Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Derby to Kununurra via the Kimberley Gorge Country (Dry Season Classic)
The Kimberley's red dirt backbone.
Trail Type: Backcountry
South Dakota
ModerateRowdy Ridge to Thunder Basin — Black Hills Backcountry High Divide
Shale ridges, ponderosa, and fifty miles of nothing.
Colorado
DifficultSlumgullion Pass to Lake City — Hinsdale County Alpine Loop Connector via Spring Creek
San Juan high country above 11,000 feet.
Northern Cape
ExpertRichtersveld Ganakouriep Desert Canyon Trail
Africa's most remote canyon drive.
California
DifficultMojave Road — Barstow to Needles via Government Holes, Piute Spring, and Fort Piute
140 miles of frontier desert — earned, not given.
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Adcock Gorge to Galvans Gorge via Imintji Community and Barnett River
Kimberley gorge country — raw and unforgiving.
Gorno-Badakhshan
ExtremeWakhan Corridor Road — Langar to Khargush Pass via the Pamir River Valley
Four countries visible. Zero cell bars. Full commitment.
Northern Cape
ExpertRichtersveld Helskloof Pass — Eksteenfontein to Alexander Bay via the Orange River Volcanic Rim
Volcanic rubble, 45°C heat, zero mercy.
Alaska
ExpertTatshenshini-Alsek River Road — Haines to Dry Bay via the Alsek Wilderness Corridor
Glacier country where grizzlies rule the road.
Idaho
DifficultLolo Motorway — Nez Perce Trail from Powell to Weippe via Lolo Pass and FR 500
Lewis and Clark's worst nightmare. Now yours.