Namibia
ModerateFish River Canyon Rim Track — Hobas to Ai-Ais via the Canyon Rim Desert (Southern Namibia Full Traverse)
The canyon swallows everything. Drive the edge.
Trail Type: High Clearance
Colorado
DifficultImogene Pass — Ouray to Telluride via the San Juan High Alpine Shelf Road
13,114 feet. No guardrails. No excuses.
New Mexico
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Hachita to Antelope Wells via the New Mexico Boot Heel Desert and Mexican Border
End of the road. Literally.
Zambia
DifficultLuangwa Valley Track — Chipata to South Luangwa via the Luangwa River Flood Plain and Mfuwe Gate
Rift floor, black cotton, and big game.
Morocco
DifficultTataga Pass to Tiout — Anti-Atlas Desert High Piste via Djebel Siroua Volcanic Spine
Burnt basalt and Berber silence.
Kenya
DifficultTsavo–Amboseli Chyulu Hills Volcanic Plateau — Mtito Andei to Amboseli via Chyulu Hills National Park (Full Wilderness Traverse)
Kilimanjaro on the horizon. Lions in the grass.
China
DifficultKarakoram Highway — Sost to Khunjerab Pass via Shimshal Valley Junction and the Pakistan–China Summit (Northbound Full Run)
4,693 meters. The roof of the road world.
South Africa
ModerateOuteniqua and Montagu Passes — George to Montagu via the Western Cape Mountain Spine (Full Historical Traverse)
1847 convict road. Still wild, still real.
Jalal-Abad Region
DifficultTian Shan Celestial Mountains — Jalalabad to Arslanbob via the Fergana Range High Spine and Walnut Forest Plateau
The world's biggest walnut forest, earned.
Arizona
ModerateArizona BDR Southern Connector — Clifton to Safford via the Gila Box Riparian Area and Gila River Crossings
Three river crossings through Arizona's best-kept canyon.