California
ModerateMojave Road — Piute Spring to Fort Piute via Lanfair Valley and Fenner Hills
Wagon ruts, stone ruins, Mojave silence.
Surface: Rock
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.
Northern Cape
ExpertRichtersveld Toe of the Sneeuberg — Eksteenfontein to Kuboes via the Gannakouriep Canyon
Volcanic canyon country at the world's edge.
Northern Cape
ExpertRichtersveld Hellskloof Pass to De Hoop — Orange River Volcanic Rim Track
Africa's most savage desert mountain shelf road.
Lesser Poland
ModerateTatras Ridge Road — Zakopane to Morskie Oko via the High Tatra Foothills
Limestone karst and glacial lakes, earned not gifted.
Baja California Sur
DifficultBaja Divide South — San Ignacio to Loreto via Sierra de la Giganta Desert Spine
Old Baja — volcanic spine, missions, zero cell service.
Italy
DifficultRicchi e Poveri Road — Gennargentu Highlands to Punta La Marmora via Barbagia Plateau
Sardinia's wild rooftop, no crowds, no mercy.
India
DifficultLeh to Tso Moriri — Korzok High Altitude Desert Crossing via Puga Valley
Sacred lake at 4,500 metres. Earn every metre.
Kunene Region
ExpertHuab River Conservancy Track — Palmwag to Sesfontein via the Uniab River Desert Spine
Desert elephant country. No phone. No backup.