Arizona
ModerateCoronado Trail — Alpine to Clifton via the White Mountains and Salt River Canyon Rim (US-191)
400 curves, 8,000 feet of drop, zero guardrails.
Trail Type: Overland Route
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — El Questro to Kununurra via the Ord River and Keep River Corridor
Red pindan, croc water, and the Ord.
Botswana
DifficultNossob to Mata-Mata — Kgalagadi Transfrontier Wilderness Track via Rooiputs
Lions on the road. Red dunes. No phone signal. Perfect.
Baja California
DifficultBaja Divide North — Ensenada to San Ignacio via the Sierra San Pedro Mártir High Spine
Baja before the gringo crowds — granite, cardón, and silence.
Afghanistan
ExtremeWakhan Corridor Road — Sarhad-e-Broghil to Little Pamir via the Afghan High Pamirs
The edge of the map, in a valley with no way out.
Australia
ExtremeCanning Stock Route — Well 23 to Well 51 via the Great Sandy Desert Core
900 km of dunes, dust, and no safety net.
India
DifficultLeh to Tso Kar — Rupshu Plateau High Desert Crossing via Puga Valley Hot Springs
Salt lakes and sulphur vents at 15,000 feet.
Australia
ExpertGibb River Road — Kalumburu Road to Drysdale River Station via Mitchell Plateau Track Junction
Real Kimberley. No net. No crowds.
Kenya
ExtremeTurkana Basin Jade Sea Road — Loiyangalani to Sibiloi via Lake Turkana’s Eastern Shore
Jade desert shore. Fossil beds. No rescue coming.
Australia
ExpertGibb River Road — El Questro to Mitchell Falls via Drysdale River and King Edward River Crossings
The Kimberley's deep north — earn Mitchell Falls.