South Dakota
ModerateRowdy Ridge to Thunder Basin — Black Hills Backcountry High Divide
Shale ridges, ponderosa, and fifty miles of nothing.
Surface: Gravel
Argentina
ExpertRooftop of the Andes — Paso Agua Negra High Desert Crossing
4,765m of volcanic scree and zero forgiveness.
Colorado
DifficultSlumgullion Pass to Lake City — Hinsdale County Alpine Loop Connector via Spring Creek
San Juan high country above 11,000 feet.
Africa
DifficultLesotho Highlands Road — Maseru to Semonkong via the Maluti Mountain Plateau
The kingdom above the clouds.
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Derby to Kununurra via the Kimberley Gorge Country (Wet Season Approach)
The Kimberley's red-dirt backbone.
Alaska
ModerateTop of the World Highway — Chicken to Boundary via the Taylor Highway
Above treeline, end of the road, Alaska.
Namibia
ExpertSkeleton Coast Wilderness Drive — Möwe Bay to Kunene River Mouth via the Far Northern Namib Desert Shore
The most restricted drive in Africa.
China
ModerateTibetan Friendship Highway — Shigatse to Gyantse via Khamba La Pass and Yamdrok Lake
Turquoise lakes and glaciers at the top of the world.
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Adcock Gorge to Galvans Gorge via Imintji Community and Barnett River
Kimberley gorge country — raw and unforgiving.
Gorno-Badakhshan
ExtremeWakhan Corridor Road — Langar to Khargush Pass via the Pamir River Valley
Four countries visible. Zero cell bars. Full commitment.