Africa
ModerateNamib Desert Welwitschia Flats to Conception Bay — Central Namib Desert Track via Moon Landscape
Ancient plants, moon rock, cold Atlantic fog.
Trail Type: Overland Route
Australia
DifficultBungle Bungle Range Spring Creek Track — Purnululu National Park to Echidna Chasm via Turkey Creek Road
Beehive domes at the end of a beating.
Northern Cape
ExpertRichtersveld Eksteenfontein to Alexander Bay — Orange River Canyon Rim Track
The Richtersveld eats rigs for breakfast.
Arizona
DifficultToroweap Overlook Road — Tuweep to the Grand Canyon’s Rim via Clayhole Wash
3,000 feet of sheer nothing. No guardrail.
Norway
ModerateGimsøy to Å — Lofoten Islands Coastal Mountain Road via Flakstadøya
Arctic spires, black sand, end of the road.
Russia
ExtremeTrans-Siberian Offroad — Tynda to Yakutsk via the Lena Highway (R504)
Permafrost mud or frozen river ice — Russia's brutal north road.
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Windjana Gorge Spur to Silent Grove via Lennard River
Kimberley limestone gorges, crocs, and a proper river crossing.
Mpumalanga
ModerateHighveld Escarpment Road — Graskop to God’s Window via the Blyde River Canyon Rim
Rim-drive above Africa's green canyon abyss.
Argentina
ModerateQuebrada de Humahuaca Road — Jujuy to La Quiaca via the Andean Puna Corridor
Ten thousand years of Andean road in one canyon.
Africa
ExpertHuab River Conservancy Track — Palmwag to Wereldsend via the Damaraland Desert Spine
Desert elephants, dry riverbeds, zero margin.