Kunene Region
ExtremeSkeleton Coast Wilderness — Serra Cafema to Marienfluss Valley via Hartmann Valley and Kunene River Sand Road
Kaokoland's hardest loop. No half measures.
Surface: Sand
Bolivia
DifficultRooftop of Bolivia — Salar de Coipasa to Sajama via the Bolivian Altiplano Volcanic Circuit
Bolivia's forgotten salt flat and a perfect volcano.
Algeria
ExtremePiste de l’Erg Chech — Tindouf to Bordj Badji Mokhtar via the Grand Western Erg and Ancient Trans-Saharan Caravan Route
Seven hundred kilometres of Saharan sand and silence.
Alaska
ExpertTatshenshini-Alsek Wilderness Road — Haines to Dry Bay via Dalton Post and the Alsek River Corridor (Full Classic Traverse)
Glacier rivers, grizzlies, and no way out.
Chad
ExtremePiste de l’Ennedi Est — Fada to Wour via the Eastern Ennedi Massif and Bisset Canyon
Africa's most remote sandstone cathedral.
Chad
ExtremePiste du Tibesti Nord — Zouar to Bardaï via the Tibesti Volcanic Massif Northern Approach
Africa's highest volcano. Zero company.
Agadez Region
ExpertPiste de l’Aïr — Iférouane to Timia Oasis via the Aïr Massif Northern Volcanic Plateau
Tuareg oasis route through volcanic Sahara.
Algeria
ExpertPiste de l’Hoggar Sud — Tamanrasset to In Guezzam via the Saharan Spine and Algerian-Niger Border
Sahara's spine — where the desert gets serious.
Arusha Region
DifficultNgorongoro Crater Rim to Lake Natron — Rift Valley Volcanic Floor via Ol Doinyo Lengai and Engaruka Ruins
Active volcano, soda lake, forgotten city.
California
ModerateMojave Road — Piute Spring to Rock Springs Lake via Keystone Spring and Mid Hills (Central Desert Segment)
The hard middle of the old government road.