Nevada
ModerateCoyote Springs Road to Gold Point Ghost Town — Esmeralda County Desert Spine via Lida Junction
Ghost town Nevada. No crowds, no services.
Trail Type: Overland Route
Oregon
ModerateSawmill Road to Gray Butte — Crooked River High Desert Plateau via Post and Paulina
Juniper flats, rimrock, and Oregon silence.
Colorado
ModerateCoyote Ridge to Ute Pass — San Luis Valley Desert Rim via La Garita Wilderness Edge
Volcanic rimrock, Ute history, zero crowds.
Idaho
DifficultLonesome Highway — Centennial Range Road to Macks Inn via Targhee Creek Divide
The divide nobody talks about.
Nevada
DifficultLonesome Highway — Jarbidge River Canyon Road to Murphy Hot Springs via Owyhee Plateau Rim
The lower 48's most remote canyon run.
Montana
ModerateLonesome Highway — Centennial Road to Grass Range via the Judith Mountains Bench
Isolated Montana range most overlanders never find.
Colorado
DifficultSawmill Road to Blanco Peak — San Luis Valley to Conejos Canyon via Conejos River Road
Southern Colorado's forgotten canyon run to the high country.
USA
ModerateLonesome Highway — Centennial Road to Tensleep Canyon via Shell Creek Road
Wyoming's west face drop from high timber to desert basin.
California
DifficultMojave Road — Rock Springs to Fort Piute via Mojave Desert Water Holes
Old Army road through the Mojave's driest miles.
Alaska
DifficultNellie Juan to Whittier — Chugach National Forest Turnagain Pass Backcountry Circuit
Chugach backcountry — moose country runs deep.