Northern Cape
ExpertRichtersveld Sendelingsdrift to Kuboes — Orange River Canyon Desert Track
Africa's hardest desert canyon at the river's edge.
Surface: Dirt
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Barnett River Gorge to Pentecost River via Mount Barnett Station
Where the Kimberley stops being polite.
Australia
DifficultSturt’s Stony Desert — Tibooburra to Innamincka via the Cameron Corner Track
Where three states meet and tyres go to die.
Argentina
ModerateRuta 40 — Perito Moreno to Bajo Caracoles via Patagonian Steppe
Empty steppe, howling wind, end of the world vibes.
Northern Cape
ModerateNossob River Valley Track — Twee Rivieren to Nossob Camp via Kgalagadi Riverbeds
Lions on the track. Sand under the tyres. No exits.
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Bachsten Camp to Manning Gorge via Beverley Springs Station
Corrugations, river crossings, cold gorge water.
Argentina
ModerateMedio Atuel Canyon Road — San Rafael to Valle Grande via the Atuel Gorge
Patagonian canyon country. No crowds.
Australia
DifficultStony Creek Track — Birdsville to Betoota via the Diamantina Channel Country
Ghost towns, gibber plains, zero margin.
Colorado
ExpertConcho Pass to Engineer Pass — Alpine Loop Connector via Animas Forks Ghost Town
13,000 feet, mine ruins, and no guardrails.
Africa
ExpertNaukluft Mountains 4×4 Trail — Büllsport to Tsauchab River Gorge via Naukluft Plateau
Limestone switchbacks in Namibia's hidden highlands.