USA
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Pinedale to Dubois via the Wind River Range High Desert and Union Pass
One ridge. Three oceans. No cell signal.
Trail Type: Backcountry
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Mornington Wilderness Camp to Mitchell Falls via Kalumburu Road Junction and King Edward River
Four tiers of falls, zero forgiveness.
Antofagasta Region
ExpertRooftop of the Andes — Paso Sico to Paso de Jama via the Puna de Atacama High Volcanic Circuit
Two passes, one brutal Andean loop.
Argentina
DifficultPaso Vergara to Futaleufú — Northern Patagonian Frontier via the Palena River Valley and Carretera Austral Backdoor
Mud, fords, and raw Patagonia before the crowds find it.
California
ModerateMojave Road — Piute Gorge to Fort Piute via Lanfair Valley and Keystone Spring (Eastern Approach Classic)
Civil War ruins and desert wash in the East Mojave.
Australia
ExpertArkaroola Ridge-Top Tour — Gammon Ranges Volcanic Spine via Bararranna Gorge and Sillers Lookout
Ancient lava spine above the South Australian outback.
Arizona
DifficultEl Camino del Diablo — Ajo to Lukeville via the Sonoran Desert Volcanic Corridor
The Devil's Highway — death, desert, and history.
Texas
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Uvalde to Rocksprings via the Nueces River Canyon and Texas Hill Country Divide
Hill Country caliche and canyon walls.
India
ExpertZanskar Valley Road — Kargil to Padum via the Suru Valley and Penzi La Pass
Ladakh with the guardrails removed.
Canada
DifficultDempster Highway — Dawson City to Inuvik via the Richardson Mountains and Peel Plateau (Classic Full North Traverse)
740 km of Arctic gravel. Bring two spares.