Colorado
DifficultYankee Hill Road — Black Hawk to Nederland via the Gilpin County Mining Divide
Gold country shelf road above 10,000 feet.
Trail Type: Technical 4x4
Arizona
ModeratePicketpost Mountain Road to Superior Backcountry — Tonto National Forest Desert Spine via Telegraph Canyon
Sonoran Desert canyon country, no crowds.
USA
DifficultLonesome Highway — Centennial Road to Tensleep Canyon via the Bighorn National Forest Hazelton to Paintrock Creek Road
Limestone narrows, creek crossings, zero crowds.
Colorado
DifficultRollins Pass Road
Old railroad grade. New altitude problem.
Arkansas
DifficultSawmill Road to Hells Hole — Ouachita National Forest Fourche Mountain Divide via Rich Mountain Road
Arkansas clay ridge — no crowds, no mercy.
New Mexico
DifficultLonesome Highway — Gila River Backcountry to Mogollon Ghost Town via Sandy Road
Shelf road to a ghost town above the Gila Wilderness.
USA
DifficultCoyote Gulch to Shootaring Canyon — Henry Mountains Desert Bench via Swap Mesa Road
Cold War uranium roads meet canyon country solitude.
USA
DifficultLonesome Highway — Centennial Road to Tensleep Canyon via Hazelton Road and Red Wall Country
Red Wall badlands. No traffic. No mercy.
Arizona
DifficultMojave Road — Needles to Afton Canyon via Mojave Desert Historic Cross-Country Trail (East Segment)
Miners' shelf road to the sky.
Australia
DifficultOld Razorback Track
Victoria's High Country ridgeline at its sharpest.