Erongo Region
DifficultNamib Desert Welwitschia to Brandberg — Damaraland Volcanic Desert High Crossing via the Ugab River Terraces
Ancient plants, black lava, red granite giant.
Surface: Sand
California
DifficultMojave Road — Piute Valley to Searchlight via Mojave Desert Southern Flank
Southern Mojave wash country. No crowds. No margin.
California
ModerateMojave Road — Afton Canyon to Piute Spring via Soda Lake and Government Holes (East-to-West Classic Crossing)
The Army's old Mojave crossing. Still dirt.
USA
DifficultWhite Rim Road — Canyonlands National Park Full Circuit via Hardscrabble Hill and Murphy Hogback
100 miles of canyon shelf road. No margin for drift.
Kunene Region
ExpertSkeleton Coast Wilderness — Möwe Bay to Kunene River Mouth via the Far Northern Namib Shore
Shipwrecks, seals, and zero margin for error.
Kenya
ExpertMarsabit to Moyale — Northern Kenya Desert Highway via the Chalbi Desert Edge
Two hundred clicks of lava and no mercy.
Hardap Region
ModerateNaukluft–Tsaris Pass Desert High Crossing — Solitaire to Büllsport via the Hardap Plateau Spine
Tsaris Pass: Namibia's forgotten high crossing.
Australia
DifficultBurn Road to Cape Tribulation — Daintree Rainforest Coastal Track via Emmagen Creek
Croc crossings, rainforest chaos, no crybabies.
Kunene Region
DifficultHuab River Track — Khorixas to Palmwag via Damaraland Desert Spine
Desert elephants, dry riverbeds, zero fences.
Australia
ExpertOld Andado Track — Santa Teresa to Mac Clark Station via the Simpson Desert Edge
Red dune country. No services. Bring everything.