Almaty Region
ModerateTian Shan Celestial Lakes Road — Almaty to Kolsai Lakes via Charyn Canyon
Red canyon, glacial lakes, zero traffic.
Trail Type: High Clearance
USA
ModerateCottonwood Canyon Road — Cannonville to US-89 via Grand Staircase Desert Spine
46 miles of Utah slickrock spine — respect the clay.
Argyll and Bute
ModerateConnel Pass to Glen Etive — Scottish Highlands Deep Glen Circuit
Bond's glen. Scotland's wild, forgotten back road.
Kyrgyzstan
DifficultTian Shan High Road — Naryn to Torugart Pass via At-Bashy Range
Kyrgyzstan's forgotten roof-of-the-world run.
Africa
ModerateSossusvlei Desert Circuit — Sesriem to Deadvlei via Elim Dune and Big Daddy Dune
325-metre dunes and 900-year-old ghost trees.
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Derby to Imintji via Windjana Gorge and Lennard River Crossing
660 km of Kimberley red dirt — earn every gorge.
Australia
DifficultOutback Way — Laverton to Boulia via the Great Central Road and Plenty Highway
2,700 km of red dirt through the dead centre.
Lesser Poland
ModerateTatras Ridge Road — Zakopane to Morskie Oko via the High Tatra Foothills
Limestone karst and glacial lakes, earned not gifted.
California
ModerateMojave Road — Afton Canyon to Rock Springs via Soda Lake and Government Holes
138 miles of wagon-track desert. Bring water. Lots of it.
Australia
ModerateGibb River Road — Silent Grove to Bell Gorge via Inglis Gap and King Leopold Ranges
Three-tier falls at the end of corrugation hell.