India
DifficultLeh to Tso Moriri — Korzok High Altitude Desert Crossing via Puga Valley
Sacred lake at 4,500 metres. Earn every metre.
Surface: Gravel
Marrakech-Safi
ModerateOurika Valley to Oukaimeden — High Atlas Piste via Tizi n’Ait Imguer
Atlas piste most Marrakech tourists never find.
Gilgit-Baltistan
DifficultRooftop of the World — Deosai Plains Traverse via Sheosar Lake and Bara Pani
Highest plateau drive on Earth. Earn it.
Nevşehir Province
ModerateGöreme to Soğanlı Valley — Cappadocia Volcanic Plateau Track via Keşlik Monastery Canyon
Cappadocia's canyon country before the tour buses find it.
Canterbury
DifficultMordor Road — Arrowsmith Range to Lake Heron via Mesopotamia Station
Canterbury's volcanic wasteland by another name.
Corsica
ModerateCorsican High Route – Col de Bavella to Zonza via the Aiguilles de Bavella
Granite needles, no guardrails, no margin for error.
South Africa
ModerateSwartberg Pass Road — Prince Albert to Oudtshoorn via the Great Karoo Divide
Bain's masterpiece. No guardrails. No mercy.
Chiapas
ModerateConzatti Road — San Cristóbal de las Casas to Comitán via the Chiapas Highland Plateau
Colonial highlands, cloud forest, and zero guardrails.
Namibia
ModerateSossusvlei Red Dune Road — Sesriem to Dead Vlei via Elim Dune and Big Daddy
300-metre dunes. No second chances in soft sand.
Mauritania
ExtremePiste du Tichit — Tidjikja to Tichit via the Aoukar Depression
Medieval caravan route. Zero margin for error.