Libya
ExtremePiste de l’Erg Murzuq — Ubari to Waw an Namus via the Fezzan Volcanic Crater and Sand Sea
Three crater lakes. Zero margin for error.
Trail Type: Overland Route
Argentina
DifficultPaso Vergara to Futaleufú — Carretera Austral Frontier Crossing via the Palena River Valley
Patagonia's back roads bite — bring recovery gear.
Algeria
ExtremePiste de Tadrart Rouge — Djanet to Tin Merzouga via the Tassili Plateau Red Sandstone Canyon Circuit
Red sandstone, zero margin, pure Sahara.
Idaho
ModerateIdaho BDR Southern Segment — Murphy to Rogerson via the Snake River Canyon Rim and Owyhee Desert
Owyhee emptiness — 200 miles of nobody.
France
ModeratePassage du Gua — Col de la Bonette to Jausiers via the Highest Paved Mountain Road in the Alps
Highest paved road in the Alps. Earn the view.
Canada
ExpertContwoyto Winter Road — Tibbit Lake to Ekati Diamond Mine via the Barren Lands Ice Road
600 km of ice road. The lake beneath you is the road.
India
DifficultLeh to Tso Moriri — Korzok High Altitude Desert Crossing via Puga Valley Hot Springs
4,500m. No guardrails. One sacred lake.
USA
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Clifton Forge to Lewisburg via the Allegheny Highland Divide
Appalachian ridgelines, zero traffic, real dirt.
India
DifficultLeh to Khardung La and Nubra Valley — Northern Ladakh High Desert via Khardung Village
5,359 metres. Camels below. Glaciers above.
Idaho
DifficultIdaho BDR Northern Segment — Coeur d’Alene to Lowell via the St. Joe River and Selway Corridor
St. Joe River to Selway — Idaho at its most honest.