Montana
ModerateMojave Road — Needles to Barstow via Fort Piute, Government Holes, and Afton Canyon (West-to-East Historic Full Crossing)
Montana high country that the crowds haven't found yet.
Trail Type: Backcountry
Australia
DifficultSiberia Track — Wentworth to Broken Hill via the Darling River Red Desert Corridor
Outback Australia at its most honest and merciless.
New Mexico
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Grants to Quemado via the Continental Divide Dirt Corridor
Pavement-free across the Continental Divide.
Arizona
ModerateCoronado Trail Scenic Byway — Springerville to Clifton via the White Mountains and Blue Range Primitive Area (US-191 Full Run)
89 miles of switchbacks. Zero shortcuts.
Colorado
DifficultAlpine Loop — Lake City to Ouray and Silverton via Engineer, Cinnamon, and Animas Forks
Three 13,000-ft passes. One legendary loop.
Canada
ExpertContwoyto Winter Road — Yellowknife to Ekati Diamond Mine via the Arctic Barren Lands Ice Road
Eight weeks. Frozen lakes. No road otherwise.
Oregon
ModerateOregon BDR Northern Segment — Lakeview to Burns via the Warner Valley and Steens Mountain High Desert
Hart Mountain, Steens, and the Alvord at your feet.
KwaZulu-Natal
ExpertLesotho Sani Pass to Mokhotlong — Roof of Africa Eastern High Road via Sehonghong River Valley
Past the pub, into the real Lesotho.
New Zealand
DifficultRooftop of New Zealand — Lewis Pass to Hanmer Springs via the St. James Walkway High Country
Tussock, river fords, and the ghost of St. James.
New Mexico
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Pie Town to Quemado via the Continental Divide Grassland Corridor
High desert two-track across the New Mexico Divide.