Morocco
ExpertPiste de l’Erg Chebbi Sud — Merzouga to M’Hamid via the Saharan Dune Corridor and Draa Valley
Real Sahara. No tourist camps past this point.
Trail Type: Backcountry
Arizona
ModerateArizona BDR Southern Segment — Nogales to Safford via the Sky Islands and Pinaleno Mountains
Desert floor to alpine spruce — the Sky Islands in one run.
Tajikistan
DifficultZulümart Pass to Murghab — Pamir Highway High Plateau via Karakul Lake (M41)
The Roof of the World — Karakul to Murghab above 4,000 m.
New Mexico
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Pie Town to Reserve via the Continental Divide Grassland Corridor
Continental Divide silence and zero cell bars.
Morocco
ExpertToubkal Circuit High Atlas Piste — Imlil to Aroumd via Tizi n’Ouanoums and Tizi n’Tadat
North Africa's highest peak from a driver's seat.
USA
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Clifton Forge to Wytheville via the Virginia Allegheny High Divide
Ridge-top Virginia dirt the maps forgot.
USA
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Ranger to Clifton Forge via the Virginia Allegheny Highlands
Allegheny solitude on the TAT's quietest stretch.
Arkansas
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Heber Springs to Bee Branch via the Ozark National Forest River Highlands
Ozark clay and creek crossings, no services, no problem.
Argentina
ExpertPaso San Francisco — Fiambalá to Paso San Francisco via the Puna de Atacama Volcanic Corridor
Volcanoes, altitude, and no way back easily.
North Carolina
DifficultTrans-America Trail — Hector to Murphy via the Unicoi Mountain Divide
The TAT's Appalachian teeth — bring a winch.