Iceland
ModerateKjölur Route F35 — Gullfoss to Blönduós via Hveravellir and the Highland Interior
Between two glaciers on the old outlaw road.
Surface: Gravel
Iceland
ModerateSprengisandur Route F26 — Goðafoss to Hrauneyjar Across the Icelandic Highland Desert
Outlaw road across Iceland's black highland heart.
Oregon
ModerateOregon BDR Central Segment — Riley to Burns via the High Desert Volcanic Plateau and Wagontire Mountain
Oregon's emptiest county, no apologies.
Bolivia
DifficultRooftop of Bolivia — Salar de Coipasa to Sajama via the Bolivian Altiplano Volcanic Circuit
Bolivia's forgotten salt flat and a perfect volcano.
Norway
ModerateTrollstigen to Geiranger — Sunnmøre Mountain Road via Ørnevegen and Eagle Road Descent (Norway Classic High Route)
Eleven hairpins up a waterfall. Then eleven down.
Gorno-Badakhshan
ExpertPamir Highway — Murghab to Langar via the Wakhan Corridor Junction and Alichur Plateau (M41 High Segment)
4,200 meters and an Afghan border river at your elbow.
Italy
ModerateStelvio Pass High Alpine Road — Bormio to Prato allo Stelvio via 48 Hairpins and the Italian Alpine Roof
48 hairpins. The roof of the Italian Alps.
Kentucky
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Meridian to Lewisburg via the Ozark Plateau and Kentucky Highlands
Ozark clay to Appalachian ridgelines — the TAT's forgotten middle.
Alaska
ExpertTatshenshini-Alsek Wilderness Road — Haines to Dry Bay via Dalton Post and the Alsek River Corridor (Full Classic Traverse)
Glacier rivers, grizzlies, and no way out.
North Carolina
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Waterville to Asheville via Pisgah National Forest and Black Mountains
Appalachian hardwood doubletrack at its finest.