Arizona
ModerateBloody Basin Road to Table Mesa — Agua Fria National Monument Desert Rim Loop
Ancient ruins, zero crowds, one hour from Phoenix.
Trail Type: Overland Route
USA
ModerateLonesome Highway — Finger Lakes Upland to Big Piney via the Wyoming Range Back Road
Wyoming's loneliest range, wide open and yours.
Arizona
ModerateToroweap Road — Fredonia to Toroweap Overlook via Tuweep Ranger Station
The Grand Canyon's raw, unguarded edge.
Nevada
ModerateLonesome Highway — Sheldon Wildlife Refuge Road to Thousand Creek Gorge via Virgin Valley
Opals, wild horses, and 80 miles of nobody.
Texas
ModerateCoyote Hills to Pine Spring — Guadalupe Mountains Backcountry Loop via Dog Canyon
The Guadalupes' forgotten back door via Dog Canyon.
USA
EasyLander Road to South Pass — Wyoming’s Oregon Trail High Desert Crossing via Atlantic City
Oregon Trail ruts, ghost town gold, and the Divide.
California
ModerateHole-in-the-Wall to Mid Hills — Mojave National Preserve Desert Loop via Wild Horse Canyon
Iron rings, lava walls, and open Mojave sky.
New Mexico
ModerateNacimiento Badlands Road — Fort Stanton to Capitan via the Sierra Blanca Desert Bench
Adobe ruins and Sierra Blanca across open NM bench.
Idaho
EasyFortymile Salmon River Canyon Road — Clayton to Salmon via the Pahsimeroi Valley Back Road
Two mountain ranges, one forgotten valley, zero crowds.
USA
ModerateLonesome Highway — Bighorn Mountains Powder River Country to Ten Sleep via the West Slope Bench
Wyoming's forgotten west slope, limestone and sage.