Namibia
ModerateSossusvlei Desert Circuit — Sesriem to Deadvlei and Hidden Vlei via the Namib Dune Sea
900-year-old dead trees in the world's oldest desert.
Surface: Gravel
Canada
ModerateTrans-Labrador Highway — Labrador City to Happy Valley-Goose Bay via the Wilderness Plateau
530 km of boreal nothing. Bring two spares.
Montana
DifficultMontana BDR Northern Segment — Eureka to Whitefish via the Whitefish Range and Stillwater River Divide
Hard against the Canadian border in real Montana wilderness.
Idaho
DifficultIdaho BDR Central Segment — Rogerson to Challis via the Snake River Plain and Lost River Range
Idaho's volcanic spine. Remote. No guardrails.
Tennessee
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Damascus to Waterville via the Blue Ridge High Spine
Blue Ridge on dirt. No guardrails, no tourists.
Aysén Region
ModerateCarretera Austral — Coyhaique to Villa O’Higgins via the Patagonian Wilderness Corridor
Patagonia's impossible road. Built by conscripts.
USA
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Rawlins to Dubois via the Wyoming Basin and Wind River Range
200 miles of Wyoming with nobody watching.
USA
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Parsons to Addison via the Monongahela National Forest and Greenbrier Valley
TAT through WV's forgotten forest interior.
Italy
ModeratePasso dello Spluga South — Madesimo to Chiavenna via the Italian Alpine Wall Descent
Roman road. Cliff edge. No margin for error.
Texas
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Hico to Ranger via the Texas Hill Country Limestone Plateau
Flat, hot, thorny, and honest Texas two-track.