USA
ModeratePaiute Trail — Tushar Mountains to Fish Lake Plateau via Fremont Indian Country
Fremont country. Tushar peaks. Fish Lake basin.
Surface: Rock
Texas
DifficultBlack Gap Road — Big Bend Backcountry East to Rio Grande Village via Heath Canyon
Texas wilderness road to the edge of the Rio Grande.
USA
DifficultComb Wash to Arch Canyon — Cedar Mesa Tributary Canyon Rim Run
Ruins, sandstone, and solitude in Bears Ears.
California
ModerateCoyote Mountains Wilderness Road — Painted Gorge to Ocotillo via Imperial Desert Crossing
Forgotten desert canyon off I-8.
Arizona
ExpertEl Camino del Diablo — Ajo to Yuma via Cabeza Prieta Desert Crossing
The Devil's Highway still collects its toll.
Oregon
ModerateRemains of Hurricane Creek Road — Wallowa Mountains Wilderness Edge via Imnaha River Canyon
Oregon's Alps by dirt road.
Arizona
DifficultCreosote Canyon to Painted Rock — Kofa National Wildlife Refuge Desert Interior Loop
Volcanic fangs and Arizona's only native palms.
Arizona
ModerateFossil Creek Road — Strawberry to Fossil Springs via the Verde Rim Descent
Arizona's wildest spring down a rim shelf road.
California
DifficultKellys Grade to Borrego Springs — Pinyon Ridge Desert Divide
3,000 feet of desert gravity on loose dirt.
Colorado
ModerateTowaoc to Mesa Verde Backcountry — Ute Mountain Tribal Park Canyon Loop
Cliff dwellings Mesa Verde tourists never see.