Iceland
ModerateLaki Road F206 — Ring Road to Lakagígar via Fagrifoss and the Laki Craters
Drive into the fissure that nearly erased Iceland
Surface: Mixed
Georgia
ModerateMestia to Ushguli Road
Tower villages and glaciers at the end of the road.
Australia
ModerateWestern Explorer Road — Corinna to Arthur River via the Pieman River Ferry and the Tarkine
Rainforest gravel with a ferry to start.
Botswana
DifficultKubu Island — Gweta to Lekhubu via Sua Pan and the Makgadikgadi Salt Flats
Baobabs on a granite island in a salt sea.
Gilgit-Baltistan
DifficultShimshal Road — Passu to Shimshal via the Shimshal River Gorge
Hand-blasted Karakoram shelf road to a hidden valley
Colorado
ModerateOphir Pass Road — Silverton to Ophir via the San Juan High Alpine Shelf
Silver-boom wagon road over the San Juan divide
Iceland
ModerateÞórsmörk Road F249 and the Krossá Crossing
Iceland's glacial river road into Thor's Valley
India
ModerateLeh to Pangong Tso via Chang La
Over 17,590-ft Chang La to a lake on the Tibet border
Gorno-Badakhshan
ExpertBartang Valley Road
The Pamirs' back door, no pavement, no help
USA
ModerateBurr Trail — Boulder to Bullfrog via the Waterpocket Fold Switchbacks
Slickrock canyons and the Waterpocket Fold switchbacks.