Idaho
DifficultPhantom Lake Road to Hancock Summit — Owyhee Plateau Desert Spine via Jordan Creek
Owyhee plateau — big, silent, unforgiving.
Surface: Gravel
Oregon
ExpertBoldt Road to Picket Corral — Hells Canyon Wilderness Rim via Imnaha River Bench
Deepest gorge in North America. Own it.
Montana
ModerateLonesome Highway — Gravelly Range Road to Wade Lake via Centennial Valley Rim
Montana's forgotten ridge above the Centennial wild.
Arkansas
ModerateLonesome Pine Road — Ouachita National Forest to Caney Creek Wilderness via Rich Mountain Fire Tower
Ouachita ridge road with a fire tower payoff.
Colorado
DifficultSlumgullion Pass to Lake San Cristobal — Lake City High Country Desert Circuit
Landslide lake, shelf road, Packer country.
Alaska
EasyLonesome Highway — Seward Highway to Hope via Turnagain Arm Backdoor
Gold rush ghosts and sockeye on Turnagain Arm.
Oregon
ModerateLonesome Highway — Steens Mountain Summit Loop via Kiger Gorge and Big Indian Gorge
Oregon's rooftop, wild horses, and a 5,000-ft drop.
USA
ModerateBurr Trail Road — Boulder to Bullfrog via the Waterpocket Fold Switchbacks
Utah's Waterpocket switchbacks earn their legend.
Texas
ModerateSanta Elena Canyon Rim Road — Castolon to Santa Elena via Rio Grande Desert Bench
1,500-foot canyon walls at the Rio Grande.
USA
ModerateZion Narrows Road to Chamberlain’s Ranch — North Fork Virgin River Upper Canyon Drive
The back door to the top of the Narrows.