California
DifficultCoyote Wells to McCain Valley — Anza-Borrego Desert East Bench via In-Ko-Pah Mountains
Desert bench run where California turns Sonoran.
Surface: Sand
California
DifficultMojave Road — Rock Springs to Fort Piute via Mojave Desert Water Holes
Old Army road through the Mojave's driest miles.
Arizona
ModerateLonesome Highway — Hog Canyon Road to Paria Plateau via House Rock Valley
Vermilion Cliffs rim and bison country below.
Nevada
ModerateSheldon-Antelope Back Road — Soldier Meadows to Lahontan Valley via Black Rock Desert Rim
Black Rock playa and wild horse high desert.
California
ExpertLonesome Highway — Surprise Canyon to Panamint City Ghost Town via Lemoigne Canyon Spur
Death Valley's most punishing ghost town run.
USA
ExpertPorcupine Rim Road — Castle Valley to Negro Bill Canyon via Colorado River Benchlands
Moab's most exposed rim-to-river descent.
USA
ExpertCoyote Gulch to Rainbow Bridge — Glen Canyon Desert Bench via Navajo Mountain Road
The back door to the world's biggest arch.
Arizona
ModerateCoyote Mountains to Swansea Ruins — Bill Williams River Desert Bench via Planet Ranch Road
Copper ghosts and desert silence in western AZ.
Arizona
ModerateCoyote Buttes North — The Wave Approach Road via Wire Pass Trailhead
Sandy wash road into lottery-permit canyon country.
California
ModerateJawbone to Dove Springs — El Paso Mountains Full Desert Traverse via Red Rock Canyon State Park Backdoor
Volcanic badlands, slot canyons, zero pavement.