Ethiopia
ExtremeErta Ale Volcano Approach Road — Dodom to Erta Ale Caldera via the Danakil Depression Floor
Earth's lava lake. Africa's worst heat.
Surface: Mixed
Australia
ExpertGibb River Road — Kalumburu Road Junction to Mitchell Falls via Drysdale River and King Edward River Crossings
Kimberley's hardest reward: Mitchell Falls.
India
DifficultLeh to Pangong Tso — Chang La High Altitude Desert Crossing via Durbuk and Shyok Valley
Chang La to Pangong — where earth runs out of colour.
Northern Cape
DifficultRichtersveld Groot Derm to Port Nolloth — Namaqualand Coastal Desert Track via Natab
Diamond country dirt — fog, quartzite, silence.
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Home Valley Station to Wyndham via Pentecost River Mouth and Cambridge Gulf
Crocodiles, corrugations, and Cambridge Gulf.
California
ModerateMojave Road — Government Holes to Afton Canyon via Soda Lake Playa
Salt playa, basalt canyon, and 200 years of desert history.
Kenya
ExpertTurkwel Gorge Road — Lodwar to Lokichar via the Turkwel River Canyon
Lava, sand, and silence in Kenya's forgotten northwest.
Australia
ModerateGibb River Road — Windjana Gorge to Tunnel Creek via Lennard River Crossing
Lennard River, crocs, and a cave in the Kimberley.
Chile
ModerateNahuelbuta High Ridge Track — Angol to Cañete via the Nahuelbuta Coastal Cordillera
Monkey puzzle giants and Pacific views on a forgotten spine.
Australia
ExpertGibb River Road — Beverley Springs to Drysdale River Station via Mitchell Plateau Spur
The Kimberley at full throttle — no exits.