China
ModerateTibetan Friendship Highway — Shigatse to Gyantse via Khamba La Pass and Yamdrok Lake
Turquoise lakes and glaciers at the top of the world.
Surface: Mixed
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Adcock Gorge to Galvans Gorge via Imintji Community and Barnett River
Kimberley gorge country — raw and unforgiving.
Gorno-Badakhshan
ExtremeWakhan Corridor Road — Langar to Khargush Pass via the Pamir River Valley
Four countries visible. Zero cell bars. Full commitment.
Alaska
ExpertTatshenshini-Alsek River Road — Haines to Dry Bay via the Alsek Wilderness Corridor
Glacier country where grizzlies rule the road.
Idaho
DifficultLolo Motorway — Nez Perce Trail from Powell to Weippe via Lolo Pass and FR 500
Lewis and Clark's worst nightmare. Now yours.
Namibia
ExpertHartmann Valley to Marienfluss — Van Zyl’s Pass and the Kaokoland Wilderness Traverse
Africa's most terrifying handcut pass. Full stop.
North Carolina
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Murphy to Waterville via the Blue Ridge Parkway High Spine
Appalachian clay, rivers, and ridge country.
Kyrgyzstan
ExpertPamir Highway — Osh to Murghab via the Roof of the World (M41 High Corridor)
The roof of the world on four wheels.
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Derby to Kununurra via the Kimberley Gorge Country (Classic Full Traverse)
The Kimberley's red-dirt backbone.
Afghanistan
ExtremeWakhan Corridor Road — Ishkashim to Langar via the Panj River Valley
The Silk Road's last raw nerve.