Spain
ModerateBardenas Reales Desert Circuit — Arguedas to Carcastillo via the Bardenas Blancas Badlands
The Badlands of Navarra.
Surface: Sand
Africa
DifficultSkeleton Coast Wilderness Drive — Ugabmund Gate to Springbokwasser via the Namib Desert Shore
Shipwrecks, fog, and the edge of the world.
Hardap Region
ModerateNamib Desert Sossusvlei to Solitaire Track — Hardap Region Desert Crossing via Naukluft Foothills
Red dunes, gravel desert, and pie at Solitaire.
Khövsgöl Province
ExtremeTsaatan Reindeer Herder Track — Mörön to Tsagaannuur via Ulaan-Uul and the Darkhad Depression
Taiga, reindeer, and zero roads worth trusting.
California
ModerateMojave Road — Afton Canyon to Government Holes via Soda Mountains
Old wagon ruts through the Mojave's brutal heart.
Northern Cape
ExpertRichtersveld Potjiespram 4×4 Trail
Africa's harshest mountain desert. No mercy.
Northern Cape
ExpertRichtersveld Helskloof Pass to Sendelingsdrift — Orange River Desert Canyon Traverse
Hell's Gorge. No shade. No mercy. No cell signal.
Mongolia
ExpertTrans-Mongolian Steppe Route — Ulaanbaatar to Khövsgöl Lake via Tariat and the Orkhon Valley
No roads. No signs. Just 1,000 km of steppe.
Karas Region
DifficultFish River Canyon 4×4 Trail — Hobas to Ai-Ais via the Canyon Rim Desert Track
Second-largest canyon on earth. Zero guardrails.
Niger
ExtremePiste du Djado — Dirkou to Djado Plateau via the Saharan Erg de Bilma
Medieval ruins at the edge of the known world.