Ishikawa
ModerateTatami Pass Road — Noto Peninsula Interior via Oku-Noto Highland Spine
Japan's forgotten peninsula, from the inside out.
Trail Type: High Clearance
India
ExpertLeh to Umling La — World’s Highest Motorable Road via Hanle and Demchok Approach
19,024 feet. The top of the motorable world.
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Derby to Kununurra via the Kimberley Gorge Country (Dry Season Classic, Full Traverse)
660km of Kimberley red dirt. No shortcuts.
Antofagasta Region
DifficultRooftop of the Andes — Paso Socompa Desert Crossing via Puna de Atacama Volcanic Corridor
Volcano corridor at the edge of the world.
Kyrgyzstan
ExpertTian Shan Celestial Mountains — Son-Kul Lake High Plateau Crossing via Kalmak Ashuu Pass
Nomad country at the roof of Kyrgyzstan.
USA
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Hector to Wytheville via the New River Valley Backbone
Old mountains, older river, zero pavement.
Australia
ModerateGibb River Road — Imintji to Galvans Gorge via the Kimberley Ranges Heart
Boabs, gorges, and baked corrugations.
Namibia
ModerateNamib Desert Moon Landscape to Swakopmund — Welwitschia Drive and Vogelfederberg Desert Circuit
1,500-year-old plants and a desert that looks like the moon.
Lesotho
DifficultLesotho Highlands Road — Mokhotlong to Thaba-Tseka via the Roof of Africa High Plateau
Africa's mountain kingdom. No guardrails. No crowds.
California
ModerateMojave Road — Afton Canyon to Piute Valley via Government Holes and Lanfair Road Junction
America's oldest desert highway — still wild, still real.