Kunene Region
DifficultHuab River Conservancy Track — Khorixas to Sesfontein via the Damaraland Desert Spine
Elephant country, dry riverbeds, real Namibia.
Trail Type: High Clearance
Montana
ModerateMojave Road — Needles to Barstow via Fort Piute, Government Holes, and Afton Canyon (West-to-East Historic Full Crossing)
Montana high country that the crowds haven't found yet.
China
DifficultSichuan–Tibet Highway — Derong to Deqin via Benzilan and the Lancang River Canyon
Mekong canyon walls and Tibetan peaks on a crumbling shelf.
Australia
DifficultSiberia Track — Wentworth to Broken Hill via the Darling River Red Desert Corridor
Outback Australia at its most honest and merciless.
New Mexico
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Grants to Quemado via the Continental Divide Dirt Corridor
Pavement-free across the Continental Divide.
Erongo Region
DifficultSkeleton Coast Wilderness — Terrace Bay to Torra Bay via the Central Namib Shore
The coast where ships came to die.
Georgia
ModerateKavkazion Military Highway — Tbilisi to Kazbegi via the Georgian Military Road and Jvari Pass
Silk Road, Soviet tarmac, Caucasus sky.
Bolivia
ExtremeCamino de la Muerte — La Cumbre to Coroico via the North Yungas Death Road
64km of cliff track with 600-metre drops and no guardrails.
Oregon
ModerateOregon BDR Northern Segment — Lakeview to Burns via the Warner Valley and Steens Mountain High Desert
Hart Mountain, Steens, and the Alvord at your feet.
New Zealand
DifficultRooftop of New Zealand — Lewis Pass to Hanmer Springs via the St. James Walkway High Country
Tussock, river fords, and the ghost of St. James.