Chihuahua
DifficultLienzo Charro to Urique Canyon — Copper Canyon Barrancas Rim Track via Divisadero
Six canyons deeper than the Grand Canyon.
Surface: Dirt
Lesotho
ExpertLesotho Highlands Road — Semonkong to Sehlabathebe via the Roof of Africa Southern Plateau
Roof of Africa. No bridges. No crowds.
California
ModerateMojave Road — Rock Springs Lake to Afton Canyon via Government Holes and Soda Dry Lake (East-to-West Return)
The Old Government Road, unchanged.
Kyrgyzstan
DifficultTian Shan Celestial Mountains — Bishkek to Torugart Pass via Kochkor and Son-Kul Lake High Plateau
The roof of Central Asia on dirt.
Alaska
ModerateDenali Highway – Paxson to Cantwell via the Alaska Range Tundra Spine
Alaska's forgotten highway. Denali straight ahead.
Afghanistan
ExtremeWakhan Corridor Road — Ishkashim to Sarhad-e-Broghil via the Panj River and Little Pamir Plateau
Marco Polo's road. Still as hard as it ever was.
Texas
ModerateMaverick County Ranch Road — Eagle Pass to Quemado via the Rio Grande Brush Country
Brush country caliche where the border runs wild.
Argentina
DifficultRuta 40 Far South — Tres Lagos to Río Turbio via the Patagonian Steppe High Desert
Patagonian steppe. Wind, gravel, nothing. Perfect.
Baja California
ModerateTranspeninsular Baja Desert Interior — El Rosario to Cataviña via Valle de los Cirios
Boojum trees and boulders. Pure Baja magic.
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Bell Gorge to Galvans Gorge via Silent Grove and King Leopold Ranges
Kimberley gorge country, raw and unfiltered.