Alaska
DifficultKellys Stump Road to Flattop Mountain — Wrangell-St. Elias Backcountry Drive
42 miles into the biggest park in America.
Surface: Gravel
USA
ModerateLongmire to Carbon River Road — Mount Rainier National Park Backcountry Circuit
Rainforest, glacier, and no cell signal.
California
ModerateCalico Hills to Teutonia Peak — Mojave National Preserve Desert Crest Road
Mojave's quiet interior on your own terms.
Colorado
ModeratePhantom Canyon Road — Gold Belt Tour from Cañon City to Cripple Creek
Railroad tunnels, gold history, tight canyon walls.
Montana
ModerateCuster to Dryhead Overlook — Pryor Mountains Wild Horse Range Road
Wild horses and a 2,000-foot canyon drop.
Arizona
ModerateHurricane Cliffs to Toroweap Overlook — Uinkaret Plateau Rim Road
3,000 feet straight down. No guardrails.
Colorado
ModerateNathrop to St. Elmo — Chalk Creek Canyon and Tincup Pass Road
Ghost town to 12,154 ft in one run.
Colorado
ModerateWagonwheel Gap to Creede — Rio Grande Headwaters Mining Road
Silver country canyon Colorado forgot to advertise.
California
ModerateNacimiento-Ferguson Road — Coast Range Summit to Big Sur Coastal Divide
Coast Range to Big Sur. No easy way through.
Nevada
DifficultJarbidge Canyon Road — Elko County Desert to Nevada’s Most Remote Town
Last stagecoach heist. First real adventure.