Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Galvans Gorge to Bell Gorge via the Kimberley Plateau Heart
Corrugations, gorges, and zero margin for error.
Surface: Gravel
Argentina
DifficultPaso Pehuenche Cross — Talca to Paso Pehuenche via Laguna del Maule and the Andean Volcanic Divide
Chile's forgotten Andean pass — high, cold, and empty.
Arusha Region
DifficultNgorongoro Highlands to Olduvai Gorge — Crater Rim to Cradle of Mankind via Serengeti Shortcut
From the crater rim to the cradle of mankind.
Aysén Region
DifficultLagunas Altas Route — Paso Vergara to Lago General Carrera via the Aysén Highland Spine
Patagonia's plateau before the crowds found it.
Argentina
ModerateCamino de los Siete Lagos — San Martín de los Andes to Villa La Angostura via the Andean Lake District
Seven lakes, zero crowds before 9am. Move early.
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Derby to Kununurra via the Kimberley Gorge Country Full Traverse
660km of Kimberley dirt that earns every scar.
Canada
ModerateForestry Road to Dempster Corner — Yukon Interior Boreal Plateau via Engineer Creek
Yukon boreal sidetrack where the Dempster corridor goes wild.
Algeria
ExpertPiste du Hoggar Sud — In Guezzam to Tin Zaouatine via the Algerian Saharan Fringe
Southern Hoggar border piste — desert at its most unforgiving.
Ishikawa
ModerateTatami Pass Road — Wajima to Noto Peninsula Interior via Oku-Noto Highland Spine
Earthquake country ridge run on Japan's forgotten coast.
Tennessee
ModerateMojave Road — Afton Canyon to Needles via Lanfair Valley and Government Holes
TAT's Tennessee edge — river crossings and ridge-top solitude.