USA
ModerateKillpecker Sand Dunes Road — Eden Valley to White Mountain Petroglyphs via Great Divide Basin
Wyoming's inland sand sea hides 1,000-year-old art.
Trail Type: Overland Route
Nevada
ModeratePeavine Road — Black Rock Desert Rim to Antelope Range via Hualapai Flat
Nevada outback at its most unapologetic.
California
ModeratePiute Pass Road to Volcanic Tablelands — Fish Slough to Casa Diablo via Bishop Creek Backdoor
Owens Valley's forgotten lava plateau run.
Arizona
ModerateBloody Basin Road — Agua Fria National Monument Desert Floor to Crown King
Desert canyon to sky island mining country.
Colorado
ModerateRimrocker Trail — Montrose to Moab via the Uncompahgre Plateau and Gateway
Colorado to Moab the hard, beautiful way.
Arkansas
ModerateOuachita Back Country Byway — Talimena Skyline to Big Cedar via Rich Mountain Spine
Arkansas ridge country nobody bothers with.
USA
ModerateMoki Dugway to Valley of the Gods — Cedar Mesa Escarpment and Monument Valley Approach
Utah's most dramatic cliff descent.
USA
DifficultChimney Rock Road — Owl Creek Mountains Desert Basin to Medicine Wheel Sanctuary
Sacred ridge above the Bighorns.
Colorado
ModerateGlade Park Road to Rattlesnake Canyon — Colorado National Monument Backcountry
More arches than Arches. Zero crowds.
Colorado
DifficultWeston Pass Road — South Park to Arkansas River Valley via Historic Mining Divide
Silver-era freight road over a forgotten divide.