Mongolia
ExpertGobi Desert Bayanzag to Khongoryn Els — Southern Mongolian Desert Circuit via Moltsog Els and Sevrei Mountains
Trackless Gobi. Zero margin for error.
Trail Type: Backcountry
Ethiopia
DifficultSimien Mountains High Road — Debark to Ras Dashen Base Camp via the Ethiopian Roof Escarpment (Full Traverse)
Africa's roof, raw and unforgiving.
Colorado
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Telluride to Moab via Paradox Valley and Gateway (Colorado–Utah Canyon Connector)
San Juan high country to canyon desert on pure dirt.
Andalusia
ModerateTransibérica Off-Road — Miranda do Douro to Ronda via the Iberian Interior Wilderness (Full Peninsula Overland Traverse)
Iberia edge to edge, the way it used to be crossed.
California
ModerateMojave Road — Rock Springs to Afton Canyon via Government Holes and Soda Dry Lake
Lava, salt flats, and a Civil War–era ruin.
Niger
ExtremePiste du Tenere — Agadez to Bilma via the Erg du Ténéré and Fachi Oasis
The emptiest desert crossing on the planet.
USA
ModerateDempster Highway — Dawson City to Eagle Plains via the Tombstone Highlands and Blackstone Plateau (Southbound Return Segment)
Sierra Madre dirt, basin antelope, zero cell bars.
British Columbia
ModerateTlell River to Masset — Haida Gwaii North Island Interior Track via Tow Hill
Ancient islands, basalt shores, and zero traffic.
Algeria
ExtremeTanezrouft Track — Reggane to Bordj Mokhtar via the Empty Quarter of the Sahara
The Land of Fear. Seven hundred clicks of nothing.
Texas
ModerateBig Bend Backcountry — River Road East from Rio Grande Village to La Linda (Old Mexico Border Road)
51 miles of Rio Grande desert with zero bailouts.