California
EasyBolinas Ridge Road — Fairfax to Olema via the Marin Headlands Ridgeline
Pacific on one side. Bay on the other.
Trail Type: High Clearance
Arizona
DifficultGila Box Riparian Road — Safford to Clifton via the Upper Gila Canyon
Six Gila River crossings in Arizona's best hidden canyon.
Montana
ModerateElkhorn Road — Deerlodge National Forest Ridgeline Traverse
Montana ghost towns and forgotten ridge miles.
Oklahoma
DifficultLonesome Pine Road — Ouachita National Forest to Potato Hills via Big Cedar Divide
Oklahoma ridge roads nobody talks about.
USA
ModerateSunlight Basin Road — Sunlight Creek to Dead Indian Summit via Absoraka Front
Wyoming's forgotten canyon above the Clarks Fork.
USA
ModerateCispus Road to Council Lake — Gifford Pinchot Volcanic Backcountry
Volcanic lakes and old-growth under Adams.
USA
ModerateNebo Loop Scenic Byway Backcountry — Payson to Nephi via Mount Nebo Summit Approach
Utah's highest summit, seen from dirt.
Arizona
ModerateNellis Wash to Toroweap Overlook — Grand Canyon North Rim Volcanic Rim Road
The Grand Canyon rim no fence will save you from.
USA
ModerateKerr Canyon Road — Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area Rim to Barry’s Landing
A thousand-foot canyon rim with nobody on it.
Nevada
ModerateEmigrant Trail — Lovelock to Winnemucca via the Humboldt Sink Desert Crossing
Wagon ruts and alkali flats. Nevada at its rawest.