New Mexico
DifficultForest Road 267 to Sunlight Peak — Gila National Forest Mogollon Mountains High Circuit via Sandy Creek
Mogollon high country — deep, rough, and worth every mile.
Surface: Dirt
Colorado
DifficultRims Road — Echo Park Desert Circuit via Yampa Bench and Harpers Corner
Canyon drama, wet clay, and a river confluence.
Colorado
ModeratePawnee Pass Road to Rawah Wilderness — Medicine Bow High Desert Edge via Browns Park
Outlaw country. No law, no service, no problem.
Idaho
DifficultHells Canyon Rim Road — Pittsburg Landing to Hat Point Lookout via Imnaha
Deepest gorge in North America. Earn the view.
California
ModerateMojave Road — Needles to Afton Canyon via Lanfair Valley and Government Holes (West Segment)
140 miles of desert history, no shortcuts.
Colorado
ModeratePhantom Canyon Road — Cañon City to Victor via Eight Mile Creek Gorge
Railroad tunnels, gold rush ruins, one lane of glory.
USA
ModerateGlacier Lake Road to Beartooth Plateau — Island Lake High Country via Top of the World Store
Top of the World, bottom of your tire pressure.
USA
ModerateLonesome Highway — Centennial Road to Tensleep Canyon via the Bighorn National Forest Battle Park and Hazelton Road (North Slope)
Battle Park to canyon rim — no crowds, no pavement.
California
ModerateMojave Road — Needles to Afton Canyon via Lanfair Valley and Government Holes (Historic Desert Crossing)
138 miles of desert history, no guardrails.
USA
ModerateSawmill Road to Comb Wash Trailhead — San Juan County Desert Spine via Butler Wash and Recapture Pocket
Comb Ridge's base road through Anasazi canyon country.