Idaho
ModerateLonesome Highway — Centennial Mountains Divide Road to Henry’s Lake via Targhee Creek Bench
Ride the spine where Idaho meets Montana.
Trail Type: Backcountry
Texas
ModerateLonesome Highway — Seminole Canyon to Langtry via the Devil’s River Back Road
Texas limestone plateau, no people, no mercy.
New Mexico
ModerateSawmill Road to Cloudcroft Backcountry — Lincoln National Forest Sacramento Mountains Divide via Timberon
New Mexico's sky-island divide, the hard way.
Montana
ModerateLonesome Highway — Centennial Road to Sula via the Bitterroot Divide Back Road
Montana's loneliest Bitterroot Divide crossing.
Idaho
DifficultLonesome Highway — Sawtooth Ridge Road to Deadwood Summit via Banner Creek Divide
Idaho's forgotten divide above the Payette.
Colorado
ModerateBunker Hill Road to Slumgullion Earthflow — Gunnison Gorge Rim to Blue Mesa via Curecanti Backcountry
Deep San Juan canyon to a forgotten wilderness rim.
New Mexico
DifficultSawmill Road to Gila Lower Box Canyon — Mogollon Rim Desert Gorge via Apache Creek
Basalt walls, river crossings, zero crowds.
USA
ModerateZion Canyon Overlook Road to Smithsonian Butte — Virgin River Rim and Red Cliffs Desert Circuit
Zion views. No park fee. No crowds.
USA
DifficultLonesome Highway — Comb Ridge to Cedar Mesa via Moki Dugway Backdoor and Valley of the Gods Loop
No guardrails. No tour buses. No apologies.
USA
ModerateChimney Rock Road to Vedauwoo — Wyoming High Plains Granite Spine via Pole Mountain
Granite domes and big Wyoming sky.