Arkansas
ModerateOuachita National Recreation Trail — Black Fork Mountain to Winona Trailhead
Deep forest, creek crossings, no crowds.
Trail Type: High Clearance
New Mexico
ModerateLobo Peak to Taos Ski Valley — Carson National Forest High Divide Road
11,500 feet of aspen and elk above Taos.
Alaska
ModerateKennecott to McCarthy Road — Wrangell-St. Elias Glacier Country Drive
Railroad spikes, glacier views, and zero cell service.
Morocco
ModeratePiste de l’Erg Chebbi — Erfoud to Merzouga via the Grand Erg Oriental Dune Sea
Real Sahara. Big dunes. No guardrails.
Alaska
ModerateDenali Highway — Paxson to Cantwell via the Alaska Range
134 miles of tundra with Denali on your dashboard.
Aysén
ModerateCarretera Austral — Puerto Montt to Villa O’Higgins via Patagonia’s Spine
Patagonia's spine. Where the road ends, the ice begins.
China
ModerateRooftop of the World Highway — Kashgar to Khunjerab Pass via the Karakoram Highway
Silk Road to the sky. Two countries, one pass.
Argentina
DifficultPaso Pehuenche — Malargüe to Linares via the Andean High Crossing
The Andes without the crowd. Just the crossing.
KwaZulu-Natal
ExpertSani Pass — Underberg to Mokhotlong via the Drakensberg Escarpment
Loose shale, big exposure, highest pub in Africa.
Australia
ModerateGibb River Road — Derby to Kununurra via the Kimberley Plateau
The Kimberley at its most unfiltered.