California
ModerateMojave Road — Baker to Afton Canyon via Soda Mountains and Rasor Road
The Mojave's oldest crossing, river and all.
Surface: Sand
USA
ModerateComb Ridge to Grand Gulch — Cedar Mesa Plateau Rim to Anasazi Canyon Country via Kane Gulch
Anasazi canyon country at its most raw and real.
USA
DifficultCoyote Gulch to Red Well — Grand Staircase-Escalante South Desert Basin via Twentyfive Mile Wash
Kaiparowits sandstone with zero hand-holding.
USA
DifficultMuddy Creek Road — San Rafael Swell’s Hidden Gorge from Emery to Hanksville
Drive the creek or turn around. No other option.
California
ModerateAmargosa River Road — Death Valley’s Hidden Desert Sink via Shoshone to Saratoga Spring
Desert sink, pupfish, and forgotten silence.
California
ModerateMojave Road South — Afton Canyon to Ludlow via Broadwell Dry Lake and Lavic Lake Playa
Playa crossings and lava fields in the open Mojave.
Colorado
DifficultMedano Pass Primitive Road — Great Sand Dunes to Huerfano Valley via Sangre de Cristo Crossing
Sand, creek crossings, and a Sangre de Cristo summit.
California
ModerateMojave Road North — Afton Canyon to Kelso Depot via Mojave Desert Back Road
Old Government Road through the Mojave's volcanic core.
California
ModerateMojave Road West — Afton Canyon to Rock Springs via Mojave Desert Historic Trail
Old Army road across the Mojave's raw heart.
California
ModerateCoyote Dry Lake to Soggy Dry Lake — Lucerne Valley High Desert Playa Circuit via Deadman Lake
Mojave playas nobody's fighting over.