USA
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Ranger to Clifton Forge via the Virginia Allegheny Highlands
Allegheny solitude on the TAT's quietest stretch.
Surface: Gravel
Graubünden
DifficultPasso dello Spluga — Chiavenna to Splügen via the Italian-Swiss Alpine High Road
Napoleon moved an army here. Your rig can handle it.
Arkansas
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Heber Springs to Bee Branch via the Ozark National Forest River Highlands
Ozark clay and creek crossings, no services, no problem.
Argentina
ExpertPaso San Francisco — Fiambalá to Paso San Francisco via the Puna de Atacama Volcanic Corridor
Volcanoes, altitude, and no way back easily.
North Carolina
DifficultTrans-America Trail — Hector to Murphy via the Unicoi Mountain Divide
The TAT's Appalachian teeth — bring a winch.
Himachal Pradesh
DifficultManali–Leh Highway — Manali to Leh via Rohtang Pass, Baralacha La, and Tanglang La
Five passes. Four months. Zero margin for error.
Oregon
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Bly to Lakeview via the Oregon High Desert Volcanic Plateau
Oregon's emptiest county. Bring everything.
Arkansas
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Heber Springs to Gilbert via the Ozark Highland Interior
Ozark ridges and Buffalo River bottoms — TAT classics.
Idaho
ExpertMagruder Corridor Road — Darby to Elk City via the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness Divide
100 miles of wilderness with zero bail-outs.
Arkansas
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Heber Springs to Harriet via the Ozark National Forest Buffalo River Highlands
The TAT's forgotten Arkansas highland crossing.