Marrakech-Safi
ModerateOurika Valley to Oukaimeden — High Atlas Piste via Tizi n’Ait Imguer
Atlas piste most Marrakech tourists never find.
Surface: Dirt
California
ModerateMojave Road — Piute Creek to Rock Springs via Mid Hills and Hole-in-the-Wall
California's oldest road. Still no pavement.
Nevşehir Province
ModerateGöreme to Soğanlı Valley — Cappadocia Volcanic Plateau Track via Keşlik Monastery Canyon
Cappadocia's canyon country before the tour buses find it.
Bolívar State
DifficultRoraima Tepui Approach Road — Santa Elena de Uairén to Paraitepui via the Gran Sabana
Two billion years of rock. Zero maintained road.
Chiapas
ModerateConzatti Road — San Cristóbal de las Casas to Comitán via the Chiapas Highland Plateau
Colonial highlands, cloud forest, and zero guardrails.
California
ModerateMojave Road East — Piute Spring to Fort Piute via Lanfair Valley and Fenner Wash
Army ruins, volcanic rock, and no cell signal.
British Columbia
DifficultStikine River Road — Dease Lake to Telegraph Creek via the Stikine Grand Canyon Rim
Shelf road, canyon walls, no guardrails.
California
ModerateMojave Road — Afton Canyon to Providence Mountains via Soda Lake Playa and Government Holes
140 miles of Old West desert. No guardrails.
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Fairfield Station to Bell Gorge via the Kimberley Wilderness Heart
The Kimberley's gorge-country proving ground.
California
ModerateMineral King Road — Three Rivers to Mineral King via Sequoia Backcountry
Marmots, switchbacks, and no guardrails.