India
DifficultZoji La to Drass — Kashmir Gateway High Pass via the Srinagar–Leh Corridor
The locked door between Kashmir and Ladakh.
Trail Type: Scenic Drive
Italy
ModeratePasso dello Stelvio — Bormio to Prato allo Stelvio via 48 Hairpins and the Italian Alpine Roof
48 hairpins. One of Europe's greatest roads.
Romania
ModerateTransfăgărășan Highway — Curtea de Argeș to Bâlea Lac via the Southern Carpathian High Crossing
Ceaușescu's mountain madness, paved.
Alaska
ModerateNena Creek to Skagway — Klondike Highway Backcountry via White Pass Summit
Gold Rush ghosts and an alpine border at 3,300 ft.
China
DifficultSichuan–Tibet Highway — Litang to Daocheng via the Tibetan Plateau High Spine (G318/G227)
The high road to the last Shangri-La.
New Mexico
ModerateTurquoise Trail — Tijeras to Taos via the Sandia Mountains and High Road
Ghost towns, pueblo missions, and high desert light.
Gilgit-Baltistan
ModerateKhunjerab Pass to Sost — Karakoram Highway Pakistan Summit Descent via Shimshal Valley Junction
The roof of the Karakoram — drive it or dream it.
Argentina
ModeratePaso Jama — San Pedro de Atacama to Jujuy via the Altiplano Volcanic Border Crossing
4,200 m of flamingos, salt, and Andean silence.
Norway
ModerateGimsøy to Å — Lofoten Islands Coastal Mountain Road via Vestvågøy and Moskenesøya
Arctic granite walls, open sea bridges, road's end.
California
ModerateMineral King Road — Three Rivers to Mineral King via Sequoia Backcountry High Valley
Marmots will eat your truck. Park anyway.