Eastern Cape
ModerateNaudé’s Nek Pass — Rhodes to Barkly East via South Africa’s Highest Gravel Pass
South Africa's highest pass, loose gravel and thin air.
Trail Type: Scenic Drive
Colorado
EasyKebler Pass Road — Crested Butte to Highway 133
Aspens, altitude, and graded dirt out of Crested Butte
Alaska
EasyElliott Highway — Fox to Manley Hot Springs
Gold rush gravel to the end of the Interior road
South Africa
EasyPrince Alfred’s Pass — Knysna to Avontuur via the Outeniqua Forest and Prince Alfred’s Hamlet
Bain's 1860s forest pass, still gravel.
USA
EasyCottonwood Canyon Road — Cannonville to US-89
Utah slickrock country without the crowds.
USA
EasyHell’s Backbone Road — Boulder to Escalante via Posey Lake and Hell’s Backbone Bridge
Cross the knife-edge bridge they built in 1933
Argentina
ModerateCuesta del Obispo — Escoipe to Cachi via Piedra del Molino and the Recta del Tin Tin
Cloud forest to cactus desert in one climb.
Oregon
EasySteens Mountain Loop Road — Frenchglen to the East Rim via Kiger Gorge
A mile of drop-off to the Alvord Desert.
Georgia
ModerateMestia to Ushguli Road
Tower villages and glaciers at the end of the road.
Italy
ModerateVia del Sale
The old salt road along the Ligurian Alps crest.