Himachal Pradesh
ExpertRohtang Pass to Spiti Valley — Gramphoo to Kaza via Kunzum La and the Chandra River (Full High-Altitude Traverse)
Himalayas stripped raw — Kunzum La or bust.
Trail Type: High Clearance
Himachal Pradesh
ExpertHigh Passes Circuit — Manali to Leh via Baralacha La, Lachulung La, and Tanglang La (Classic Summer Run)
Four passes. Four days. One hell of a drive.
Alaska
DifficultDalton Highway — Coldfoot to Deadhorse via Atigun Pass and the North Slope (Full Arctic Run)
240 miles of Arctic gravel. Bring two spares.
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.
KwaZulu-Natal
ExpertLesotho Sani Pass — Underberg to Sani Top via the Drakensberg Escarpment Wall (Classic South Africa to Lesotho Crossing)
Africa's sharpest climb. No guardrails.
Morocco
ModerateGibb River Road — Derby to Kununurra via the Kimberley Gorge Country (Dry Season Classic, Full Traverse, Mitchell Falls Spur and Bell Gorge Entry, Complete Run)
Kasbahs, passes, and canyon walls — Morocco's backbone.
Idaho
ModerateGold Basin to Hailey via the Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway and Copper Basin High Desert (Idaho Classic South-to-North Run)
Idaho's open-sky volcanic basin, earned not gifted.
Morocco
ModeratePiste de la Vallée du Draa — Zagora to M’Hamid el Ghizlane via the Draa River Palmeries and Erg Chegaga Gateway
Last oasis before the Sahara swallows you whole.
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.