Colorado
ModerateLonesome Highway — Wet Mountains Crest to San Isabel via Ophir Creek and Greenwood Road
Colorado's quiet ridge run with Sangre views.
Trail Type: Backcountry
California
ExpertLonesome Highway — Surprise Canyon to Panamint City Ghost Town via Lemoigne Canyon Spur
Death Valley's most punishing ghost town run.
Colorado
ModerateWagonwheel Gap to Bristol Head — South Fork Rio Grande High Basin via Creede Backcountry
Bristol Head and silver ruins above the Rio Grande.
USA
ModerateLonesome Highway — Laramie Mountains Divide to Glendo via Friend Park Road and Esterbrook
Wyoming granite and pines with zero traffic.
USA
DifficultPoverty Canyon to Poison Spider Mesa — Moab’s West Side Slickrock Circuit via Gold Bar Rim
Slickrock, canyon drop-offs, and zero excuses.
Colorado
ModerateSunwapta Falls Road to Poboktan Pass — Jasper Backcountry South via Brazeau River Divide
Lava caps and elk country above the Yampa.
California
ModerateBunny Flat to Deadfall Lakes — Trinity Alps High Road via Scott Mountain Summit
Granite, cold lakes, zero crowds — Trinity Alps.
USA
ModerateDalton Well Road to Tower Ruin — Moab’s Canyon Country Desert Mesa via Sevenmile Canyon
Hidden ruins and rim views north of Moab.
South Dakota
ModerateCactus Flat to Big Horn Mountains Summit — Badlands Interior Road via Sage Creek Wilderness
Bison, bentonite, and no signal whatsoever.
USA
ExpertCoyote Gulch to Rainbow Bridge — Glen Canyon Desert Bench via Navajo Mountain Road
The back door to the world's biggest arch.