Canada
ModerateTatshenshini-Alsek River Road — Haines Junction to Dalton Post via the Klukshu River Valley
UNESCO wilderness on a dirt road no one talks about.
Trail Type: Overland Route
Kyrgyzstan
DifficultTian Shan Celestial Mountains — Son-Kul Lake High Plateau via Moldo-Ashuu Pass
A glacial lake at 3,000m. Earn every metre.
Montana
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Dillon to Missoula via the Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness Divide
Big sky, no crowds, Continental Divide dirt.
Australia
ExtremeCanning Stock Route — Well 36 to Well 51 via the Gibson–Great Sandy Desert Divide
The world's loneliest cattle track, redline edition.
British Columbia
ModerateChilkoot Trail Access Road to Bennett Lake — White Pass Backcountry via Log Cabin
Gold Rush ghosts at the end of the line.
Limpopo
ModerateMusth Elephant Trail — Satara to Pafuri via the Lebombo Mountains and Limpopo Floodplain
The wild north of Africa's greatest park.
Baja California
DifficultTranspeninsularBaja Norte — Tecate to San Felipe via Sierra Juárez and Valle de la Trinidad
Baja's granite backbone, border to sea.
USA
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Lewisburg to Ranger via the Virginia Highlands and New River Valley
Appalachian hollows on America's dirt highway.
Lesotho
ExpertLesotho Highlands Road — Mokhotlong to Sani Top via the Roof of Africa Eastern Plateau
The Roof of Africa with no safety net.
Baja California Sur
ModerateTranspeninsular Baja Sur — La Paz to Cabo Pulmo via the East Cape Desert Shore
Baja's best-kept coastal dirt secret.