Nevada
DifficultTobin Range Road — Battle Mountain to Unionville via the Humboldt Basin Desert Spine
Twain country, sagebrush, and total silence.
Trail Type: Overland Route
Texas
DifficultBig Bend River Road West — Presidio to Santa Elena Canyon via Rancherias Loop
Rio Grande borderland. No pavement, no crowds.
Colorado
ModerateChimney Rock to Dolores River Canyon — McPhee Reservoir to Cahone via Disappointment Valley
Colorado canyon country with zero crowds.
Montana
DifficultLonesome Highway — Centennial Mountains Divide Road to Lima via Red Rock River Valley
The divide road nobody talks about — for good reason.
USA
ModerateLonesome Highway — Bighorn Basin to Cloud Peak via Shell Canyon Road and Medicine Wheel
Sacred plateau, limestone gorge, Wyoming sky.
Montana
ModerateLonesome Highway — Yaak River Valley to Sylvanite via Cabinet Mountains Backcountry
Montana's forgotten northwest wilderness corridor.
Australia
ModerateEngineers Road — Maydena to Strathgordon via the Gordon River Road Interior
World Heritage wilderness to the edge of the Gordon Dam.
Australia
EasyMount William Circuit Track — Gladstone to Eddystone Point via Northeast Tip Coastal Drive
Lighthouse, granite, and Bass Strait emptiness.
Australia
ModeratePieman Road — Zeehan to Corinna via the Pieman River Rainforest Corridor
Rainforest mud and a river ferry at the end.
Australia
ModerateWielangta Forest Road — Orford to Wielangta via East Coast Forestry Plateau
Tall timber and ridge views above the east coast.