Zambia
DifficultLuangwa Valley Track — Chipata to South Luangwa via the Luangwa River Flood Plain and Mfuwe Gate
Rift floor, black cotton, and big game.
Surface: Sand
California
DifficultMojave Road — Fort Piute to Government Holes via Piute Gorge Wash and Lanfair Valley (Classic Interior Segment)
Army ghost road. Basalt gorge. Zero shade.
Argentina
ExtremeRuta de los Seismiles — Paso Pircas Negras to Fiambalá via Ojos del Salado and the Puna de Atacama Volcanic Corridor (Full South Approach)
World's highest volcano. No services. No mercy.
Australia
DifficultTelegraf Track — Weipa to Bamaga via the Western Cape York Coastline and Jardine River Crossing (Full West Coast Run)
Crocs, clay, and a river you have to earn.
California
DifficultMojave Road — Needles to Barstow via Fort Piute, Government Holes, and Afton Canyon (East-to-West Classic Full Crossing)
America's oldest overland route. Still unforgiving.
Chad
ExtremePiste de l’Ennedi Sud — Fada to Guéréda via the Southern Ennedi Massif and Mourdi Depression
Crocodiles, sand seas, and no way out.
Mauritania
ExpertPiste de l’Adrar Mauritanien — Atar to Chinguetti via the Amogjar Pass and Oued Seguellil
Medieval libraries and Saharan sand — earn both.
Australia
ExtremeCanning Stock Route — Well 36 to Well 51 via the Gibson–Great Sandy Desert Divide
The world's loneliest cattle track, redline edition.
Limpopo
ModerateMusth Elephant Trail — Satara to Pafuri via the Lebombo Mountains and Limpopo Floodplain
The wild north of Africa's greatest park.
Baja California Sur
ModerateTranspeninsular Baja Sur — La Paz to Cabo Pulmo via the East Cape Desert Shore
Baja's best-kept coastal dirt secret.