Tennessee
ModerateMojave Road — Afton Canyon to Needles via Lanfair Valley and Government Holes
TAT's Tennessee edge — river crossings and ridge-top solitude.
Surface: Dirt
China
DifficultFengjie to Badong – Three Gorges Rim Road via Qiyao Mountain and the Yangtze Watershed Divide
Above China's drowned gorges, a forgotten ridge road waits.
Canada
DifficultCarcross Desert and Montana Mountain Road – Carcross to Conrad Basin via the Yukon Interior
North America's smallest desert leads to a Yukon alpine battleground.
Northern Cape
ModerateNamaqualand Spectacle – Kamieskroon to Springbok via Skilpad Wildflower Reserve and Granite Koppies
The wildflower bloom that breaks the internet every spring.
Bolivia
ModerateRuta del Che — Vallegrande to La Higuera via the Bolivian Guerrilla Trail
Che's last road. Still as raw as the history.
Bolívar State
DifficultRoraima Tepui Summit Road — Paraitepui to Monte Roraima Base Camp via Gran Sabana Savannah
Base of the world's oldest plateau.
Alaska
ModerateHatcher Pass Road — Palmer to Willow via Independence Mine and Hatcher Pass Summit
Tundra summit, gold mines, no guardrails.
Algeria
ExpertPiste de l’Assekrem — Tamanrasset to Assekrem Plateau via the Atakor Hoggar Volcanic Core
Volcanic roof of the Sahara. No shortcuts.
Australia
DifficultTatton Track — Birdsville to Windorah via the Channel Country Floodplains
Channel Country swallows the unprepared.
New Zealand
DifficultMolesworth Station Road — Hanmer Springs to St. Arnaud via the Rainbow Valley and Isolated Flat
NZ's biggest station, zero tourists, real rivers.