Agadez Region
ExpertPiste de l’Aïr Nord — Agadez to Iférouane via the Northern Aïr Massif Volcanic Corridor
Ancient caravan country. No tarmac, no backup plan.
Trail Type: Overland Route
USA
DifficultUtah BDR Central Segment — Salina to Hanksville via the San Rafael Swell and Factory Butte
Canyon country, a river ford, and alien badlands.
Algeria
DifficultPiste de l’Atakor Nord — Tamanrasset to Assekrem via the Northern Hoggar Plateau Approach
A dead volcano, a hermit's chapel, and the whole Sahara below.
Algeria
ExpertPiste de l’Assekrem Sud — Tamanrasset to Assekrem via the Atakor Plateau Southern Approach
Volcanic moonscape. Sahara's highest hermitage. No shortcuts.
Tennessee
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Tellico Plains to Hector via the Cherokee National Forest and Unicoi Mountains
River crossings, ridge views, and no cell signal.
China
DifficultSichuan–Tibet Highway — Chengdu to Lhasa via the G318 High Altitude Corridor
The highest overland highway on the planet.
Algeria
ExtremePiste de l’Erg Chech Ouest — Tindouf to Bordj Badji Mokhtar via the Erg Chech Western Corridor
An unmapped sand sea. Bring everything or don't go.
Arizona
DifficultTrans-America Trail — Clifton to Alpine via the Mogollon Rim and Blue River Canyon
Blue River canyons, copper ghosts, Mogollon edge.
Colorado
ModerateColorado BDR Central Segment — Gunnison to Salida via Cochetopa Hills and Marshall Pass
Old railbed, aspen groves, and 10,800-foot silence.
Texas
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Hico to Meridian via the Texas Hill Country Divide
Empty Texas ranch roads nobody else knows about.