Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — El Questro to Drysdale River Station via the Kimberley Gorge Country
Kimberley's longest, dustiest, most honest stretch.
Trail Type: High Clearance
USA
ModerateSan Rafael Swell Wedge Overlook to Buckhorn Draw — San Emeterio Desert Spine via the Black Box Rim
Utah's forgotten canyon spine — zero crowds.
Africa
DifficultMoremi Game Reserve Bush Track — Xakanaxa to Third Bridge via the Okavango Delta Flood Plain
Sand, floods, and elephant right-of-way.
Peru
ExpertHuayhuash Circuit Road — Chiquián to Llamac via the Cordillera Huayhuash High Passes
Glaciers, 15,700-ft passes, no guardrails.
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Bachsten Camp to Manning Gorge via the Kimberley Ranges
Red dirt, gorges, and road trains — the real Kimberley.
South Africa
ModerateOuteniqua Pass to Swartberg Pass — Garden Route High Country Circuit via Prince Albert
Bain's best pass. Still no guardrails.
Australia
ExpertGibber Plains Track — Birdsville to Innamincka via the Sturt Stony Desert
Burke and Wills didn't make it. You might.
Australia
DifficultChillagoe to Musgrave Station — Cape York Western Corridor via the Mareeba Highlands and Gulf Savannah
Cape York the hard way, minus the crowds.
Papua New Guinea
ModerateKokoda Track Vehicle Approach — Owen Stanley Range to Sogeri Plateau via Owers’ Corner
Where the Kokoda Track begins.
Europe
ModerateConnel Ferry to Glencoe via the Black Mount — Scottish Highlands High Moorland Track
Drove roads, peat bog, and the throat of Glencoe.