Australia
DifficultChillagoe to Musgrave Station — Cape York Western Corridor via the Mareeba Highlands and Gulf Savannah
Cape York the hard way, minus the crowds.
Trail Type: Backcountry
Europe
ModerateConnel Ferry to Glencoe via the Black Mount — Scottish Highlands High Moorland Track
Drove roads, peat bog, and the throat of Glencoe.
Tennessee
ModerateTransamerica Trail — Tennessee Divide to Damascus via Iron Mountain and Whitetop Laurel
Appalachian ridgelines, red clay, and the finish line.
Khövsgöl Province
ExtremeTsaatan Reindeer Herder Track — Mörön to Tsagaannuur via Ulaan-Uul and the Darkhad Depression
Taiga, reindeer, and zero roads worth trusting.
New Zealand
DifficultTrans-Tasman Piste — Lindis Pass to Molesworth Station via the Rainbow Road
NZ's biggest station, no bridges, no service.
Kyrgyzstan
DifficultTian Shan Mountain Road — Bishkek to Song-Kul Lake via Kochkor and Moldo-Ashuu Pass
Nomad country at 3,000 metres. Earn every view.
Australia
ModerateBungle Bungle Range 4WD Track — Purnululu National Park Entry Road via Spring Creek Track
Beehive domes at the end of a brutal dirt road.
Northern Cape
ExpertRichtersveld Helskloof Pass to Sendelingsdrift — Orange River Desert Canyon Traverse
Hell's Gorge. No shade. No mercy. No cell signal.
Alaska
DifficultDalton Highway — Fairbanks to Deadhorse via the Brooks Range and Arctic Tundra
414 miles to the top of North America.
Italy
ModerateSibillini Mountains High Ridge Track — Castelluccio to Forca di Presta via the Piano Grande
The Apennines' forgotten high plateau run.