Chihuahua
DifficultCopper Canyon Urique Rim to Batopilas — Chihuahua Sierra Madre Barrancas Descent
Mexico's deepest canyon — one lane, no guardrails.
Surface: Gravel
Australia
ModerateGibb River Road — Derby to Kununurra via the Kimberley Gorge Country (Dry Season Classic, Bell Gorge to Manning Gorge Central Traverse)
The Kimberley's gorge heart, red and raw.
Colorado
DifficultRooftop of the Rockies — Mosquito Pass Road via Leadville and Alma
Highest named pass road in the USA.
Gorno-Badakhshan
ExpertWakhan Corridor Road — Langar to Ishkashim via the Panj River Valley (Tajikistan Side Full Run)
Drive the edge of the world. Afghanistan next door.
Alaska
DifficultNabesna Road — Slana to Nabesna via the Wrangell Mountains Volcanic Foothills (Full Traverse)
Dead-end road into America's biggest wilderness.
Kyrgyzstan
DifficultPamir Highway — Osh to Dushanbe via the Wakhan Corridor Junction and Murghab Plateau (M41 Full Traverse)
The Roof of the World, unfiltered.
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Derby to Kununurra via the Kimberley Gorge Country (Mitchell Falls Spur and King Leopold Ranges, Classic Dry Season Full Traverse)
The Kimberley on its own brutal terms.
California
ModerateMojave Road — Needles to Barstow via Fort Piute, Government Holes, and Afton Canyon (West-to-East Return via Lanfair Valley)
140 miles of Mojave history. Earn every mile.
Morocco
DifficultTinfou Dunes to M’Hamid — Draa Valley Desert Piste via Erg Chegaga Gateway
Real Sahara — no markers, no guardrails.
South Africa
ModerateSwartberg Pass — Prince Albert to Oudtshoorn via the Great Karoo Mountain Crest
Bain's stone masterpiece — Africa's finest mountain pass.