Arkansas
ModerateLonesome Pine Road — Ouachita National Forest to Caney Creek Wilderness via Rich Mountain Fire Tower
Ouachita ridge road with a fire tower payoff.
Trail Type: Backcountry
California
DifficultCoso Range Road — China Lake to Coso Hot Springs via Wild Horse Mesa
Volcanic range, 100,000 petroglyphs, zero shade.
Alaska
EasyLonesome Highway — Seward Highway to Hope via Turnagain Arm Backdoor
Gold rush ghosts and sockeye on Turnagain Arm.
California
ModerateMojave Road East — Soda Dry Lake to Kelso Depot via Lava Tube and Government Holes
Ancient desert road through lava and silence.
USA
DifficultWhite Rim Road — Canyonlands Island in the Sky Bench Circuit
A 100-mile bench road carved between canyon walls.
USA
ModerateBurr Trail Road — Boulder to Bullfrog via the Waterpocket Fold Switchbacks
Utah's Waterpocket switchbacks earn their legend.
Texas
ModerateSanta Elena Canyon Rim Road — Castolon to Santa Elena via Rio Grande Desert Bench
1,500-foot canyon walls at the Rio Grande.
USA
ModerateZion Narrows Road to Chamberlain’s Ranch — North Fork Virgin River Upper Canyon Drive
The back door to the top of the Narrows.
Arizona
ModerateMount Graham Road — Pinaleno Mountains Sky Island Summit via Coronado National Forest
Five life zones, one road, ten thousand feet.
Montana
DifficultDempsey Creek to Highline Ridge — Flathead National Forest Swan Range Traverse
Grizzly ridge above the Flathead Valley.