Australia
ExpertCanning Stock Route — Well 1 to Well 9 via the Gibson Desert Southern Gateway
The benchmark. 1,850km of desert isolation.
Trail Type: Backcountry
Namibia
ExpertNaukluft Mountains 4×4 Trail — Büllsport to Tsauchab River Gorge via the Naukluft Plateau High Spine
Dolomite cliff descents with zero room for error.
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Beverley Springs to Mitchell Plateau via King Edward River and Kalumburu Road Junction
Mitchell Falls or bust — no rescue coming.
Nevada
ModerateLonesome Highway — Black Rock Desert Playa to Soldier Meadows via High Rock Canyon Rim
Playa to canyon. Flat to vertical. Nevada at its loneliest.
California
ModerateMojave Road Central — Afton Canyon to Piute Spring via Mid Hills and Hole-in-the-Wall
Mojave's volcanic heart — canyon to cliff face.
Ethiopia
ExpertNairobi to Moyale — Northern Kenya Desert Highway via Marsabit and the Chalbi Desert
Kenya's hardest highway — not even close.
Sri Lanka
DifficultRooftop of Sri Lanka — Horton Plains to World’s End via the Central Highlands Plateau
4,000-foot drop at the edge of the world.
USA
ModerateGunsight Pass Road — Wind River Range Wilderness Backdoor via Big Sandy Desert and Lander Cutoff
Oregon Trail grit meets Wind River granite.
Canada
ExpertWakuach Lake to Attikamagen — Trans-Labrador Wilderness Track via Schefferville Iron Range
Muskeg, iron ore, and no one coming to help.
Argentina
ExpertPaso Vergara to Cochrane — Aysén Highland Plateau Road via Lago Verde and the Palena Valley
Patagonia's forgotten crossing — ford it or turn back.