Namibia
ExpertNaukluft Mountains 4×4 Trail — Tsauchab River to Büllsport via Zebra River Canyon and Naukluft Plateau High Spine
Limestone canyons and shale descents in the Namibian heartland.
Surface: Mixed
California
ModerateMojave Road — Piute Spring to Rock Springs Lake via Keystone Spring and Mid Hills (Central Desert Segment)
The hard middle of the old government road.
USA
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Pinedale to Dubois via the Wind River Range High Desert and Union Pass
One ridge. Three oceans. No cell signal.
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Mornington Wilderness Camp to Mitchell Falls via Kalumburu Road Junction and King Edward River
Four tiers of falls, zero forgiveness.
Antofagasta Region
ExpertRooftop of the Andes — Paso Sico to Paso de Jama via the Puna de Atacama High Volcanic Circuit
Two passes, one brutal Andean loop.
Argentina
DifficultPaso Vergara to Futaleufú — Northern Patagonian Frontier via the Palena River Valley and Carretera Austral Backdoor
Mud, fords, and raw Patagonia before the crowds find it.
Arizona
DifficultEl Camino del Diablo — Ajo to Lukeville via the Sonoran Desert Volcanic Corridor
The Devil's Highway — death, desert, and history.
Graubünden
ModeratePasso dello Spluga North — Splügen to Thusis via the Swiss Alpine High Road
Napoleon's cliff road through the Swiss Alps.
Texas
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Uvalde to Rocksprings via the Nueces River Canyon and Texas Hill Country Divide
Hill Country caliche and canyon walls.
India
ExpertZanskar Valley Road — Kargil to Padum via the Suru Valley and Penzi La Pass
Ladakh with the guardrails removed.