake to Lemolo Lake via High Cascades Backcountry
Volcanic divide, old-growth firs, zero crowds.
Oregon
DifficultGrave Creek to Marial Road — Wild Rogue Wilderness River Access
Oregon's hardest river access road. Worth every mile.
Oregon
DifficultSheldon Antelope Range to Hart Lake Rim — Oregon High Desert Northern Circuit
Pronghorn, opals, and zero pavement. Real high desert.
Oregon
ModerateOwyhee Canyonlands Backcountry — Jordan Valley to Rome via Three Forks
Oregon's forgotten canyon country.
USA
DifficultLockhart Basin Trail — Moab to Needles Overlook via Bears Ears Country
Moab's forgotten canyon corridor.
California
ExpertRubicon Trail — Georgetown to Tahoe City via Eldorado National Forest
California's hardest granite gauntlet.
Canada
ModerateOchre River to Dauphin — Riding Mountain East Escarpment Backroad
Escarpment edge running between the lakes and the plateau.
Canada
ModerateProvincial Road 399 — Gypsumville to Pinaymootang via Lake St. Martin West Shore Backroads
Interlake limestone and flood-plain gumbo.