Arequipa Region
DifficultCotahuasi Canyon Road — Arequipa to Cotahuasi via the World’s Deepest Canyon Rim (Classic Desert Descent)
Into the world's deepest canyon by dirt road.
Trail Type: Overland Route
Australia
ExpertCape York Telegraph Track — Bramwell Station to Moreton Telegraph Station via Gunshot Creek and Nolan’s Brook (Classic Wet Season Attempt)
Gunshot Creek earns its name every time.
Bagmati Province
DifficultFriendship Highway — Lhasa to Kathmandu via Gyantse, Shigatse, and Tingri (Classic Full Traverse)
Earth's highest international highway.
Alaska
ModerateDenali Highway — Paxson to Cantwell via the Alaska Range Tundra Spine
135 miles of tundra, Denali on the horizon.
Namibia
ExpertSkeleton Coast Ugab River Mouth to Springbokwasser — Central Namib Coastal Desert Drive
The coast that eats ships and the unprepared.
China
DifficultSichuan–Tibet Highway — Litang to Batang via the Tibetan Plateau High Spine and Haizi Mountain Divide (G318 High Plateau Segment)
Yak country, prayer flags, and 4,700m passes.
Botswana
ModerateNossob River Valley 4WD Track — Nossob Camp to Twee Rivieren via the Kgalagadi Fossil Riverbed
Lions in a dry riverbed. Africa's best slow drive.
Møre og Romsdal
ModerateTrollstigen — Åndalsnes to Valldal via the Troll’s Ladder Mountain Road
Eleven hairpins above a waterfall. Norway's best.
Australia
ModerateGibb River Road — Galvans Gorge to Imintji via King Leopold Ranges Western Approach (Dry Season Classic)
Corrugations, boabs, and the Kimberley gate.
USA
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Lewisburg to Seneca Rocks via the Allegheny Highland Divide and Pocahontas County Backcountry
Appalachian mud and the fins of Seneca Rocks.