Idaho
ModerateLonesome Highway — Camas Creek Road to Craters of the Moon via the Great Rift Zone
Lava, silence, and the edge of the world.
Surface: Rock
Colorado
ModerateSlumgullion to Cebolla Mesa — Lake City Backcountry High Desert Bench
Gunnison country bench. Crowds don't find this one.
Arizona
ModerateGold Road to Oatman — Black Mountains Desert Pass via Sitgreaves Summit
Route 66's roughest mile. Burros included.
USA
DifficultRed Canyon to Cassidy Arch — Capitol Reef Backcountry South Desert Circuit via Swap Mesa
Butch Cassidy country, Chinle clay, zero mercy.
Colorado
ModerateRattlesnake Canyon Road — Mesa County to Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness via Grand Valley Rim
More arches than Arches. Zero crowds.
Colorado
ExpertOuray to Engineer Pass — Alpine Loop San Juan High Road via Animas Forks Ghost Town
Two 12,000-ft passes. One ghost town. Zero guardrails.
Oregon
DifficultLonesome Highway — Owyhee River Canyon Rim to Three Forks via Jordan Valley Backcountry
Oregon's forgotten canyon country.
USA
ModeratePaiute ATV Trail — Tushar Mountains High Route from Beaver to Junction via Fish Lake Plateau
Utah's forgotten high-country spine.
Arizona
ModerateTonto Natural Bridge Road — Payson Backcountry via Pine Creek Canyon
The desert's biggest travertine secret.
Georgia
ExpertCalhoun Road to Cohutta Wilderness — Chattahoochee National Forest Creek Crawl
East Coast technical. Jacks River doesn't forgive.