Nepal
DifficultTatopani to Muktinath — Upper Mustang Salt Road via Kali Gandaki Gorge and Kagbeni
Ancient salt road through the world's deepest gorge.
Surface: Mixed
Kentucky
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Meridian to Clifton Forge via the Ozark Plateau and Missouri Highlands
TAT's quiet heartland: Ozark dirt to Allegheny rock.
Gilgit-Baltistan
ExpertDeosai Plains High Crossing — Skardu to Astore via Sheosar Lake and Bara Pani Ford
4,100 metres of brown bear plateau and no safety net.
Australia
DifficultBurn Road to Cape Tribulation — Daintree Rainforest Coastal Track via Emmagen Creek
Croc crossings, rainforest chaos, no crybabies.
Afghanistan
ExtremeWakhan Corridor Road — Ishkashim to Sarhad-e-Broghil via the Panj River and Little Pamir Plateau (Full Afghan Traverse)
Earth's loneliest motorable road.
New Mexico
DifficultTrans-America Trail — Silver City to Reserve via the Mogollon Mountains and Gila Wilderness High Divide (New Mexico Segment)
Gila backcountry — Geronimo's highway.
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Derby to Kununurra via the Kimberley Gorge Country (King Leopold Ranges, Dry Season, Mitchell Plateau Spur)
The Kimberley at full volume.
Peru
ModerateMedio Mundo Road — Huacho to Churín via the Huaura River Canyon and Andean Foothills
Canyon shelf road to Peru's thermal oasis.
Alaska
DifficultDalton Highway — Coldfoot to Deadhorse via the Brooks Range, Atigun Pass, and North Slope (North Segment)
End of the road. Arctic Ocean or bust.
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Derby to Kununurra via the Kimberley Gorge Country (Dry Season Classic, Full Traverse, Southern Entry via Windjana Gorge)
The Kimberley's red-dirt rite of passage.