Alaska
ModerateWrangell Mountains Loop — McCarthy Road to Kennecott via Chitina and the Copper River Corridor
Railroad spikes and copper ghosts in the Wrangells.
Trail Type: Overland Route
USA
ModerateCottonwood Canyon Road — Grand Staircase-Escalante Badlands Spine via Grosvenor Arch
The Cockscomb badlands on dirt and clay.
Oklahoma
ModerateLonesome Highway — Ouachita Mountains Talimena Scenic Drive via Rich Mountain and Black Fork
Ridge-running hardwoods and forgotten red-clay spurs.
Montana
ModerateBeartooth Highway North Slope Road — Red Lodge to Cooke City via Beartooth Pass Summit
America's highest paved road with gravel teeth.
Colorado
ModerateCoyote Wash to Pinyon Mesa — Gunnison Country High Bench via Transfer Road
Forgotten mesa top between two canyon systems.
Nebraska
ModerateLonesome Highway — Niobrara River Valley to Pine Ridge via Soldier Creek Road
Nebraska canyon country hiding in plain sight.
USA
ModerateLaramie River Road to Twin Lakes — Medicine Bow National Forest Remote Valley Drive via Chambers Lake
Moose, meadows, and Medicine Bow solitude.
California
ModerateLonesome Highway — Tioga Pass to Mono Lake via Saddlebag Lake Road and Lee Vining Canyon
Sierra crest to ancient sea in 75 miles.
North Carolina
ModerateBodie Island to Cape Hatteras — Outer Banks 4WD Beach Corridor via Oregon Inlet
Air down and drive the Atlantic surf line.
Texas
DifficultLonesome Highway — Trans-Pecos Desert Floor to Presidio via Pinto Canyon Road
Fifty miles of volcanic solitude in the Trans-Pecos.