Idaho
DifficultPhantom Lake Road to Hancock Summit — Owyhee Plateau Desert Spine via Jordan Creek
Owyhee plateau — big, silent, unforgiving.
Trail Type: Overland Route
Montana
ModerateLonesome Highway — Gravelly Range Road to Wade Lake via Centennial Valley Rim
Montana's forgotten ridge above the Centennial wild.
Arkansas
ModerateLonesome Pine Road — Ouachita National Forest to Caney Creek Wilderness via Rich Mountain Fire Tower
Ouachita ridge road with a fire tower payoff.
Colorado
DifficultSlumgullion Pass to Lake San Cristobal — Lake City High Country Desert Circuit
Landslide lake, shelf road, Packer country.
Alaska
EasyLonesome Highway — Seward Highway to Hope via Turnagain Arm Backdoor
Gold rush ghosts and sockeye on Turnagain Arm.
Oregon
ModerateLonesome Highway — Steens Mountain Summit Loop via Kiger Gorge and Big Indian Gorge
Oregon's rooftop, wild horses, and a 5,000-ft drop.
California
ModerateMojave Road East — Soda Dry Lake to Kelso Depot via Lava Tube and Government Holes
Ancient desert road through lava and silence.
USA
DifficultWhite Rim Road — Canyonlands Island in the Sky Bench Circuit
A 100-mile bench road carved between canyon walls.
USA
ModerateBurr Trail Road — Boulder to Bullfrog via the Waterpocket Fold Switchbacks
Utah's Waterpocket switchbacks earn their legend.
Arizona
ModerateBlack Mesa to Teec Nos Pos — Four Corners Plateau Road via Lukachukai Mountains
Navajo high country most overlanders miss entirely.