Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Derby to Kununurra via the Kimberley Gorge Country (Dry Season Classic, Full Traverse, King Leopold Ranges and Manning Gorge Complete Run)
The Kimberley's spine. No shortcuts.
Surface: Gravel
Norway
ModerateGimsøy to Å — Lofoten Islands E10 Coastal Mountain Road via Vestvågøy and Moskenesøya (Full Traverse)
Where the road ends at the Arctic sea.
Colorado
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Telluride to Moab via Paradox Valley and Gateway (Colorado–Utah Canyon Connector)
San Juan high country to canyon desert on pure dirt.
Andalusia
ModerateTransibérica Off-Road — Miranda do Douro to Ronda via the Iberian Interior Wilderness (Full Peninsula Overland Traverse)
Iberia edge to edge, the way it used to be crossed.
Australia
DifficultBirdsville Track — Marree to Birdsville via the Tirari Desert and Diamantina River Floodplains (Classic Outback Full Traverse)
The drovers' road. Still earns its reputation.
USA
ModerateDempster Highway — Dawson City to Eagle Plains via the Tombstone Highlands and Blackstone Plateau (Southbound Return Segment)
Sierra Madre dirt, basin antelope, zero cell bars.
Australia
DifficultOutbackWay — Laverton to Winton via the Red Centre Dirt Highway (Full Traverse)
2,720km of red dirt across the dead centre.
Africa
DifficultRooftop of Africa — Lesotho Highlands Water Project Road via Katse Dam and Mohale Dam (Central Highlands Full Traverse)
Rooftop dirt roads between two giant dams.
Canada
ModerateDempster Highway — Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk via the Mackenzie Delta Arctic Shore
Gravel to the Arctic Ocean — no excuses left.
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Mitchell Falls Spur via King Edward River and Drysdale River Station (Northern Kimberley Remote Spur)
The Gibb's hardest detour. Earn your swim.