Canada
ModerateDempster Highway — Eagle Plains to Inuvik via the Richardson Mountains and Peel Plateau
Arctic gravel. Two spares minimum. No excuses.
Trail Type: Overland Route
India
DifficultLeh to Tso Moriri — Korzok High Altitude Desert Crossing via Puga Valley
Sacred lake at 4,500 metres. Earn every metre.
Kunene Region
ExpertHuab River Conservancy Track — Palmwag to Sesfontein via the Uniab River Desert Spine
Desert elephant country. No phone. No backup.
California
ModerateMojave Road — Piute Creek to Rock Springs via Mid Hills and Hole-in-the-Wall
California's oldest road. Still no pavement.
Gilgit-Baltistan
DifficultRooftop of the World — Deosai Plains Traverse via Sheosar Lake and Bara Pani
Highest plateau drive on Earth. Earn it.
Nevşehir Province
ModerateGöreme to Soğanlı Valley — Cappadocia Volcanic Plateau Track via Keşlik Monastery Canyon
Cappadocia's canyon country before the tour buses find it.
Corsica
ModerateCorsican High Route – Col de Bavella to Zonza via the Aiguilles de Bavella
Granite needles, no guardrails, no margin for error.
Bolívar State
DifficultRoraima Tepui Approach Road — Santa Elena de Uairén to Paraitepui via the Gran Sabana
Two billion years of rock. Zero maintained road.
South Africa
ModerateSwartberg Pass Road — Prince Albert to Oudtshoorn via the Great Karoo Divide
Bain's masterpiece. No guardrails. No mercy.
Chiapas
ModerateConzatti Road — San Cristóbal de las Casas to Comitán via the Chiapas Highland Plateau
Colonial highlands, cloud forest, and zero guardrails.