Arizona
DifficultGila Box Riparian Road — Safford to Clifton via the Upper Gila Canyon
Six Gila River crossings in Arizona's best hidden canyon.
Trail Type: Backcountry
Montana
ModerateElkhorn Road — Deerlodge National Forest Ridgeline Traverse
Montana ghost towns and forgotten ridge miles.
California
DifficultCoyote Flat to Birch Creek — White Mountain High Desert Bench
10,000 feet of lonely volcanic desert.
Oklahoma
DifficultLonesome Pine Road — Ouachita National Forest to Potato Hills via Big Cedar Divide
Oklahoma ridge roads nobody talks about.
USA
ModerateCispus Road to Council Lake — Gifford Pinchot Volcanic Backcountry
Volcanic lakes and old-growth under Adams.
Colorado
DifficultWeminuche Wilderness Trailhead Road — Vallecito Creek to Emerald Lake via Pine River Canyon
Canyon crossings into Colorado's biggest wild.
Arkansas
ModerateLonesome Lake Road — Ouachita Mountains to Rich Mountain via Big Fork
Ridge road solitude deep in the Ouachitas.
Alaska
ModerateChilkoot Trail Road — Dyea Trailhead to Taiya Inlet via Skagway Backroads
Gold Rush ghost town at the end of the road.
Arizona
ModerateNellis Wash to Toroweap Overlook — Grand Canyon North Rim Volcanic Rim Road
The Grand Canyon rim no fence will save you from.
USA
ModerateKerr Canyon Road — Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area Rim to Barry’s Landing
A thousand-foot canyon rim with nobody on it.