Europe
DifficultSierra Nevada High Road — Capileira to Veleta Observatory via Mulhacén Approach
Highest road in Western Europe, loose and real.
Surface: Rock
California
DifficultCougar Buttes to Johnson Valley — High Desert Bench Above the King of the Hammers
Lava bench above King of the Hammers country.
California
ModerateBarker Dam Road to Wonderland of Rocks — Joshua Tree Desert Backcountry Circuit
Boulder labyrinths and gold mill ghosts.
Arizona
ModerateForest Road 300 — Mogollon Rim Road from Payson to Show Low via the Rim Edge
Arizona's rim edge at 7,000 feet. All of it.
Montana
ModerateYankee Jim Canyon Road — Yellowstone River Gorge to Carbella via Paradise Valley
Toll road ghosts in a Yellowstone gorge.
USA
ModerateComb Ridge Road — Highway 163 to Butler Wash via Comb Ridge Spine
A sandstone spine, ancient ruins, and zero cell bars.
California
DifficultWaucoba-Saline Valley Road — Owens Valley to Saline Valley via Inyo Mountains Crest
Death Valley's back door — hot springs and hard miles.
Arkansas
ModerateLonesome Road — Ouachita Mountains to Lake Ouachita Backcountry Spine
The South's best ridge run nobody's talking about.
California
ModerateDome Land Wilderness Road — South Fork Kern River to Rockhouse Basin
Southern Sierra granite country, zero crowds.
Arizona
DifficultLonesome Valley Road — Prescott National Forest Sky Island Connector
Granite shelf roads and a century-old saloon.