Northern Cape
ExpertRichtersveld Sendelingsdrift to Ai-Ais — Orange River Canyon Desert Traverse via Helskloof Pass
Helskloof doesn't forgive bad decisions.
Surface: Mixed
Alberta
EasyIcefields Parkway — Crowfoot Glacier to Columbia Icefield via the Banff–Jasper High Spine
The most scenic 230km of tarmac on the continent.
Colorado
ModerateColorado BDR North Segment — Steamboat Springs to Walden via Seedhouse Road and Parkview Mountain
North Park big sky via the Zirkel back door.
Marrakech-Safi
DifficultOurika Valley to Oukaimeden — High Atlas Ski Station Desert Climb via Tizi n’Ait Imguer
Berber villages to Africa's highest ski run.
Afghanistan
ExtremeWakhan Corridor Road — Faizabad to Ishkashim via Kokcha River Valley
The last real Silk Road. No safety net.
Algeria
ExtremePiste de Gao — Tamanrasset to Agadez via the Trans-Saharan Desert Corridor
Six centuries of caravans. Zero guarantees.
Colorado
DifficultSlumgullion Pass to Silverton — Alpine Loop High Spine via Cinnamon and Engineer Passes
Two 12,000-foot passes. Ghost towns. Real exposure.
Kenya
ModerateNairobi to Isiolo — Northern Kenya Transition Road via Nanyuki and the Laikipia Plateau
Where Kenya's tarmac ends and Africa begins.
Argentina
ExpertPaso de Agua Negra — Rodeo to Vicuña via the Andes High Desert Crossing
4,765 m of volcanic Andean desert and thin air.
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Adcock Gorge to Barnett River Gorge via Kimberley Plateau Interior
Corrugations, gorges, and Kimberley grit.