Colorado
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Telluride to Moab via Paradox Valley and La Sal Mountain Backdoor (Colorado–Utah Desert Connector)
San Juans to canyon country. No pavement needed.
Trail Type: Backcountry
Libya
ExtremePiste de Tadrart Acacus — Ghat to Fezzan Border via the Libyan Saharan Rock Art Corridor
12,000-year-old rock art and zero margin for error.
Canada
ExtremeContwoyto Winter Road — Tibbit Lake to Ekati Diamond Mine via the Barren Lands Ice Road (Winter Only Full Run)
Frozen lakes, diamond mines, and nothing else for miles.
Australia
DifficultHard Rock Mining Road — Narooma to Delegate via the Wadbilliga Wilderness and Tuross River Gorge (Southern Tablelands High Run)
NSW's forgotten escarpment — earn it or don't come.
California
ModerateMojave Road — Soda Dry Lake to Afton Canyon via Government Holes and Rainstorm Mine (Classic Interior Segment)
Desert history driven, not read about.
Agadez Region
ExtremePiste de l’Aïr Sud — Agadez to Timia Oasis via the Southern Aïr Massif and Aouderas Canyon
Sahara's hidden oasis buried in volcanic rock.
Argentina
ExtremeSendero de los Seismiles — Paso San Francisco to Ojos del Salado Base Camp via the Puna de Atacama Volcano Corridor
World's highest active volcano on your bonnet.
Arequipa Region
DifficultCotahuasi Canyon Road — Arequipa to Cotahuasi via the World’s Deepest Canyon Rim (Classic Desert Descent)
Into the world's deepest canyon by dirt road.
Alaska
ModerateDenali Highway — Paxson to Cantwell via the Alaska Range Tundra Spine
135 miles of tundra, Denali on the horizon.
Northern Cape
ExpertRichtersveld Eksteenfontein to Sanddrift — Orange River Desert Canyon Rim via Helskloof Pass and Groot Derm
'Hell's Gorge' into Africa's river canyon.