Montana
ModerateElkhorn Road — Deerlodge National Forest Ridgeline Traverse
Montana ghost towns and forgotten ridge miles.
Trail Type: Overland Route
USA
ModerateSunlight Basin Road — Sunlight Creek to Dead Indian Summit via Absoraka Front
Wyoming's forgotten canyon above the Clarks Fork.
USA
ModerateCispus Road to Council Lake — Gifford Pinchot Volcanic Backcountry
Volcanic lakes and old-growth under Adams.
USA
ModerateNebo Loop Scenic Byway Backcountry — Payson to Nephi via Mount Nebo Summit Approach
Utah's highest summit, seen from dirt.
Arkansas
ModerateLonesome Lake Road — Ouachita Mountains to Rich Mountain via Big Fork
Ridge road solitude deep in the Ouachitas.
USA
ModerateKerr Canyon Road — Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area Rim to Barry’s Landing
A thousand-foot canyon rim with nobody on it.
Nevada
ModerateEmigrant Trail — Lovelock to Winnemucca via the Humboldt Sink Desert Crossing
Wagon ruts and alkali flats. Nevada at its rawest.
USA
ModerateLasal Mountain Loop Road — Castle Valley to Moab via the La Sal High Country
Desert floor to alpine summit in one dirty loop.
USA
ModeratePaiute Trail — Tushar Mountains to Fish Lake Plateau via Fremont Indian Country
Fremont country. Tushar peaks. Fish Lake basin.
Colorado
ModerateCottonwood Pass Road — Buena Vista to Taylor Park via the Collegiate Peaks Divide
12,126 feet of divide. No guardrails. No problem.