Ad Dakhiliyah
DifficultWadi Bani Awf Road — Al Hamra to Rustaq via Balad Sayt and the Western Hajar Mountains
Steep, narrow, and nothing between you and the wadi.
Trail Type: Technical 4x4
USA
DifficultFlint Trail — Hans Flat to Maze Overlook via the Orange Cliffs Switchbacks
A uranium-era ledge into the Maze.
Colorado
DifficultPearl Pass
Where mountain biking was born, now a 4x4 classic.
Colorado
DifficultSchofield Pass — Crested Butte to Marble via Devil’s Punchbowl
Colorado's narrowest ledge, over to marble country
Australia
DifficultBloomfield Track — Cape Tribulation to Wujal Wujal
The rainforest track that sparked a protest movement.
USA
DifficultElephant Hill — Needles District to Devil’s Kitchen, Canyonlands
Switchbacks, slot lanes, and Needles country
USA
DifficultHell’s Revenge — Moab Sand Flats Slickrock Gauntlet via Hell’s Gate and the Tip-Over Challenge
Slickrock that sticks. Your nerve is the variable.
Kunene Region
ExtremeSkeleton Coast Wilderness — Serra Cafema to Marienfluss Valley via Hartmann Valley and Kunene River Sand Road
Kaokoland's hardest loop. No half measures.
Bolivia
DifficultRooftop of Bolivia — Salar de Coipasa to Sajama via the Bolivian Altiplano Volcanic Circuit
Bolivia's forgotten salt flat and a perfect volcano.
Chad
ExtremePiste de l’Ennedi Est — Fada to Wour via the Eastern Ennedi Massif and Bisset Canyon
Africa's most remote sandstone cathedral.