Oregon
ModerateSheldon National Wildlife Refuge Loop — Nevada-Oregon High Desert Rim
Oregon's forgotten plateau. Pronghorn. Hot springs. No signal.
Surface: Dirt
USA
DifficultCathedral Valley Loop — Capitol Reef’s Remote Northern Circuit
Monoliths, mud, and a river ford nobody warns you about.
Oregon
DifficultRogue River Back Road — Prospect to Agness via Wild Rogue Canyon Rim
Wild Rogue canyon. One lane. No room for error.
California
ModerateMendocino Pass Road — Eel River Divide to Covelo via Coast Range Crest
Coast Range crest. No crowds. No signal.
USA
EasyTranscontinental Railroad Grade Road — Promontory Summit to Golden Spike NHS
Where the golden spike met the great desert.
Oregon
ModerateNestucca River Road — Coast Range Corridor to Beaver via Pacific City Backroads
Oregon's quiet coast range river run.
California
ModerateRacetrack Valley Road — Death Valley’s Sailing Stones and Grandstand Loop
Washboard, sailing stones, and brutal beauty.
USA
EasyWedge Overlook Road — San Rafael Swell Canyon Rim
Utah's Little Grand Canyon — no crowds, no guardrails.
Oregon
ModeratePainted Hills to Picture Gorge — John Day River Basin Backcountry Loop
Fossil beds, painted badlands, and empty Oregon rangeland.
California
DifficultCoyote Flat Road — Big Pine to Coyote Flat via Westgard Pass Divide
Owens Valley to alpine silence at 11,000 feet.