Montana
ModerateSawmill Road to Black Canyon of the Yellowstone — Paradise Valley Rim to Yellowstone River Gorge via Mill Creek Summit
The canyon most Paradise Valley drivers never see.
Trail Type: Overland Route
Montana
ModerateLonesome Highway — Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway South via Mono Creek and Antelope Creek Divide
Montana ghost towns and granite sky, no company needed.
Colorado
ModerateWest Elk Wilderness Road — Gunnison to Crested Butte via Kebler Pass and Anthracite Creek
Colorado's great aspen back road, no crowds.
Montana
ModerateSourdough Road to Wilderness Falls — Bob Marshall Wilderness Rocky Mountain Front
Where the plains end and the wild begins.
Nevada
ModerateLonesome Highway — Sheldon Antelope Range to Virgin Valley via the Black Rock Desert High Desert Rim
Opals, mustangs, and zero cell bars.
New Mexico
ModerateLonesome Highway — Pecos Wilderness Divide to Mora via Gascon Point and Rociada (New Mexico)
Sangre de Cristo foothills above New Mexico's oldest valley.
Idaho
DifficultNellie Lake Road to Lick Creek Summit — Salmon River Mountains High Divide (Idaho)
Frank Church backcountry with creek crossings and no backup plan.
Alaska
ModerateDempster Highway South — Klondike Divide to Eagle Plains via the Ogilvie Mountains
Tundra, shale, and zero cell bars north.
New Mexico
ModerateZuni Mountains Loop — Cibola National Forest High Road via Oso Ridge and Agua Fria
Sky island loop above the Rio Puerco that nobody runs.
USA
ModerateLonesome Highway — Seminoe Reservoir to Alcova via the Miracle Mile Road
Red canyon, blue river, zero cell signal.