Australia
ExpertCape York Telegraph Track — Bramwell Junction to Bamaga via the Old Telegraph Line (Classic North Run)
Gunshot Creek to the tip. No shortcuts.
Surface: Sand
Australia
ExtremeCanning Stock Route — Well 1 to Well 9 via the Great Sandy Desert Southern Gateway
Where the CSR swallows the unprepared.
Bolivia
ExpertLagunas Route — Tupiza to Uyuni via the Bolivian Southwest Altiplano Volcano Circuit
Flamingos, fumaroles, and salt at the top of the world.
Namibia
ExpertNaukluft Mountains 4×4 Track — Büllsport to Tsauchab River via Zebra River Canyon and the Naukluft Plateau High Spine (Full Wilderness Traverse)
Canyon walls that close to truck width. No bluff.
Australia
ModerateStrzelecki Track — Innamincka to Lyndhurst via the Cooper Creek Desert Corridor (Classic Full Traverse)
Burke and Wills died here. You don't have to.
Mongolia
ExpertGobi Desert Bayanzag to Khongoryn Els — Southern Mongolian Desert Circuit via Moltsog Els and Sevrei Mountains
Trackless Gobi. Zero margin for error.
Australia
DifficultBirdsville Track — Marree to Birdsville via the Tirari Desert and Diamantina River Floodplains (Classic Outback Full Traverse)
The drovers' road. Still earns its reputation.
California
ModerateMojave Road — Rock Springs to Afton Canyon via Government Holes and Soda Dry Lake
Lava, salt flats, and a Civil War–era ruin.
Niger
ExtremePiste du Tenere — Agadez to Bilma via the Erg du Ténéré and Fachi Oasis
The emptiest desert crossing on the planet.
Australia
DifficultOutbackWay — Laverton to Winton via the Red Centre Dirt Highway (Full Traverse)
2,720km of red dirt across the dead centre.