Japan
ModerateKunisaki Peninsula Forest Roads (Oita)
Ancient temples, forgotten tracks, zero other overlanders.
Trail Type: Backcountry
Aomori
DifficultShimokita Peninsula Backroads (Aomori)
Volcanic otherworld at the top of Honshu.
Japan
ModerateNishi-Izu Skyline Forest Road
Izu ridge dirt with Fuji views if you earn them.
Hokkaido
DifficultHokkaido Forest Road Network – Shiretoko Peninsula
Bear country, sea cliffs, end of the road.
USA
ModerateCentennial Road to Comb Ridge via Bears Ears Backcountry and Cedar Mesa Rim
Ancestral ruins, sandstone, zero crowds.
Australia
DifficultFlinders Ranges High Ridgeline Track — Blinman to Arkaroola via Gammon Ranges Wilderness
Ancient quartzite ranges, zero phone signal, max isolation.
Oceania
ExtremeKokoda Gap to Efogi — Owen Stanley Ranges Track Support Road via Brown River Headwaters
WWII jungle ridgelines. PNG at its most raw.
Africa
ExpertPiste de l’Acacus — Ghat to Wadi Teshuinat via the Acacus Rock Art Mountains
Saharan rock art and sand in Libya's lost range.
Northern Cape
ExpertRichtersveld Vensterval Pass to Eksteenfontein — Orange River Volcanic Plateau Desert Track
Volcanic desert at its most uncompromising.
South Dakota
ModerateHarney Peak Road to Black Elk Peak — Black Hills High Country Approach via Sylvan Lake
Highest point east of the Rockies. Watch your roof rack at the tunnels.