Arizona
ModerateHurricane Cliffs to Toroweap Overlook — Uinkaret Plateau Rim Road
3,000 feet straight down. No guardrails.
Trail Type: Overland Route
Colorado
ModerateNathrop to St. Elmo — Chalk Creek Canyon and Tincup Pass Road
Ghost town to 12,154 ft in one run.
Colorado
ModerateWagonwheel Gap to Creede — Rio Grande Headwaters Mining Road
Silver country canyon Colorado forgot to advertise.
Nevada
DifficultJarbidge Canyon Road — Elko County Desert to Nevada’s Most Remote Town
Last stagecoach heist. First real adventure.
USA
ModerateComb Wash Road — Cedar Mesa to San Juan River via Bears Ears Corridor
Ancient ruins, red walls, and a river finish.
USA
DifficultCoyote Gulch to Red Breaks — Grand Staircase-Escalante Desert Circuit
Utah canyon country at its most unforgiving.
Arkansas
ModerateLonesome Creek Road — Ouachita National Forest Backcountry
The South's overlooked overland backcountry gem.
USA
ModerateBeartooth Highway Backcountry — Index Peak to Clay Butte Overlook
Above timberline with grizzlies and zero guardrails.
Arizona
ExpertTinajas Altas Pass Road — Cabeza Prieta Desert Crossing
The Devil's Highway. There's a reason for that name.
Idaho
ExpertMagruder Corridor Road — Red River to Darby via the Selway-Bitterroot Divide
Wildest road in the lower 48. Full stop.