Eastern Cape
DifficultBaviaanskloof Wilderness Route — Willowmore to Patensie via the Baviaanskloof Mega Reserve
50+ river crossings. One gorge. Zero signal.
Feature: Water Crossings
Australia
DifficultHard Rock Mining Road — Narooma to Delegate via the Wadbilliga Wilderness and Tuross River Gorge (Southern Tablelands High Run)
NSW's forgotten escarpment — earn it or don't come.
California
ModerateMojave Road — Soda Dry Lake to Afton Canyon via Government Holes and Rainstorm Mine (Classic Interior Segment)
Desert history driven, not read about.
Australia
ExpertCape York Telegraph Track — Bramwell Station to Moreton Telegraph Station via Gunshot Creek and Nolan’s Brook (Classic Wet Season Attempt)
Gunshot Creek earns its name every time.
Alaska
ModerateDenali Highway — Paxson to Cantwell via the Alaska Range Tundra Spine
135 miles of tundra, Denali on the horizon.
Northern Cape
ExpertRichtersveld Eksteenfontein to Sanddrift — Orange River Desert Canyon Rim via Helskloof Pass and Groot Derm
'Hell's Gorge' into Africa's river canyon.
California
ExpertRubicon Trail — Georgetown to Loon Lake via Rubicon Springs and Buck Island Lake (Classic West-to-East Full Traverse)
California's hardest trail. No exceptions.
Australia
ModerateGibb River Road — Galvans Gorge to Imintji via King Leopold Ranges Western Approach (Dry Season Classic)
Corrugations, boabs, and the Kimberley gate.
Gilgit-Baltistan
ExpertDeosai National Park High Crossing — Skardu to Astore via Sheosar Lake and Bara Pani Ford (Summer Traverse)
4,000 metres of nothing but sky and brown bears.
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Home Valley Station to El Questro via Pentecost River Crossing and Cockburn Range (Wet Season Approach, Dry Season Classic)
The Pentecost crossing earns its reputation.