California
ModerateBowman Lake Road to Gold Run Creek — Plumas National Forest Northern Sierra Divide
Glacier lakes and gold-scarred granite above the Yuba.
Trail Type: High Clearance
Montana
DifficultLonesome Highway — Centennial Range Divide Road to Elk Lake via Red Rock Pass
Grizzly country on the Continental Divide.
California
ModerateCoyote Dry Lake to Soggy Dry Lake — Lucerne Valley High Desert Playa Circuit via Deadman Lake
Mojave playas nobody's fighting over.
Arizona
ModerateBloody Basin Road to Table Mesa — Agua Fria National Monument Desert Rim Loop
Ancient ruins, zero crowds, one hour from Phoenix.
USA
ModerateCoyote Gulch to Chimney Rock — Capitol Reef North Desert Circuit via Hartnet Road
Cathedral Valley monoliths, real river ford, real solitude.
USA
ModerateLonesome Highway — Finger Lakes Upland to Big Piney via the Wyoming Range Back Road
Wyoming's loneliest range, wide open and yours.
Arizona
ModerateToroweap Road — Fredonia to Toroweap Overlook via Tuweep Ranger Station
The Grand Canyon's raw, unguarded edge.
Nevada
ModerateLonesome Highway — Sheldon Wildlife Refuge Road to Thousand Creek Gorge via Virgin Valley
Opals, wild horses, and 80 miles of nobody.
Texas
DifficultOphir Creek Road to Burro Mesa — Big Bend’s Painted Desert Basin via Glenn Spring
Pancho Villa's old raid country, wide open and brutal.
Texas
ModerateCoyote Hills to Pine Spring — Guadalupe Mountains Backcountry Loop via Dog Canyon
The Guadalupes' forgotten back door via Dog Canyon.