Argentina
ModerateTransafricaine Piste — Bangui to Bangassou via the Central African Republic Savannah Corridor
Patagonia unfiltered — wind, gravel, and silence.
Surface: Dirt
California
ModerateMojave Road — Afton Canyon to Piute Spring via Soda Lake and Government Holes (Classic West-to-East Crossing)
138 miles of desert history. No shortcuts.
Nevada
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Eureka to Ely via the Nevada Basin and Range Desert
Nevada's emptiest miles. Bring extra everything.
USA
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Seneca to Parsons via the Monongahela National Forest High Divide
Appalachian backcountry the parkway crowds never find.
Argentina
ExpertRuta de los Seismiles — Paso de San Francisco to Ojos del Salado Base Camp via the Atacama Volcano Corridor
Flanks of the world's highest volcano. No guardrails.
Oregon
DifficultOwyhee Uplands Backcountry — Rome to Jordan Valley via the Owyhee River Canyon Rim
The Oregon nobody talks about. All basalt and silence.
Argentina
ModerateTransandino del Sur — Bariloche to Puerto Montt via Paso Pérez Rosales and Todos los Santos Lake
Volcanoes, ferries, and two Patagonian national parks.
Oregon
ModerateOregon BDR Southern Segment — Lakeview to Ashland via the Cascade-Siskiyou Volcanic Highlands
Volcanic dust, open range, zero bars.
Azerbaijan
ModerateTranseca — Tbilisi to Baku via the South Caucasus Military Highway and Ganja Corridor
Silk Road dirt, Soviet ghosts, Caspian finish.
Alaska
ModerateDalton Highway — Fairbanks to Deadhorse via the Brooks Range and Atigun Pass (South Segment)
Alaska's pipeline road into the Brooks Range.