Algeria
ExtremePiste de l’Erg Chech — Tindouf to Bordj Badji Mokhtar via the Grand Western Erg and Ancient Trans-Saharan Caravan Route
Seven hundred kilometres of Saharan sand and silence.
Trail Type: Backcountry
Alaska
ExpertTatshenshini-Alsek Wilderness Road — Haines to Dry Bay via Dalton Post and the Alsek River Corridor (Full Classic Traverse)
Glacier rivers, grizzlies, and no way out.
North Carolina
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Waterville to Asheville via Pisgah National Forest and Black Mountains
Appalachian hardwood doubletrack at its finest.
Chad
ExtremePiste de l’Ennedi Est — Fada to Wour via the Eastern Ennedi Massif and Bisset Canyon
Africa's most remote sandstone cathedral.
Chad
ExtremePiste du Tibesti Nord — Zouar to Bardaï via the Tibesti Volcanic Massif Northern Approach
Africa's highest volcano. Zero company.
Magadan Oblast
ExtremeKolyma Highway — Yakutsk to Magadan via the Road of Bones (R504 Full Traverse)
The Road of Bones. Earned, never given.
Colorado
DifficultTrans-America Trail — Silverton to Durango via the La Plata Mountains and Missionary Ridge Burn Scar
Ghost towns, burn scars, and San Juan shelf roads.
New Zealand
DifficultRooftop of New Zealand — Lewis Pass to Springs Junction via the Lake Sumner Forest Park High Road
South Island rivers that vote with depth.
Algeria
ExpertPiste de l’Hoggar Sud — Tamanrasset to In Guezzam via the Saharan Spine and Algerian-Niger Border
Sahara's spine — where the desert gets serious.
Namibia
ExpertNaukluft Mountains 4×4 Trail — Tsauchab River to Büllsport via Zebra River Canyon and Naukluft Plateau High Spine
Limestone canyons and shale descents in the Namibian heartland.