California
ModerateMontaña de Oro Bluff Trail and Islay Creek Road — San Luis Obispo Coast Backcountry via Valencia Peak
Pacific cliffs, creek crossings, zero crowds.
Trail Type: Backcountry
Idaho
ModerateIdaho BDR Southern Segment — Murphy to Rogerson via the Snake River Canyon Rim and Owyhee Desert
Owyhee emptiness — 200 miles of nobody.
Canada
ExpertContwoyto Winter Road — Tibbit Lake to Ekati Diamond Mine via the Barren Lands Ice Road
600 km of ice road. The lake beneath you is the road.
Colorado
ExpertBlack Bear Pass Road — Telluride to Silverton via the San Juan High Alpine Shelf
One-way. One lane. Straight down into Telluride.
India
DifficultLeh to Tso Moriri — Korzok High Altitude Desert Crossing via Puga Valley Hot Springs
4,500m. No guardrails. One sacred lake.
USA
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Clifton Forge to Lewisburg via the Allegheny Highland Divide
Appalachian ridgelines, zero traffic, real dirt.
Idaho
DifficultIdaho BDR Northern Segment — Coeur d’Alene to Lowell via the St. Joe River and Selway Corridor
St. Joe River to Selway — Idaho at its most honest.
Agadez Region
ExpertPiste de l’Aïr Nord — Agadez to Iférouane via the Northern Aïr Massif Volcanic Corridor
Ancient caravan country. No tarmac, no backup plan.
USA
DifficultUtah BDR Central Segment — Salina to Hanksville via the San Rafael Swell and Factory Butte
Canyon country, a river ford, and alien badlands.
Algeria
DifficultPiste de l’Atakor Nord — Tamanrasset to Assekrem via the Northern Hoggar Plateau Approach
A dead volcano, a hermit's chapel, and the whole Sahara below.