USA
ModerateSan Rafael Swell Wedge Overlook to Buckhorn Draw — San Emeterio Desert Spine via the Black Box Rim
Utah's forgotten canyon spine — zero crowds.
Surface: Dirt
Africa
DifficultMoremi Game Reserve Bush Track — Xakanaxa to Third Bridge via the Okavango Delta Flood Plain
Sand, floods, and elephant right-of-way.
Peru
ExpertHuayhuash Circuit Road — Chiquián to Llamac via the Cordillera Huayhuash High Passes
Glaciers, 15,700-ft passes, no guardrails.
Alberta
EasyIcefields Parkway — Lake Louise to Jasper via the Columbia Icefield
232 km of glaciers, grizzlies, and granite.
Europe
ModerateSognefjellsvegen — Lom to Skjolden via Jotunheimen High Mountain Road
Europe's highest drove road. Still wild.
Africa
DifficultTrans-Kalahari Expedition — Maun to Nxai Pan via Boteti River Track
Kalahari sand and fossil pans — earn every kilometre.
Colorado
ExpertImogene Pass Road — Ouray to Telluride via the San Juan High Alpine Crossing
13,114 feet of Colorado exposure — earn the view.
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Bachsten Camp to Manning Gorge via the Kimberley Ranges
Red dirt, gorges, and road trains — the real Kimberley.
South Africa
ModerateOuteniqua Pass to Swartberg Pass — Garden Route High Country Circuit via Prince Albert
Bain's best pass. Still no guardrails.
Australia
ExpertGibber Plains Track — Birdsville to Innamincka via the Sturt Stony Desert
Burke and Wills didn't make it. You might.