UK
ModerateRooftop of Wales — Elan Valley to Rhayader via the Cambrian Mountains High Moorland
Welsh moorland silence, Victorian dams, open bog.
Surface: Dirt
Northern Cape
ExpertRichtersveld Sendelingsdrift to Ai-Ais — Orange River Canyon Desert Traverse via Helskloof Pass
Helskloof doesn't forgive bad decisions.
California
ModerateMineral King Road — Three Rivers to Mineral King via Sequoia Backcountry High Valley
Marmots will eat your truck. Park anyway.
Botswana
ModerateGibb River Road — Derby to Kununurra via the Kimberley Gorge Country (Dry Season Classic, Full Traverse, Alternate Entry)
120km of fossilised riverbed and lion country.
Colorado
ModerateColorado BDR North Segment — Steamboat Springs to Walden via Seedhouse Road and Parkview Mountain
North Park big sky via the Zirkel back door.
Marrakech-Safi
DifficultOurika Valley to Oukaimeden — High Atlas Ski Station Desert Climb via Tizi n’Ait Imguer
Berber villages to Africa's highest ski run.
Colorado
DifficultSlumgullion Pass to Silverton — Alpine Loop High Spine via Cinnamon and Engineer Passes
Two 12,000-foot passes. Ghost towns. Real exposure.
Australia
ModerateFlinders Ranges Brachina Gorge Geological Trail — Wilpena Pound to Blinman via the Pound Wall and Brachina Creek
Drive through 600 million years in an afternoon.
British Columbia
ModerateLiard Highway — Fort Nelson to Watson Lake via the Muskwa River and Coal River Hot Springs
Canada's loneliest wilderness highway.
Kenya
ModerateNairobi to Isiolo — Northern Kenya Transition Road via Nanyuki and the Laikipia Plateau
Where Kenya's tarmac ends and Africa begins.