California
ModerateMojave Road — Afton Canyon to Piute Spring via Soda Lake and Government Holes (East Segment)
Army camel corps, ghost forts, and playa that bites.
Surface: Sand
Bolivia
ExpertLagunas Route — Tupiza to Uyuni via the Bolivian Southwest Altiplano Circuit
Flamingos, volcanoes, and salt the size of Connecticut.
California
ModerateMojave Road — Government Holes to Piute Spring via Lanfair Valley and Fort Piute
An 1867 Army fort and a living spring, earned in sand.
Mali
DifficultPiste du Bandiagara — Mopti to Sangha via the Dogon Escarpment Cliff Villages
Cliff villages and deep sand at the edge of the Sahel.
Australia
ExtremeCanning Stock Route — Wiluna to Halls Creek via the Great Sandy Desert Full Traverse
1,850 km of desert. No margin. No shortcuts.
California
ModerateMojave Road — Needles to Barstow via Piute Spring, Government Holes, and Afton Canyon
Army camels, lava fields, 140 miles of honest desert.
Agadez Region
ExtremePiste de l’Aïr — Agadez to Timia Oasis via the Aïr Massif Volcanic Core
Volcanic Sahara. Tuareg country. Expedition only.
Agadez Region
ExtremePiste du Tenere North — Agadez to Bilma via the Erg du Ténéré and Fachi Oasis
Navigate by camel bones. No pressure.
Algeria
DifficultPiste de l’Hoggar — In Salah to Tamanrasset via the Saharan Heart
700 km of Sahara between you and the Hoggar.
Algeria
ExtremePiste de Tassili N’Ajjer Sud — Djanet to Tamanrasset via the Tadrart Rouge Volcanic Plateau
Red rock, zero roads, maximum Sahara.