Arizona
DifficultTonto Basin Backcountry — Roosevelt Lake to Young via the Sierra Ancha and Hell’s Gate Wilderness Rim
Sierra Ancha backcountry — Arizona's forgotten canyon route.
Trail Type: Backcountry
Italy
DifficultPasso del Mortirolo — Mazzo di Valtellina to Monno via the Italian Alpine Wall
The pass that broke Pantani. It'll humble your rig.
Arizona
DifficultTrans-America Trail — Clifton to Quemado via the Mogollon Rim and Apache Creek Divide
Mogollon Rim backcountry at its most honest.
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
ExpertRubicon Trail — El Dorado National Forest Full Traverse via Rubicon Springs
California granite that eats trucks for breakfast.
Nevada
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Eureka to Ely via the Nevada Basin and Range Desert
Nevada's emptiest miles. Bring extra everything.
USA
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Seneca to Parsons via the Monongahela National Forest High Divide
Appalachian backcountry the parkway crowds never find.
Oregon
DifficultOwyhee Uplands Backcountry — Rome to Jordan Valley via the Owyhee River Canyon Rim
The Oregon nobody talks about. All basalt and silence.