China
DifficultFengjie to Badong – Three Gorges Rim Road via Qiyao Mountain and the Yangtze Watershed Divide
Above China's drowned gorges, a forgotten ridge road waits.
Surface: Gravel
Canada
DifficultCarcross Desert and Montana Mountain Road – Carcross to Conrad Basin via the Yukon Interior
North America's smallest desert leads to a Yukon alpine battleground.
Northern Cape
ModerateNamaqualand Spectacle – Kamieskroon to Springbok via Skilpad Wildflower Reserve and Granite Koppies
The wildflower bloom that breaks the internet every spring.
Bolivia
ModerateRuta del Che — Vallegrande to La Higuera via the Bolivian Guerrilla Trail
Che's last road. Still as raw as the history.
Namibia
DifficultHuab River Track — Palmwag to Sesfontein via the Damaraland Desert Spine
Desert elephants and a thousand-year-old wilderness.
California
ModerateMojave Road — Barstow to Needles Full Historic Crossing
140 miles of Mojave history. No pavement. No excuses.
Antofagasta Region
ExpertLagunas Route — Southwest Bolivia Circuit
Flamingos, geysers, and volcanic sand at 5,000m.
Colorado
DifficultOphir Pass Road — Silverton to Telluride via the San Juan High Alpine Crossing
12,800 feet. Shelf road. No guardrails.
Kidal Region
ExtremePiste de l’Adrar des Ifoghas — Kidal to Tessalit via the Malian Saharan Massif
Tuareg caravan country. No roads. No margin.
Alaska
ModerateHatcher Pass Road — Palmer to Willow via Independence Mine and Hatcher Pass Summit
Tundra summit, gold mines, no guardrails.