India
ModerateLeh to Pangong Tso via Chang La
Over 17,590-ft Chang La to a lake on the Tibet border
Feature: Water Crossings
Gorno-Badakhshan
ExpertBartang Valley Road
The Pamirs' back door, no pavement, no help
Australia
ModerateK’gari (Fraser Island) Beach and Inland Track
Drive the world's biggest sand island
Australia
DifficultBloomfield Track — Cape Tribulation to Wujal Wujal
The rainforest track that sparked a protest movement.
Georgia
DifficultAbano Pass — Alvani to Omalo, Tusheti
Georgia's cliff-edge door into the Caucasus.
USA
ModerateCathedral Valley Loop — Capitol Reef National Park
Monoliths, clay badlands and a river ford.
Iceland
DifficultFjallabak Nyrðri F208 — Sigalda to Eldgjá via Landmannalaugar
Rhyolite mountains, glacial fords, Iceland's volcanic spine
Scotland
ModerateCorrieyairack Pass — Laggan to Fort Augustus via General Wade’s Military Road
Wade's Jacobite-era road over the Highland roof.
Iceland
ModerateAskja Route F88 — Ring Road to Askja Caldera via Herðubreiðarlindir and Drekagil
Lava desert to a caldera lake and a hot crater
Iceland
ModerateSprengisandur Route F26 — Goðafoss to Hrauneyjar Across the Icelandic Highland Desert
Outlaw road across Iceland's black highland heart.