Zambia
DifficultLuangwa Valley Track — Chipata to South Luangwa via the Luangwa River Flood Plain and Mfuwe Gate
Rift floor, black cotton, and big game.
Feature: Water Crossings
Kenya
DifficultTsavo–Amboseli Chyulu Hills Volcanic Plateau — Mtito Andei to Amboseli via Chyulu Hills National Park (Full Wilderness Traverse)
Kilimanjaro on the horizon. Lions in the grass.
California
DifficultMojave Road — Fort Piute to Government Holes via Piute Gorge Wash and Lanfair Valley (Classic Interior Segment)
Army ghost road. Basalt gorge. Zero shade.
Australia
DifficultTelegraf Track — Weipa to Bamaga via the Western Cape York Coastline and Jardine River Crossing (Full West Coast Run)
Crocs, clay, and a river you have to earn.
California
DifficultMojave Road — Needles to Barstow via Fort Piute, Government Holes, and Afton Canyon (East-to-West Classic Full Crossing)
America's oldest overland route. Still unforgiving.
Jalal-Abad Region
DifficultTian Shan Celestial Mountains — Jalalabad to Arslanbob via the Fergana Range High Spine and Walnut Forest Plateau
The world's biggest walnut forest, earned.
Arizona
ModerateArizona BDR Southern Connector — Clifton to Safford via the Gila Box Riparian Area and Gila River Crossings
Three river crossings through Arizona's best-kept canyon.
Canada
ModerateTatshenshini-Alsek River Road — Haines Junction to Dalton Post via the Klukshu River Valley
UNESCO wilderness on a dirt road no one talks about.
Kyrgyzstan
DifficultTian Shan Celestial Mountains — Son-Kul Lake High Plateau via Moldo-Ashuu Pass
A glacial lake at 3,000m. Earn every metre.
Limpopo
ModerateMusth Elephant Trail — Satara to Pafuri via the Lebombo Mountains and Limpopo Floodplain
The wild north of Africa's greatest park.