USA
ModerateSan Rafael Swell Wedge Overlook to Buckhorn Draw — San Emeterio Desert Spine via the Black Box Rim
Utah's forgotten canyon spine — zero crowds.
Trail Type: Scenic Drive
Alberta
EasyIcefields Parkway — Lake Louise to Jasper via the Columbia Icefield
232 km of glaciers, grizzlies, and granite.
Europe
ModerateSognefjellsvegen — Lom to Skjolden via Jotunheimen High Mountain Road
Europe's highest drove road. Still wild.
Colorado
ExpertImogene Pass Road — Ouray to Telluride via the San Juan High Alpine Crossing
13,114 feet of Colorado exposure — earn the view.
South Africa
ModerateOuteniqua Pass to Swartberg Pass — Garden Route High Country Circuit via Prince Albert
Bain's best pass. Still no guardrails.
Spain
ModerateBardenas Reales Desert Circuit — Arguedas to Carcastillo via the Bardenas Blancas Badlands
The Badlands of Navarra.
Alaska
ModerateAlaska Highway — Dawson Creek to Delta Junction via the Northern Rockies and Yukon Wilderness
The road that opened the Last Frontier. All 1,390 miles.
Hardap Region
ModerateNamib Desert Sossusvlei to Solitaire Track — Hardap Region Desert Crossing via Naukluft Foothills
Red dunes, gravel desert, and pie at Solitaire.
Lesotho
ModerateRooftop of Africa Road — Maseru to Thaba-Tseka via Molimo Nthuse Pass and the Maluti Highlands
Help Me God Pass and 3,000m of Basotho highland.
Italy
ModerateSibillini Mountains High Ridge Track — Castelluccio to Forca di Presta via the Piano Grande
The Apennines' forgotten high plateau run.