Tennessee
ModerateTransamerica Trail — Tennessee Divide to Damascus via Iron Mountain and Whitetop Laurel
Appalachian ridgelines, red clay, and the finish line.
Surface: Gravel
New Zealand
DifficultTrans-Tasman Piste — Lindis Pass to Molesworth Station via the Rainbow Road
NZ's biggest station, no bridges, no service.
KwaZulu-Natal
DifficultDrakensberg Sani Pass to Mokhotlong High Road — Kingdom in the Clouds Traverse
Earn the highest pint in Africa.
Australia
ModerateGibb River Road — Crossing the Kimberley via the Heart of the Ranges
The Kimberley's corrugated red spine.
Lesotho
ModerateRooftop of Africa Road — Maseru to Thaba-Tseka via Molimo Nthuse Pass and the Maluti Highlands
Help Me God Pass and 3,000m of Basotho highland.
Kyrgyzstan
DifficultTian Shan Mountain Road — Bishkek to Song-Kul Lake via Kochkor and Moldo-Ashuu Pass
Nomad country at 3,000 metres. Earn every view.
Australia
ModerateBungle Bungle Range 4WD Track — Purnululu National Park Entry Road via Spring Creek Track
Beehive domes at the end of a brutal dirt road.
California
ModerateMojave Road — Afton Canyon to Government Holes via Soda Mountains
Old wagon ruts through the Mojave's brutal heart.
Afghanistan
ExtremeWakhan Corridor Road — Faizabad to Ishkashim via Kokcha River
Alexander walked it. Almost no one drives it.
Northern Cape
ExpertRichtersveld Potjiespram 4×4 Trail
Africa's harshest mountain desert. No mercy.