Oregon
ModerateSawmill Road to Mount Jefferson Wilderness — Deschutes High Desert Approach via Jack Creek
Volcano country without the crowds — Oregon done right.
Trail Type: Overland Route
Colorado
ModerateLonesome Highway — Centennial Road to Ridgway via Last Dollar Road and the Uncompahgre Plateau
Aspen gold and 14,000-foot peaks above Telluride.
Idaho
ModerateLonesome Highway — Centennial Road to Challis via the Lost River Valley Desert Floor
Idaho's emptiest valley under its highest peaks.
Colorado
DifficultCinnamon Pass Road — Lake City to Silverton via the Alpine Loop High Country
12,620 feet of ghost town and tundra.
USA
ModerateLonesome Highway — Beartooth Plateau East Face to Sunlight Basin via Dead Indian Pass and Clarks Fork Divide
The Beartooth nobody drives — Absaroka raw and real.
Colorado
EasySawmill Road to Hazel Bazemore Peak — Comanche National Grassland Desert Rimrock via Carrizo Canyon
Forgotten canyon. Petroglyphs. Zero crowds.
USA
ModerateLonesome Highway — Centennial Road to Dubois via Sheridan Pass and the Wind River Badlands
Painted badlands, sage, and a forgotten Shoshone pass.
Idaho
ModerateSwamp Creek Road to Selway Falls — Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness River Canyon Rim via Horse Creek
Wild river. No dams. No crowds. No excuses.
Colorado
ModerateLonesome Highway — Centennial Road to Chico Basin via the Wet Mountains Piedmont Bench
Forgotten Colorado piedmont where the mountains meet the plains.
USA
ModerateLonesome Highway — Centennial Road to Tensleep Canyon via the Bighorn Basin Rim
Wyoming's red canyon rim, earned not paved.