Kyrgyzstan
DifficultTian Shan High Route — Kochkor to Kazarman via Kalmak Ashuu Pass and the Suusamyr Valley
Kyrgyz high passes and jailoo silence.
Feature: Water Crossings
Kunene Region
ExpertHuab River Conservancy Track — Palmwag to Purros via the Hoanib River Floodplain and Desert-Adapted Elephant Country
Desert elephants and zero margin for error.
Kunene Region
ExpertSkeleton Coast Park — Ugabmund to Möwe Bay via the Northern Namib Coastal Desert
Shipwrecks, seals, and no way out.
Hardap Region
ExpertNamib Desert Sossusvlei to Hartmann Valley — Skeleton Coast Backcountry via Purros and Hoarusib River Mouth
Desert elephants, Van Zyl's drop, and zero margin.
Amur Oblast
ExtremeSiberian BAM Road — Tynda to Komsomolsk-on-Amur via the Baikal-Amur Mainline Corridor (Full Far East Traverse)
Soviet-era ghost road through frozen Siberia.
Nevada
ModerateNevada BDR Northern Segment — Wells to Jarbidge via the Ruby Mountains and East Humboldt Wilderness Fringe
Great Basin backcountry — Jarbidge or nowhere.
Tanzania
ExtremeSelous–Ruaha Wilderness Track — Mloka to Msembe Airstrip via the Rufiji River Basin and Selous–Ruaha Corridor
Real Africa. Two vehicles minimum. No excuses.
Himachal Pradesh
ExpertRohtang Pass to Spiti Valley — Gramphoo to Kaza via Kunzum La and the Chandra River (Full High-Altitude Traverse)
Himalayas stripped raw — Kunzum La or bust.
Himachal Pradesh
ExpertHigh Passes Circuit — Manali to Leh via Baralacha La, Lachulung La, and Tanglang La (Classic Summer Run)
Four passes. Four days. One hell of a drive.
Afghanistan
ExtremeWakhan Corridor Road — Langar to Sarhad-e-Broghil via the Panj River and Little Pamir Plateau (Full Tajikistan–Afghanistan Traverse)
Silk Road's last dirt track. End of the map.