California
DifficultCoyote Canyon Road — Anza-Borrego Desert Palm Oasis to Alcoholic Pass
De Anza's canyon, still wild and unforgiving.
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ModerateNacimiento-Ferguson Road — Coast Range Summit to Big Sur Coastal Divide
Coast Range to Big Sur. No easy way through.
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ModerateCoyote Wash to Pinnacles — Anza-Borrego Desert Jeep Trail
Desert canyon water crossings and bighorn country.
California
ModerateCinder Cone Volcanic Loop — Lassen Volcanic National Park Backcountry
Painted dunes and black cinder in volcanic solitude.
California
ModerateMineral King Road — Sequoia National Park’s Switchback Gauntlet
698 curves into the Sierra's most remote valley.
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ExpertInyo Mountains Wilderness Road — Cerro Gordo to Swansea via Saline Valley Overlook
Silver ghosts and shale shelves above Death Valley.
California
ModerateOnion Valley to Horseshoe Meadows — Eastern Sierra High Country Traverse
Sierra fault scarp, Alabama Hills, no crowds.
California
ModerateCougar Buttes Road — Johnson Valley OHV Area to Pioneertown via High Desert Bench
Mojave bench run to an outlaw film-set town.
California
ModerateChimney Peak Backcountry Byway — Canebrake Road to Chimney Peak via Lamont Peak Divide
Southern Sierra desert ridge with zero crowds.
California
ModerateBunny Flat to Sand Flat — Mount Shasta Volcanic Rim Road
Shasta's flanks, pumice, and zero mercy.