Northern Cape
DifficultRichtersveld Akkedisberge Desert Pass — Port Nolloth to Eksteenfontein via the Knersvlakte Divide
Lizard Mountains and the edge of nowhere.
Trail Type: Technical 4x4
Colorado
DifficultEngineer Pass Road — Lake City to Ouray via the San Juan Alpine Backbone
13,218 feet of raw San Juan exposure.
North Carolina
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Murphy to Waterville via the Blue Ridge Parkway High Spine
Appalachian clay, rivers, and ridge country.
Colorado
DifficultCinnamon Pass Road — Lake City to Silverton via the San Juan Alpine Crest
12,640 feet of silver-rush history and shelf-road grit.
Afghanistan
ExtremeWakhan Corridor Road — Ishkashim to Langar via the Panj River Valley
The Silk Road's last raw nerve.
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Galvans Gorge to Bell Gorge via the Kimberley Plateau Heart
Corrugations, gorges, and zero margin for error.
Arusha Region
DifficultNgorongoro Highlands to Olduvai Gorge — Crater Rim to Cradle of Mankind via Serengeti Shortcut
From the crater rim to the cradle of mankind.
Aysén Region
DifficultLagunas Altas Route — Paso Vergara to Lago General Carrera via the Aysén Highland Spine
Patagonia's plateau before the crowds found it.
Northern Cape
ExpertRichtersveld Kokerboom to Tatasberg — Orange River Volcanic Plateau High Crossing
Mars with quiver trees. Bring everything.
KwaZulu-Natal
ExpertSani Pass — Himeville to Sani Top via the Drakensberg Escarpment Wall
Africa's most dramatic border. Earn every metre.