California
ModerateNacimiento Road to Pozo — Los Padres Backcountry Spine via Cuyama Valley Divide
Cold beer at Pozo. Hard miles to earn it.
Surface: Gravel
Alaska
ModerateArctic Circle Trail — Dalton Highway Finger Mountain to Coldfoot via Brooks Range Foothills
Arctic tundra. No cell. Two spare tires minimum.
USA
EasyLonesome Highway — Muddy Gap to Split Rock via the Sweetwater River Emigrant Road
Oregon Trail ruts, Devil's Gate, Split Rock. The real thing.
Oregon
ModerateMalheur River Road — Drewsey to Beulah Reservoir via the Malheur Canyon Desert Gorge
Oregon's forgotten basalt gorge. No crowd. No service.
Idaho
DifficultMagruder Road Connector — Nez Perce to Bitterroot via Elk Summit and the Selway Divide
100 miles of wilderness road. No services. No excuses.
Colorado
ModerateHalfmoon Road to Champion Mill — Sawatch Range Timberline Circuit via Twin Lakes
Between Colorado's two tallest peaks.
USA
ModerateRimrock Lake to Tieton River Gorge — Wenatchee High Divide Backcountry Road
Dry-side Cascades ridgeline above the Tieton canyon.
Idaho
ModerateLolo Pass to Powell Ranger Station — Clearwater High Divide Road
Lewis and Clark's nightmare route — still not easy.
Montana
ModerateSawmill Road to Elkhorn Hot Springs — Beaverhead Mountains Desert Spine via Polaris
Earn your soak in the Beaverheads.
USA
ModerateCentennial Road — Pinedale to Big Sandy Lodge via the Wind River High Desert Bench
Wyoming's backdoor to the Winds.