Africa
DifficultSkeleton Coast Wilderness Drive — Ugabmund Gate to Springbokwasser via the Namib Desert Shore
Shipwrecks, fog, and the edge of the world.
Trail Type: High Clearance
Hardap Region
ModerateNamib Desert Sossusvlei to Solitaire Track — Hardap Region Desert Crossing via Naukluft Foothills
Red dunes, gravel desert, and pie at Solitaire.
Tennessee
ModerateTransamerica Trail — Tennessee Divide to Damascus via Iron Mountain and Whitetop Laurel
Appalachian ridgelines, red clay, and the finish line.
New Zealand
DifficultTrans-Tasman Piste — Lindis Pass to Molesworth Station via the Rainbow Road
NZ's biggest station, no bridges, no service.
Australia
ModerateGibb River Road — Crossing the Kimberley via the Heart of the Ranges
The Kimberley's corrugated red spine.
Lesotho
ModerateRooftop of Africa Road — Maseru to Thaba-Tseka via Molimo Nthuse Pass and the Maluti Highlands
Help Me God Pass and 3,000m of Basotho highland.
Kyrgyzstan
DifficultTian Shan Mountain Road — Bishkek to Song-Kul Lake via Kochkor and Moldo-Ashuu Pass
Nomad country at 3,000 metres. Earn every view.
Australia
ModerateBungle Bungle Range 4WD Track — Purnululu National Park Entry Road via Spring Creek Track
Beehive domes at the end of a brutal dirt road.
California
ModerateMojave Road — Afton Canyon to Government Holes via Soda Mountains
Old wagon ruts through the Mojave's brutal heart.
Alaska
DifficultDalton Highway — Fairbanks to Deadhorse via the Brooks Range and Arctic Tundra
414 miles to the top of North America.