Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Adcock Gorge to Manning Gorge via Barnett River Station
Red dirt, river crossings, Kimberley gorges.
Surface: Mixed
Argentina
DifficultRuta de los Salares — San Pedro de Atacama to Paso Jama via the Altiplano Lagoon Circuit
Flamingos, salt flats, and volcanic passes at 4,300m.
California
ModerateMojave Road — Piute Spring to Fort Piute via Lanfair Valley and Fenner Hills
Wagon ruts, stone ruins, Mojave silence.
Almaty Region
ModerateTian Shan Celestial Lakes Road — Almaty to Kolsai Lakes via Charyn Canyon
Red canyon, glacial lakes, zero traffic.
Northern Cape
ExpertRichtersveld Gannakouriep Canyon to Eksteenfontein — Orange River Volcanic Rim Track
Volcanic rim, zero mercy, zero cell signal.
USA
ModerateCottonwood Canyon Road — Cannonville to US-89 via Grand Staircase Desert Spine
46 miles of Utah slickrock spine — respect the clay.
Mongolia
ExtremeGobi Desert Trans-Altai Crossing — Bayankhongor to Khövd via the Mongol Altai Desert Spine
No road. No service. Pure Gobi.
Northern Cape
ExpertRichtersveld Toe of the Sneeuberg — Eksteenfontein to Kuboes via the Gannakouriep Canyon
Volcanic canyon country at the world's edge.
Argyll and Bute
ModerateConnel Pass to Glen Etive — Scottish Highlands Deep Glen Circuit
Bond's glen. Scotland's wild, forgotten back road.
Northern Cape
ExpertRichtersveld Hellskloof Pass to De Hoop — Orange River Volcanic Rim Track
Africa's most savage desert mountain shelf road.