Bolívar State
DifficultRoraima Tepui Approach Road — Santa Elena de Uairén to Paraitepui via the Gran Sabana
Two billion years of rock. Zero maintained road.
Trail Type: Backcountry
Chiapas
ModerateConzatti Road — San Cristóbal de las Casas to Comitán via the Chiapas Highland Plateau
Colonial highlands, cloud forest, and zero guardrails.
California
ModerateMojave Road East — Piute Spring to Fort Piute via Lanfair Valley and Fenner Wash
Army ruins, volcanic rock, and no cell signal.
Mauritania
ExtremePiste du Tichit — Tidjikja to Tichit via the Aoukar Depression
Medieval caravan route. Zero margin for error.
British Columbia
DifficultStikine River Road — Dease Lake to Telegraph Creek via the Stikine Grand Canyon Rim
Shelf road, canyon walls, no guardrails.
Kunene Region
ExpertHuab River Conservancy Track — Palmwag to Sesfontein via the Damaraland Desert Spine
Desert elephants, soft sand, zero backup.
California
ModerateMojave Road — Afton Canyon to Providence Mountains via Soda Lake Playa and Government Holes
140 miles of Old West desert. No guardrails.
California
ModerateMineral King Road — Three Rivers to Mineral King via Sequoia Backcountry
Marmots, switchbacks, and no guardrails.
Australia
DifficultGunbarrel Highway — Meekatharra to Laverton via the Central Western Desert
Beadell's dead-straight desert crossing.
Kunene Region
ExtremeSkeleton Coast Wilderness Track — Möwe Bay to Van Zyl’s Pass via the Hartmann Valley
Africa's most punishing desert descent.