Japan
ModerateTateyama Kurobe Alpine Route — Nagano to Toyama via the Northern Japan Alps High Crossing
Japan's 20-meter snow walls in late spring.
Surface: Gravel
Argentina
DifficultPaso Abra del Acay — San Antonio de los Cobres to Cachi via South America’s Highest National Road
Highest national road in South America. Earn it.
Kunene Region
ExpertSkeleton Coast Wilderness — Möwe Bay to Kunene River Mouth via the Far Northern Namib Shore
Shipwrecks, seals, and zero margin for error.
Colorado
ModerateColorado BDR North Segment — Walden to Steamboat Springs via Zirkel Wilderness and Hahns Peak
Elk country above treeline, no crowds.
Kenya
ExpertMarsabit to Moyale — Northern Kenya Desert Highway via the Chalbi Desert Edge
Two hundred clicks of lava and no mercy.
Alaska
ExtremeTatshenshini-Alsek Wilderness Road — Haines to Dry Bay via Dalton Post and the Alsek River
Glaciers, grizzlies, and no way out.
Arizona
DifficultArizona BDR Central-South Connector — Payson to Globe via the Mazatzal Wilderness Edge and Pinal Mountains
Mazatzal to Pinals — Arizona backcountry at its quietest.
Hardap Region
ModerateNaukluft–Tsaris Pass Desert High Crossing — Solitaire to Büllsport via the Hardap Plateau Spine
Tsaris Pass: Namibia's forgotten high crossing.
Argentina
ModerateRuta 40 Extreme South — El Chaltén to Tres Lagos via the Patagonian Steppe Wind Corridor
Ruta 40 raw — wind, ripio, and no mercy.
Baja California
DifficultTranspeninsular Baja Divide — San Quintín to Bahía de los Ángeles via Sierra San Pedro Mártir Backdoor
Baja's hidden spine, no pavement, no crowds.