Antofagasta Region
ExpertRooftop of the Andes — Paso Sico to Paso de Jama via the Puna de Atacama High Volcanic Circuit
Two passes, one brutal Andean loop.
Trail Type: High Clearance
California
ModerateMojave Road — Piute Gorge to Fort Piute via Lanfair Valley and Keystone Spring (Eastern Approach Classic)
Civil War ruins and desert wash in the East Mojave.
Arizona
DifficultEl Camino del Diablo — Ajo to Lukeville via the Sonoran Desert Volcanic Corridor
The Devil's Highway — death, desert, and history.
Texas
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Uvalde to Rocksprings via the Nueces River Canyon and Texas Hill Country Divide
Hill Country caliche and canyon walls.
India
ExpertZanskar Valley Road — Kargil to Padum via the Suru Valley and Penzi La Pass
Ladakh with the guardrails removed.
Canada
DifficultDempster Highway — Dawson City to Inuvik via the Richardson Mountains and Peel Plateau (Classic Full North Traverse)
740 km of Arctic gravel. Bring two spares.
Iceland
DifficultLandmannalaugar to Þórsmörk — Laugavegur Highland Track via Hrafntinnusker and Emstrur (Full Classic Traverse)
Volcanoes, obsidian, and glacial fords — no bridges.
California
ModerateMineral King Road — Three Rivers to Mineral King via the Sequoia National Park High Valley (Full Climb)
698 curves, no guardrails, marmots eat your hoses.
Mali
DifficultPiste du Bandiagara — Bankass to Sangha via the Dogon Escarpment and Falaise de Bandiagara
Cliff villages, 11th-century granaries, red dust.
Australia
ModerateTharwa to Boboyan — Namadgi National Park High Country Track via Corin Dam and Boboyan Road (ACT–NSW Alpine Divide Run)
Alpine wilderness, an hour from the capital.