Australia
ModerateGibb River Road — Derby to Kununurra via the Kimberley Gorge Country (Dry Season Classic, Bell Gorge to Manning Gorge Central Traverse)
The Kimberley's gorge heart, red and raw.
Surface: Dirt
Colorado
DifficultRooftop of the Rockies — Mosquito Pass Road via Leadville and Alma
Highest named pass road in the USA.
Gorno-Badakhshan
ExpertWakhan Corridor Road — Langar to Ishkashim via the Panj River Valley (Tajikistan Side Full Run)
Drive the edge of the world. Afghanistan next door.
Northern Cape
ExpertRichtersveld Transfrontier Park 4×4 Trail — Sendelingsdrift to Helskloof Pass via the Orange River Canyon Desert
South Africa's harshest desert. No shortcuts.
Alaska
DifficultNabesna Road — Slana to Nabesna via the Wrangell Mountains Volcanic Foothills (Full Traverse)
Dead-end road into America's biggest wilderness.
California
ModerateMojave Road — Needles to Barstow via Fort Piute, Government Holes, and Afton Canyon (Classic East-to-West Dry Season Crossing)
140 miles of Mojave history under your tyres.
Kyrgyzstan
DifficultPamir Highway — Osh to Dushanbe via the Wakhan Corridor Junction and Murghab Plateau (M41 Full Traverse)
The Roof of the World, unfiltered.
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Derby to Kununurra via the Kimberley Gorge Country (Mitchell Falls Spur and King Leopold Ranges, Classic Dry Season Full Traverse)
The Kimberley on its own brutal terms.
California
ModerateMojave Road — Needles to Barstow via Fort Piute, Government Holes, and Afton Canyon (West-to-East Return via Lanfair Valley)
140 miles of Mojave history. Earn every mile.
Botswana
ExpertSavanna Game Track — Moremi Game Reserve Northern Corridor via Xakanaxa Lagoon and Chief’s Island Boundary
Lion country, deep sand, hippo bridges.