Nevada
ModerateEmigrant Trail — Lovelock to Winnemucca via the Humboldt Sink Desert Crossing
Wagon ruts and alkali flats. Nevada at its rawest.
Trail Type: Backcountry
California
ModerateJawbone Canyon to Dove Springs — El Paso Mountains Desert Spine
Mojave grit. El Paso ridgelines. Zero crowds.
USA
ModeratePaiute Trail — Tushar Mountains to Fish Lake Plateau via Fremont Indian Country
Fremont country. Tushar peaks. Fish Lake basin.
Texas
DifficultBlack Gap Road — Big Bend Backcountry East to Rio Grande Village via Heath Canyon
Texas wilderness road to the edge of the Rio Grande.
USA
DifficultComb Wash to Arch Canyon — Cedar Mesa Tributary Canyon Rim Run
Ruins, sandstone, and solitude in Bears Ears.
California
ModerateCoyote Mountains Wilderness Road — Painted Gorge to Ocotillo via Imperial Desert Crossing
Forgotten desert canyon off I-8.
Arizona
ExpertEl Camino del Diablo — Ajo to Yuma via Cabeza Prieta Desert Crossing
The Devil's Highway still collects its toll.
Tennessee
ModerateForest Road 154 — Lonesome Pine to Lost Creek via Ouachita Highlands Rim (Tennessee)
Ridge-top dirt above the Nolichucky gorge.
Oregon
ModerateRemains of Hurricane Creek Road — Wallowa Mountains Wilderness Edge via Imnaha River Canyon
Oregon's Alps by dirt road.
Arizona
DifficultCreosote Canyon to Painted Rock — Kofa National Wildlife Refuge Desert Interior Loop
Volcanic fangs and Arizona's only native palms.