Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Derby to Kununurra via the Kimberley Gorge Country (Dry Season Classic, Galvans Gorge to Manning Gorge, Eastern Traverse)
Kimberley gorges earned one corrugation at a time.
Surface: Dirt
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Derby to Kununurra via the Kimberley Gorge Country (Dry Season Classic, Bell Gorge to Manning Gorge, Southern Traverse)
The Kimberley's corrugated backbone.
North Carolina
DifficultTrans-America Trail — Hector to Murphy via the Unicoi Mountain Divide and Ocoee River Gorge
Southern Appalachian mud and mountain, TAT-style.
Namibia
ModerateSossusvlei Salt Pan to Naukluft Mountain Plateau — Hardap High Desert Crossing via Solitaire and Tsaris Pass
Dunes to desert plateau, Namibia's finest contrast.
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Fitzroy Crossing to Mornington Wilderness Camp via Geikie Gorge and Tunnel Creek
Eastern Kimberley the hard way.
Canada
ModerateLiard Trail — Fort Simpson to Nahanni Butte via the Liard River Valley and Mackenzie Mountains Fringe
End of the road — literally — in Canada's subarctic.
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Mornington Wilderness Camp to El Questro via Manning Gorge and Pentecost River Crossing
Red gorges, bull dust, and a crossing you won't forget.
USA
ModerateTeton Pass to Hoback Junction — Snake River Range Backcountry via Greys River Road
Back side of the Tetons — elk, river, no crowds.
Chihuahua
DifficultCopper Canyon Urique Rim to Batopilas — Chihuahua Sierra Madre Barrancas Descent
Mexico's deepest canyon — one lane, no guardrails.
Botswana
ExpertSavute Channel Road — Mababe Depression to Savute Camp via Gubatsa Hills and Marsh Edge
Elephant roads and Kalahari sand — no lifelines.