Oklahoma
ModerateLonesome Highway — Breaks of the Cimarron to Black Mesa via the Kenton Backdoor
Oklahoma's forgotten corner, higher than you think.
Surface: Sand
Africa
DifficultNamib Naukluft Park Central Desert Circuit
Oldest desert. No mercy. All reward.
Africa
ExtremePiste du Tanezrouft — Mali–Algeria Desert Corridor
650km of Sahara. No landmarks. No mercy.
Africa
ExpertRichtersveld Transfrontier 4×4 Route
Lunar desert. Zero mercy. Zero cell service.
Africa
ExtremePiste de l’Hoggar — Tamanrasset to Djanet Trans-Saharan Track
The Sahara's most unforgiving desert crossing.
Africa
DifficultBrandberg Mountain Desert Circuit — Damaraland 4×4 Route
Namibia's highest peak, hardest approach.
Africa
ExtremeSahara Tanezrouft Basin Crossing
The Basin of Thirst. No margin for error.
Africa
DifficultNamib Desert Skeleton Coast 4×4 Route
Gates of Hell on Namibia's savage shore.
Africa
ExpertMakgadikgadi Pans Trans-Pans Crossing
GPS or bust — the pans have no mercy.
Namibia
ModerateSossusvlei Dune Circuit
The oldest desert on earth — drive in, not over.