California
DifficultBrokeoff Divide to Feather River Canyon — Plumas National Forest High Divide Road
Sierra shelf road most Californians never find.
Trail Type: Backcountry
Arizona
ModerateBlack Mesa to Teec Nos Pos — Four Corners Plateau Road via Lukachukai Mountains
Navajo high country most overlanders miss entirely.
South Dakota
ModerateTatanka Trailhead to Reva Gap — Cave Hills Badlands Rim Road via Slim Buttes
Lakota battlefield country, cattle, and nobody else.
California
DifficultCoyote Hills to Jackass Spring — Owens Peak Wilderness Desert Traverse via Nine Mile Canyon
Sierra desert canyon few bother to find.
California
ModerateHazard Canyon to Montana de Oro Backcountry — Morro Bay to Islay Creek via Coastal Bench Road
Sea cliffs and creek crossings on California's wild coast.
California
DifficultWaucoba Road to Eureka Dunes — Owens Valley to Death Valley’s Tallest Sand Dunes via Saline Valley Approach
700 feet of singing sand at the end of a brutal desert road.
Alabama
ModeratePinhoti Trail Backcountry Road — Talladega National Forest to Cheaha Mountain Summit via Adams Gap
Red clay ridges and Alabama's highest summit.
California
ModerateReyes Peak Road — Pine Mountain Club to Haddock Peak via Piedra Blanca Divide
SoCal's forgotten ridge road above the Cuyama.
Texas
ModerateByway to Nowhere — Breaks of the Plains via Caprock Canyons State Park Back Road
Red rock canyons on the forgotten Texas escarpment.
USA
ModerateSan Rafael Swell Wedge Overlook and Mexican Mountain Road — Castle Valley to Sinbad Country Circuit
Utah's forgotten canyon country, wide open.