British Columbia
ModerateTlell to Masset — Haida Gwaii North Island Forest Road Circuit
Edge of the continent. Logging roads and silence.
Surface: Gravel
China
ExpertSichuan–Tibet Highway — Chengdu to Lhasa via the Southern Route (G318)
Fourteen passes. Two weeks. One legendary road.
Australia
ModerateOodnadatta Track — Marree to Marla via the Old Ghan Railway Corridor
The outback classic that eats the unprepared.
Bhutan
DifficultTrans-Bhutan Trail Road
Through the Dragon Kingdom, pass to pass.
China
DifficultFriendship Highway — Lhasa to Kathmandu
The roof of the world, all 900 kilometres of it.
Romania
ModerateTransfăgărășan Highway
Ceaușescu's mountain folly is Europe's best drive.
Arizona
ExpertEl Camino del Diablo — Ajo to Yuma via the Sonoran Desert Borderlands Track
The Devil's Highway still collects its toll.
Hela Province
ExtremeCondom Road — Mount Hagen to Tari via Southern Highlands Highland Highway Spur
The Highlands route that earns every mile.
Kunene Region
DifficultHuab River Conservancy Track — Damaraland Desert Valley Drive via Palmwag to Twyfelfontein
Petroglyphs, elephants, and zero guardrails.
Australia
ModerateSavannah Way — Cairns to Broome via the Gulf Country and Kimberley Outback
Coast to coast on Australia's wild northern corridor.