Algeria
ExtremeTanezrouft Track — Reggane to Bordj Mokhtar via the Empty Quarter of the Sahara
The Land of Fear. Seven hundred clicks of nothing.
Trail Type: Overland Route
Kenya
DifficultIsiolo to Moyale — Northern Frontier Road via Marsabit and the Chalbi Desert
Kenya's edge — desert, volcano, and nothing between.
Texas
ModerateBig Bend Backcountry — River Road East from Rio Grande Village to La Linda (Old Mexico Border Road)
51 miles of Rio Grande desert with zero bailouts.
Kyrgyzstan
DifficultTian Shan High Route — Kochkor to Kazarman via Kalmak Ashuu Pass and the Suusamyr Valley
Kyrgyz high passes and jailoo silence.
Kunene Region
ExpertHuab River Conservancy Track — Palmwag to Purros via the Hoanib River Floodplain and Desert-Adapted Elephant Country
Desert elephants and zero margin for error.
Argentina
ModerateRuta 40 Extreme Far South — Río Turbio to Río Gallegos via the Patagonian Steppe Wind Corridor
Wind, steppe, and the bottom of the world.
Alaska
ModerateWhite Pass and Yukon Route Road — Skagway to Carcross via White Pass Summit
Gold Rush ghosts on a 3,300-ft summit road.
Kunene Region
ExpertSkeleton Coast Park — Ugabmund to Möwe Bay via the Northern Namib Coastal Desert
Shipwrecks, seals, and no way out.
Nevada
DifficultNevada BDR Southern Segment — Tonopah to Las Vegas via the Mojave Desert Fringe and Eldorado Valley
Ghost towns, wild horses, and no casinos in sight.
Hardap Region
ExpertNamib Desert Sossusvlei to Hartmann Valley — Skeleton Coast Backcountry via Purros and Hoarusib River Mouth
Desert elephants, Van Zyl's drop, and zero margin.