Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Derby to Kununurra via the Kimberley Gorge Country (Dry Season Classic, Galvans Gorge to Manning Gorge, Eastern Traverse)
Kimberley gorges earned one corrugation at a time.
Surface: Mixed
California
ModerateMojave Road — Piute Valley to Fort Piute via Piute Gorge Wash and Lanfair Valley (Eastern Approach)
Fort Piute: the post too brutal for the frontier Army.
China
ModerateSichuan–Tibet Highway — Kangding to Litang via Zheduo La and Xinduqiao Valley (G318 High Plateau Segment)
Tibetan plateau at 4,300 metres. Paved. Still dangerous.
Canada
ModerateLiard Trail — Fort Simpson to Nahanni Butte via the Liard River Valley and Mackenzie Mountains Fringe
End of the road — literally — in Canada's subarctic.
Namibia
ExpertSkeleton Coast Park South — Springbokwasser to Ugabmund Gate via the Central Namib Coastal Desert
Fog, bones, and seals at the edge of the world.
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Mornington Wilderness Camp to El Questro via Manning Gorge and Pentecost River Crossing
Red gorges, bull dust, and a crossing you won't forget.
USA
ModerateTeton Pass to Hoback Junction — Snake River Range Backcountry via Greys River Road
Back side of the Tetons — elk, river, no crowds.
Namibia
ExpertSkeleton Coast — Serra Cafema to Hartmann Valley via the Kunene River Sand Road
The remotest river sand road in Namibia.
Australia
ModerateGibb River Road — Derby to Kununurra via the Kimberley Gorge Country (Dry Season Classic, Bell Gorge to Manning Gorge Central Traverse)
The Kimberley's gorge heart, red and raw.
Gorno-Badakhshan
ExpertWakhan Corridor Road — Langar to Ishkashim via the Panj River Valley (Tajikistan Side Full Run)
Drive the edge of the world. Afghanistan next door.