USA
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Lewisburg to Clifton Forge via the Allegheny Highland Divide
Allegheny ridgelines, Civil War soil, zero crowds.
Surface: Dirt
New Mexico
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Lordsburg to Silver City via the Burro Mountains
Boot heel New Mexico, no pavement required.
KwaZulu-Natal
DifficultSani Pass — Himeville to Sani Top via the Drakensberg Escarpment
Africa's most iconic alpine pass.
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Derby to Kununurra via the Kimberley Gorge Country (Classic Dry Season Full Traverse, Western Approach)
Australia's benchmark Kimberley gorge run.
Montana
ModerateMontana BDR Southern Segment — Lima to Yellowstone Country via Red Rock Lakes and Centennial Valley
A hidden wildlife corridor the maps barely acknowledge.
Peru
DifficultHuaraz to Pastoruri Glacier — Cordillera Blanca High Road via Pachacoto Valley
Driving to a dying tropical glacier at 16,700 ft.
Arizona
ExpertEl Camino del Diablo — Wellton to Lukeville via the Sonoran Desert Volcanic Corridor
The Road of the Devil. It earned that name.
Alaska
ExpertTatshenshini-Alsek Wilderness Corridor — Haines Highway to Dry Bay via Dalton Post and Alsek River
Three borders, one icefield, zero cell service.
USA
ModerateWyoming BDR Central Segment — Rawlins to Dubois via the Great Divide Basin and Wind River Range
Two basins, no cell signal, pure Wyoming.
Kenya
ModerateKenyan Rift Valley Floor — Naivasha to Magadi via Longonot and the Soda Lake Corridor
Rift floor to soda lake — raw East Africa.