USA
ModerateLasal Mountain Loop Road — Castle Valley to Moab via the La Sal High Country
Desert floor to alpine summit in one dirty loop.
Trail Type: High Clearance
California
ModerateJawbone Canyon to Dove Springs — El Paso Mountains Desert Spine
Mojave grit. El Paso ridgelines. Zero crowds.
USA
ModeratePaiute Trail — Tushar Mountains to Fish Lake Plateau via Fremont Indian Country
Fremont country. Tushar peaks. Fish Lake basin.
Colorado
ModerateCottonwood Pass Road — Buena Vista to Taylor Park via the Collegiate Peaks Divide
12,126 feet of divide. No guardrails. No problem.
Texas
DifficultBlack Gap Road — Big Bend Backcountry East to Rio Grande Village via Heath Canyon
Texas wilderness road to the edge of the Rio Grande.
California
ModerateCoyote Mountains Wilderness Road — Painted Gorge to Ocotillo via Imperial Desert Crossing
Forgotten desert canyon off I-8.
Arizona
ExpertEl Camino del Diablo — Ajo to Yuma via Cabeza Prieta Desert Crossing
The Devil's Highway still collects its toll.
Tennessee
ModerateForest Road 154 — Lonesome Pine to Lost Creek via Ouachita Highlands Rim (Tennessee)
Ridge-top dirt above the Nolichucky gorge.
Oregon
ModerateRemains of Hurricane Creek Road — Wallowa Mountains Wilderness Edge via Imnaha River Canyon
Oregon's Alps by dirt road.
Idaho
ModerateYankee Fork Road — Clayton to Custer Ghost Town via the Salmon River Mountains
Ghost towns, gold dredges, and Idaho canyon gravel.