California
ModerateMojave Road — Rock Springs Lake to Piute Spring via Mid Hills and Hole-in-the-Wall (Central Segment)
The Mojave's historic desert spine — junipers, volcanics, and silence.
Surface: Sand
Argentina
DifficultRuta de los Salares — San Pedro de Atacama to Paso Jama via the Altiplano Lagoon Circuit
Flamingos, salt flats, and volcanic passes at 4,300m.
Algeria
ExtremePiste de l’Erg Chech — Tindouf to Bordj Badji Mokhtar via the Erg Chech Sand Sea
The Sahara's emptiest sand sea crossing.
California
ModerateMojave Road — Piute Spring to Fort Piute via Lanfair Valley and Fenner Hills
Wagon ruts, stone ruins, Mojave silence.
Northern Cape
ExpertRichtersveld Gannakouriep Canyon to Eksteenfontein — Orange River Volcanic Rim Track
Volcanic rim, zero mercy, zero cell signal.
Mongolia
ExtremeGobi Desert Trans-Altai Crossing — Bayankhongor to Khövd via the Mongol Altai Desert Spine
No road. No service. Pure Gobi.
Northern Cape
ExpertRichtersveld Toe of the Sneeuberg — Eksteenfontein to Kuboes via the Gannakouriep Canyon
Volcanic canyon country at the world's edge.
Africa
ModerateSossusvlei Desert Circuit — Sesriem to Deadvlei via Elim Dune and Big Daddy Dune
325-metre dunes and 900-year-old ghost trees.
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Derby to Imintji via Windjana Gorge and Lennard River Crossing
660 km of Kimberley red dirt — earn every gorge.
Australia
DifficultOutback Way — Laverton to Boulia via the Great Central Road and Plenty Highway
2,700 km of red dirt through the dead centre.