Australia
ModerateGreat Central Road — Laverton to Uluru via Warburton and the Gibson Desert Fringe
Red dirt, big sky, and no one for 300 km.
Trail Type: Overland Route
Aqaba
ModerateWadi Rum Desert Track — Rum Village to Burdah Rock Bridge
Lawrence's desert, one soft dune at a time
Canada
ModerateCanol Road — Ross River to Macmillan Pass via the Pelly Mountains and the Yukon–NWT Divide
WWII oil road into the Selwyn Mountains.
Botswana
DifficultKubu Island — Gweta to Lekhubu via Sua Pan and the Makgadikgadi Salt Flats
Baobabs on a granite island in a salt sea.
Australia
ModerateDargo High Plains Road — Dargo to Mount Hotham via the Victorian Alps
Snow gums, shelf roads and Victorian High Country
New Zealand
EasyMolesworth Road — Hanmer Springs to Blenheim via Jollies Pass and the Acheron
NZ's longest backcountry road through a working station
Iceland
ModerateÞórsmörk Road F249 and the Krossá Crossing
Iceland's glacial river road into Thor's Valley
India
ModerateLeh to Pangong Tso via Chang La
Over 17,590-ft Chang La to a lake on the Tibet border
Gorno-Badakhshan
ExpertBartang Valley Road
The Pamirs' back door, no pavement, no help
Australia
ModerateK’gari (Fraser Island) Beach and Inland Track
Drive the world's biggest sand island