Magadan Oblast
ExtremeKolyma Highway — Yakutsk to Magadan via the Road of Bones (R504 Full Traverse)
The Road of Bones. Earned, never given.
Surface: Gravel
Colorado
DifficultTrans-America Trail — Silverton to Durango via the La Plata Mountains and Missionary Ridge Burn Scar
Ghost towns, burn scars, and San Juan shelf roads.
New Zealand
DifficultRooftop of New Zealand — Lewis Pass to Springs Junction via the Lake Sumner Forest Park High Road
South Island rivers that vote with depth.
Argentina
DifficultRuta 40 Far North — Susques to La Quiaca via the Puna de Jujuy and Bolivian Border
Puna silence at 3,600 metres — earn every km.
Algeria
ExpertPiste de l’Hoggar Sud — Tamanrasset to In Guezzam via the Saharan Spine and Algerian-Niger Border
Sahara's spine — where the desert gets serious.
Texas
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Uvalde to Rocksprings via the Nueces River Canyon and Edwards Plateau Divide (West Texas Classic Segment)
Limestone canyons and cattle country, no shortcuts.
Argentina
DifficultPaso Agua Negra — Vicuña to Rivadavia via the Dry Andes High Desert Crossing
4,765 metres of Andean silence between two countries.
Namibia
ExpertNaukluft Mountains 4×4 Trail — Tsauchab River to Büllsport via Zebra River Canyon and Naukluft Plateau High Spine
Limestone canyons and shale descents in the Namibian heartland.
USA
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Pinedale to Dubois via the Wind River Range High Desert and Union Pass
One ridge. Three oceans. No cell signal.
Antofagasta Region
ExpertRooftop of the Andes — Paso Sico to Paso de Jama via the Puna de Atacama High Volcanic Circuit
Two passes, one brutal Andean loop.