Australia
DifficultStony Creek Track — Birdsville to Betoota via the Diamantina Channel Country
Ghost towns, gibber plains, zero margin.
Trail Type: High Clearance
Colorado
ExpertConcho Pass to Engineer Pass — Alpine Loop Connector via Animas Forks Ghost Town
13,000 feet, mine ruins, and no guardrails.
Karas Region
DifficultRichtersveld Windhoek to Ai-Ais — Orange River Gorge Desert Road via Warmbad
Orange River canyon country — raw, empty, unmissable.
Australia
ModerateGibb River Road — Adcock River Gorge to Galvans Gorge via Imintji Community
Red dirt, gorges, and the Kimberley in full swing.
Australia
ModeratePemberton to Northcliffe — Warren National Forest Karri Giant Circuit via Beedelup Falls Track
80-metre karri giants and creek crossings that demand respect.
Europe
ModerateSavuto Valley to Camigliatello — Sila Grande High Plateau Circuit via Lago Ampollino
Italy's forgotten plateau, pine forests, no crowds.
Botswana
ModerateTrans-Kalahari Crossing — Twee Rivieren to Mata-Mata via the Kgalagadi Dry Riverbeds
Lion tracks in Kalahari sand. No fences.
India
ExpertZoji La Pass Road — Srinagar to Kargil via the Gateway of Ladakh
The Himalayas' most unforgiving gate.
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Mornington Wilderness Camp to Mount Elizabeth Station via the Fitzroy Crossing Spur
Kimberley corrugations. Gorges worth every one.
China
ExpertSichuan–Tibet Highway South Route — Litang to Batang via the Tibetan Plateau High Corridor (G318)
High passes, yak country, and zero margin for error.