Arkansas
ModerateOuachita National Recreation Trail — Winona to Iron Fork
Arkansas ridge-and-creek backcountry, no crowds.
Trail Type: High Clearance
Alaska
ModerateWrangell Mountains Loop — McCarthy Road to Kennecott via Chitina and the Copper River Corridor
Railroad spikes and copper ghosts in the Wrangells.
USA
ModerateCottonwood Canyon Road — Grand Staircase-Escalante Badlands Spine via Grosvenor Arch
The Cockscomb badlands on dirt and clay.
Oklahoma
ModerateLonesome Highway — Ouachita Mountains Talimena Scenic Drive via Rich Mountain and Black Fork
Ridge-running hardwoods and forgotten red-clay spurs.
Montana
ModerateBeartooth Highway North Slope Road — Red Lodge to Cooke City via Beartooth Pass Summit
America's highest paved road with gravel teeth.
Colorado
ModerateCoyote Wash to Pinyon Mesa — Gunnison Country High Bench via Transfer Road
Forgotten mesa top between two canyon systems.
Nebraska
ModerateLonesome Highway — Niobrara River Valley to Pine Ridge via Soldier Creek Road
Nebraska canyon country hiding in plain sight.
Tennessee
DifficultBreaks of the Cumberland — Big South Fork Rim Road via Station Camp Ford and No Business Creek
Appalachian gorge ford country — remote and unforgiving.
USA
ModerateNebo Loop to Bear Canyon — Uinta National Forest Wasatch Plateau Backdoor via Birdseye Pass
Nebo's raw east face — shelves, shale, and desert views.
New Mexico
ModerateCoyote Ridge to San Pedro Parks — Santa Fe National Forest High Mesa Circuit via Nacimiento Peak
New Mexico's boggy subalpine mesa on FR 70.