Namibia
ExpertNaukluft–Zebra River Canyon Track — Büllsport to Naukluft Camp via Zebra River Gorge
Limestone canyons and sand crossings in the Naukluft heart.
Trail Type: Backcountry
Arizona
ExpertEl Camino del Diablo — Wellton to Lukeville via the Sonoran Desert Volcanic Corridor
The Road of the Devil. It earned that name.
Alaska
ExpertTatshenshini-Alsek Wilderness Corridor — Haines Highway to Dry Bay via Dalton Post and Alsek River
Three borders, one icefield, zero cell service.
USA
ModerateWyoming BDR Central Segment — Rawlins to Dubois via the Great Divide Basin and Wind River Range
Two basins, no cell signal, pure Wyoming.
Kenya
ModerateKenyan Rift Valley Floor — Naivasha to Magadi via Longonot and the Soda Lake Corridor
Rift floor to soda lake — raw East Africa.
Chihuahua
DifficultLienzo Charro to Urique Canyon — Copper Canyon Barrancas Rim Track via Divisadero
Six canyons deeper than the Grand Canyon.
Lesotho
ExpertLesotho Highlands Road — Semonkong to Sehlabathebe via the Roof of Africa Southern Plateau
Roof of Africa. No bridges. No crowds.
Kyrgyzstan
DifficultTian Shan Celestial Mountains — Bishkek to Torugart Pass via Kochkor and Son-Kul Lake High Plateau
The roof of Central Asia on dirt.
Mongolia
ExpertGobi Desert Bayanzag to Khongoryn Els — Southern Mongolian Desert Circuit via Moltsog Els
Dinosaur cliffs to singing dunes. No roads, no rules.
Afghanistan
ExtremeWakhan Corridor Road — Ishkashim to Sarhad-e-Broghil via the Panj River and Little Pamir Plateau
Marco Polo's road. Still as hard as it ever was.