Morocco
DifficultTataga Pass to Tiout — Anti-Atlas Desert High Piste via Djebel Siroua Volcanic Spine
Burnt basalt and Berber silence.
Surface: Mixed
Kenya
DifficultTsavo–Amboseli Chyulu Hills Volcanic Plateau — Mtito Andei to Amboseli via Chyulu Hills National Park (Full Wilderness Traverse)
Kilimanjaro on the horizon. Lions in the grass.
Romania
ModerateTransfăgărășan Highway — Curtea de Argeș to Sibiu via the Southern Carpathian High Crossing (Full North-to-South Traverse)
Built by a dictator. Driven by everyone else.
China
DifficultKarakoram Highway — Sost to Khunjerab Pass via Shimshal Valley Junction and the Pakistan–China Summit (Northbound Full Run)
4,693 meters. The roof of the road world.
Argentina
ExtremeRuta de los Seismiles — Paso Pircas Negras to Fiambalá via Ojos del Salado and the Puna de Atacama Volcanic Corridor (Full South Approach)
World's highest volcano. No services. No mercy.
Australia
DifficultTelegraf Track — Weipa to Bamaga via the Western Cape York Coastline and Jardine River Crossing (Full West Coast Run)
Crocs, clay, and a river you have to earn.
California
DifficultMojave Road — Needles to Barstow via Fort Piute, Government Holes, and Afton Canyon (East-to-West Classic Full Crossing)
America's oldest overland route. Still unforgiving.
Arizona
ModerateArizona BDR Southern Connector — Clifton to Safford via the Gila Box Riparian Area and Gila River Crossings
Three river crossings through Arizona's best-kept canyon.
Mauritania
ExpertPiste de l’Adrar Mauritanien — Atar to Chinguetti via the Amogjar Pass and Oued Seguellil
Medieval libraries and Saharan sand — earn both.
Canada
ModerateTatshenshini-Alsek River Road — Haines Junction to Dalton Post via the Klukshu River Valley
UNESCO wilderness on a dirt road no one talks about.