Argentina
ModerateMeseta del Lago Buenos Aires — Perito Moreno to Los Antiguos via the Patagonian Wind Plateau (Ruta Provincial 43)
Wind, basalt, hand prints, and glacial turquoise.
Trail Type: Overland Route
India
ExpertLeh to Tso Kar — Rupshu Plateau Salt Lake Crossing via Pang and Thukje
Salt, silence, and 15,000 feet of Rupshu plateau.
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Derby to Kununurra via the Kimberley Gorge Country (Dry Season Classic, Galvans Gorge to Manning Gorge, Eastern Traverse)
Kimberley gorges earned one corrugation at a time.
China
ModerateSichuan–Tibet Highway — Kangding to Litang via Zheduo La and Xinduqiao Valley (G318 High Plateau Segment)
Tibetan plateau at 4,300 metres. Paved. Still dangerous.
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Derby to Kununurra via the Kimberley Gorge Country (Dry Season Classic, Bell Gorge to Manning Gorge, Southern Traverse)
The Kimberley's corrugated backbone.
North Carolina
DifficultTrans-America Trail — Hector to Murphy via the Unicoi Mountain Divide and Ocoee River Gorge
Southern Appalachian mud and mountain, TAT-style.
Namibia
ModerateSossusvlei Salt Pan to Naukluft Mountain Plateau — Hardap High Desert Crossing via Solitaire and Tsaris Pass
Dunes to desert plateau, Namibia's finest contrast.
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Fitzroy Crossing to Mornington Wilderness Camp via Geikie Gorge and Tunnel Creek
Eastern Kimberley the hard way.
Namibia
ExpertSkeleton Coast Park South — Springbokwasser to Ugabmund Gate via the Central Namib Coastal Desert
Fog, bones, and seals at the edge of the world.
Canada
ModerateLiard Trail — Fort Simpson to Nahanni Butte via the Liard River Valley and Mackenzie Mountains Fringe
End of the road — literally — in Canada's subarctic.