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.
Trail Type: Overland Route
Gilgit-Baltistan
ExpertDeosai National Park High Crossing — Skardu to Astore via Sheosar Lake and Bara Pani Ford (Summer Traverse)
4,000 metres of nothing but sky and brown bears.
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Home Valley Station to El Questro via Pentecost River Crossing and Cockburn Range (Wet Season Approach, Dry Season Classic)
The Pentecost crossing earns its reputation.
Drâa-Tafilalet
ModeratePiste de Tichka — Marrakech to Ouarzazate via Tizi n’Tichka High Atlas Pass
Morocco's roof road to the edge of the Sahara.
New Mexico
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Hachita to Lordsburg via the New Mexico Boot Heel Desert Flats
Emptiest corner of America. No mercy, no crowds.
Japan
ModerateTateyama Kurobe Alpine Route — Murodo to Ogizawa via the Northern Japan Alps Snow Corridor
Snow walls 20m high. Japan's alpine impossible.
Botswana
DifficultMoremi Game Reserve North Gate to Xakanaxa — Okavango Delta Seasonal Flood Track
Hippos, crocs, and real 4x4 delta tracks.
Libya
ExtremePiste de l’Erg Murzuq — Ubari to Germa via the Fezzan Oasis Lakes and Mandara Shore
Saharan oasis lakes, zero tourists, real Sahara.
Alaska
ExpertTatshenshini River Road — Haines to Dry Bay via Dalton Post and the Alsek River Wilderness (Inner Corridor Traverse)
Gulf of Alaska or bust — no bail-outs.
Oregon
ModerateOregon Backcountry Discovery Route — Burns to Lakeview via the Alvord Desert and Steens Mountain High Desert (Southern Segment)
Oregon's high desert with nothing between you and the sky.