Kentucky
ModerateWilderness Road to Lonesome Pine Ridge — Daniel Boone National Forest Red River Gorge Backdoor via Sky Bridge Road
Sandstone arches and hollow roads deep in the gorge.
Trail Type: High Clearance
New Mexico
ModerateCoyote Ridge to Pecos Wilderness — Santa Fe National Forest High Divide via Cowles and Panchuela Creek
Pecos high country on a dirt shelf above 10k.
Idaho
DifficultSwamp Creek Road to Wilderness Gateway — Clearwater River Canyon Rim via Selway Corridor
Rim of the largest wilderness left in the Lower 48.
Arizona
ModerateForest Road 500 — Kaibab Plateau North to Jacob Lake via East Rim Viewpoint
Grand Canyon's North Rim without the tour buses.
Oregon
ModerateLonesome Highway — Steens Mountain Loop Road via Kiger Gorge Overlook and Blitzen Valley
Oregon's highest drive, wild horses included.
California
ModerateNacimiento Road to Pozo Summit — Los Padres Central Coast Range High Divide
Coast Range grit, cold beer at the end.
Arkansas
ModerateOuachita National Recreation Trail — Athens to Talihina via the Arkansas-Oklahoma Ridgeline
The South's forgotten mountain spine.
Nevada
DifficultElkhorn Ridge Road to Crystal Peak — Toquima Range Desert Spine via Monitor Valley (Nevada)
Nevada's forgotten range, earned mile by mile.
Arkansas
ModerateForest Road 68 — Ouachita National Forest Talimena Backcountry to Wilhelmina Summit via Black Fork Mountain
Red clay ridge-running in the Ouachita high country.
USA
ModerateOwl Creek Mountains Road — Thermopolis to Boysen Reservoir via Wind River Canyon Backdoor
Wyoming basin emptiness at its best.