Gilgit-Baltistan
ModerateKhunjerab Pass to Gilgit — Karakoram Highway Pakistan High Corridor via Passu and Hunza Valley
World's highest paved border, straight down.
Surface: Gravel
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Derby to Kununurra via the Kimberley Gorge Country (Dry Season Classic, Galvans Gorge to Manning Gorge, Northern Traverse)
The Kimberley's great red dirt spine.
California
ModerateMojave Road — Piute Spring to Mid Hills via Keystone Spring and Rock Springs Lake (Interior Segment)
Old Government Road through the desert's quiet heart.
Mongolia
ExpertGobi Gurvansaikhan Desert Circuit — Dalanzadgad to Khongoryn Els via Three Beauties National Park
Singing dunes, empty Gobi, zero guardrails.
Canada
ModerateDempster Highway — Dawson City to Eagle Plains via the Tombstone Highlands and Blackstone Plateau
Subarctic gravel, shale snot, and zero excuses.
Baja California
DifficultTranspeninsular Baja Norte — Tecate to San Felipe via Sierra Juárez and Rumorosa Grade
Baja's granite spine to the Sea of Cortez.
Argentina
DifficultPaso Roballos — Cochrane to Balmaceda via the Northern Ice Fields Plateau and Chilean Border Crossing
Patagonia's forgotten border crossing. No crowds, no services.
USA
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Lewisburg to Parsons via the Monongahela National Forest and Greenbrier River Highlands
East Coast dirt at its muddiest and most honest.
New Mexico
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Lordsburg to Hachita via Playas Valley and the Pyramid Mountains
New Mexico bootheel desert — flat, empty, and honest.
Australia
ExpertFlinders Ranges — Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary Ridge-Top Tour via Bararranna Gorge
Billion-year-old ridgeline with zero guardrails.