Libya
ExtremePiste de l’Erg Murzuq — Sebha to Ubari via the Fezzan Oasis Lakes and Sand Sea Gateway
Turquoise crater lakes buried in the Sahara.
Surface: Sand
Algeria
ExpertPiste de l’Erg Chech Est — Reggane to Bordj Badji Mokhtar via the Eastern Erg Chech Corridor
Seven hundred kilometres of Saharan silence.
Australia
EasyPinnacles Desert Track — Cervantes to Pinnacles Loop via Nambung National Park
Alien limestone spires. No passport required.
Argentina
ExpertCamino de los Seismiles — Paso Pircas Negras to Fiambalá via Ojos del Salado Approach
World's highest volcano on your doorstep. Respect it.
California
ModerateMojave Road — Afton Canyon to Piute Spring via Soda Lake and Government Holes (Classic West-to-East Crossing)
138 miles of desert history. No shortcuts.
Argentina
ExpertRuta de los Seismiles — Paso de San Francisco to Ojos del Salado Base Camp via the Atacama Volcano Corridor
Flanks of the world's highest volcano. No guardrails.
Oregon
ModerateOregon BDR Southern Segment — Lakeview to Ashland via the Cascade-Siskiyou Volcanic Highlands
Volcanic dust, open range, zero bars.
Namibia
DifficultSkeleton Coast Ugab River Mouth to Springbokwasser — Damaraland Coastal Desert Drive
Permit-only desert coast where ships come to die.
Tanzania
ExtremeMoyowosi–Kigosi Game Reserve Track — Tabora to Uvinza via the Western Tanzania Miombo Wilderness
Western Tanzania's loneliest road through lion country.
Morocco
ModeratePiste de l’Erg Chebbi Nord — Erfoud to Merzouga via the Northern Saharan Dune Approach and Ziz Valley
The real dune approach. No tarmac, no tourists.