Antofagasta Region
ExpertRooftop of the Andes — Paso Sico to Paso de Jama via the Puna de Atacama High Volcanic Circuit
Two passes, one brutal Andean loop.
Surface: Sand
California
ModerateMojave Road — Piute Gorge to Fort Piute via Lanfair Valley and Keystone Spring (Eastern Approach Classic)
Civil War ruins and desert wash in the East Mojave.
Arizona
DifficultEl Camino del Diablo — Ajo to Lukeville via the Sonoran Desert Volcanic Corridor
The Devil's Highway — death, desert, and history.
Algeria
ExtremePiste de Tamanrasset à Djanet — Hoggar to Tassili via Hirafok and the In Amguel Plateau (Trans-Saharan South Segment)
Hoggar to Tassili. No services. No margin.
Mali
DifficultPiste du Bandiagara — Bankass to Sangha via the Dogon Escarpment and Falaise de Bandiagara
Cliff villages, 11th-century granaries, red dust.
Erongo Region
ExpertMessum Crater to Cape Cross — Erongo Coastal Volcanic Desert via Brandberg West
Ancient crater, seal coast, zero company.
Mali
ExpertPiste de Gao à Hombori — Niger Bend Desert Piste via Ansongo and the Gourma Elephant Country (Mali Sahel Classic)
Desert elephants, red rock towers, and no safety net.
Agadez Region
ExpertPiste de l’Aïr — Agadez to Iférouane via Timia Oasis and the Central Aïr Massif Volcanic Core
Tuareg country, volcanic gorges, hidden oasis.
Australia
DifficultKellys Camp to Cunnamulla — Bulloo Overflow Channel Track via the Hungerford Dingo Fence
Dingo Fence, clay pans, and nothing else.
New Mexico
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Hachita to Antelope Wells via the New Mexico Boot Heel Desert and Mexican Border
End of the road. Literally.