Alaska
ExpertTatshenshini-Alsek River Road — Haines to Dry Bay via the Alsek Wilderness Corridor
Glacier country where grizzlies rule the road.
Surface: Dirt
Idaho
DifficultLolo Motorway — Nez Perce Trail from Powell to Weippe via Lolo Pass and FR 500
Lewis and Clark's worst nightmare. Now yours.
Namibia
ExpertHartmann Valley to Marienfluss — Van Zyl’s Pass and the Kaokoland Wilderness Traverse
Africa's most terrifying handcut pass. Full stop.
Colorado
DifficultEngineer Pass Road — Lake City to Ouray via the San Juan Alpine Backbone
13,218 feet of raw San Juan exposure.
France
ModerateTignes to Val d’Isère — Haute Route des Alpes via Col de l’Iseran High Crossing
Roof of the Alps on tarmac.
North Carolina
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Murphy to Waterville via the Blue Ridge Parkway High Spine
Appalachian clay, rivers, and ridge country.
Kyrgyzstan
ExpertPamir Highway — Osh to Murghab via the Roof of the World (M41 High Corridor)
The roof of the world on four wheels.
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Derby to Kununurra via the Kimberley Gorge Country (Classic Full Traverse)
The Kimberley's red-dirt backbone.
Colorado
DifficultCinnamon Pass Road — Lake City to Silverton via the San Juan Alpine Crest
12,640 feet of silver-rush history and shelf-road grit.
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Galvans Gorge to Bell Gorge via the Kimberley Plateau Heart
Corrugations, gorges, and zero margin for error.