USA
ModerateLongmire to Carbon River Road — Mount Rainier National Park Backcountry Circuit
Rainforest, glacier, and no cell signal.
Trail Type: Scenic Drive
Colorado
ModeratePhantom Canyon Road — Gold Belt Tour from Cañon City to Cripple Creek
Railroad tunnels, gold history, tight canyon walls.
Arizona
ModerateHurricane Cliffs to Toroweap Overlook — Uinkaret Plateau Rim Road
3,000 feet straight down. No guardrails.
Colorado
ModerateNathrop to St. Elmo — Chalk Creek Canyon and Tincup Pass Road
Ghost town to 12,154 ft in one run.
California
ModerateNacimiento-Ferguson Road — Coast Range Summit to Big Sur Coastal Divide
Coast Range to Big Sur. No easy way through.
Colorado
ModerateRollins Pass (Moffat Road) — East & West Approaches
Moffat's ghost road over the Divide.
USA
ModerateBeartooth Highway Backcountry — Index Peak to Clay Butte Overlook
Above timberline with grizzlies and zero guardrails.
California
ModerateMineral King Road — Sequoia National Park’s Switchback Gauntlet
698 curves into the Sierra's most remote valley.
USA
ModerateCoyote Buttes North — The Wave Permit Road
Lottery-gated slickrock in the Vermilion Cliffs.
Oregon
EasyLakeview to Glass Buttes — High Desert Obsidian Country Road
Obsidian hills, sage desert, and zero crowds.