Japan
DifficultOkutama Forest Road – Kazahari-Touge to Tabayama
Tokyo's hidden ridge run — city lights, canyon dark.
Surface: Rock
Japan
ModerateNishi-Izu Skyline Forest Road
Izu ridge dirt with Fuji views if you earn them.
India
ExpertKhardung La Road — Leh to Nubra Valley via the World’s High Motorable Pass
One of earth's highest roads. Oxygen not guaranteed.
California
ExpertRubicon Trail — Loon Lake to Tahoe City via the Sierra Nevada Granite Spine
California's ultimate granite proving ground.
USA
ModerateCentennial Road to Comb Ridge via Bears Ears Backcountry and Cedar Mesa Rim
Ancestral ruins, sandstone, zero crowds.
Africa
ExtremePiste de l’Aïr et Ténéré — Agadez to In Gall via Temet and Erg du Ténéré
Edge of the Ténéré. No margin for error.
Australia
DifficultFlinders Ranges High Ridgeline Track — Blinman to Arkaroola via Gammon Ranges Wilderness
Ancient quartzite ranges, zero phone signal, max isolation.
Africa
ExtremePiste de Djanet — Djanet to Tamanrasset via the Hoggar Trans-Saharan Volcanic Plateau (Piste Directe)
700km of volcanic Sahara between two desert capitals.
Oceania
ExtremeKokoda Gap to Efogi — Owen Stanley Ranges Track Support Road via Brown River Headwaters
WWII jungle ridgelines. PNG at its most raw.
Africa
ExpertPiste de l’Acacus — Ghat to Wadi Teshuinat via the Acacus Rock Art Mountains
Saharan rock art and sand in Libya's lost range.