Colorado
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Telluride to Moab via Paradox Valley and La Sal Mountain Backdoor (Colorado–Utah Desert Connector)
San Juans to canyon country. No pavement needed.
Trail Type: Overland Route
Canada
ExtremeTibbitt to Contwoyto Winter Road — Yellowknife to Ekati Diamond Mine via the Arctic Ice Road (South Segment, Winter Only)
71 frozen lakes. No road. Just ice.
Libya
ExtremePiste de Tadrart Acacus — Ghat to Fezzan Border via the Libyan Saharan Rock Art Corridor
12,000-year-old rock art and zero margin for error.
Canada
ExtremeContwoyto Winter Road — Tibbit Lake to Ekati Diamond Mine via the Barren Lands Ice Road (Winter Only Full Run)
Frozen lakes, diamond mines, and nothing else for miles.
Morocco
ModerateGibb River Road — Derby to Kununurra via the Kimberley Gorge Country (Dry Season Classic, Full Traverse, Mitchell Falls Spur and Bell Gorge Entry, Complete Run)
Kasbahs, passes, and canyon walls — Morocco's backbone.
Idaho
ModerateGold Basin to Hailey via the Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway and Copper Basin High Desert (Idaho Classic South-to-North Run)
Idaho's open-sky volcanic basin, earned not gifted.
Morocco
ModeratePiste de la Vallée du Draa — Zagora to M’Hamid el Ghizlane via the Draa River Palmeries and Erg Chegaga Gateway
Last oasis before the Sahara swallows you whole.
California
ModerateMojave Road — Soda Dry Lake to Afton Canyon via Government Holes and Rainstorm Mine (Classic Interior Segment)
Desert history driven, not read about.
Agadez Region
ExtremePiste de l’Aïr Sud — Agadez to Timia Oasis via the Southern Aïr Massif and Aouderas Canyon
Sahara's hidden oasis buried in volcanic rock.
Argentina
ExtremeSendero de los Seismiles — Paso San Francisco to Ojos del Salado Base Camp via the Puna de Atacama Volcano Corridor
World's highest active volcano on your bonnet.