California
ModerateMojave Road — Rock Springs Lake to Piute Spring via Mid Hills and Hole-in-the-Wall (Central Segment)
The Mojave's historic desert spine — junipers, volcanics, and silence.
Surface: Dirt
California
ModerateMojave Road — Piute Spring to Fort Piute via Lanfair Valley and Fenner Hills
Wagon ruts, stone ruins, Mojave silence.
Almaty Region
ModerateTian Shan Celestial Lakes Road — Almaty to Kolsai Lakes via Charyn Canyon
Red canyon, glacial lakes, zero traffic.
USA
ModerateCottonwood Canyon Road — Cannonville to US-89 via Grand Staircase Desert Spine
46 miles of Utah slickrock spine — respect the clay.
Mongolia
ExtremeGobi Desert Trans-Altai Crossing — Bayankhongor to Khövd via the Mongol Altai Desert Spine
No road. No service. Pure Gobi.
Argyll and Bute
ModerateConnel Pass to Glen Etive — Scottish Highlands Deep Glen Circuit
Bond's glen. Scotland's wild, forgotten back road.
Northern Cape
ExpertRichtersveld Hellskloof Pass to De Hoop — Orange River Volcanic Rim Track
Africa's most savage desert mountain shelf road.
Kyrgyzstan
DifficultTian Shan High Road — Naryn to Torugart Pass via At-Bashy Range
Kyrgyzstan's forgotten roof-of-the-world run.
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Derby to Imintji via Windjana Gorge and Lennard River Crossing
660 km of Kimberley red dirt — earn every gorge.
Australia
DifficultOutback Way — Laverton to Boulia via the Great Central Road and Plenty Highway
2,700 km of red dirt through the dead centre.