USA
ExpertMaze District Road — Hans Flat Ranger Station to Flint Trail via the Canyonlands Backcountry
The Maze: no margin, no crowds, no forgiveness.
Trail Type: Technical 4x4
Idaho
DifficultHells Canyon Rim Road — Pittsburg Landing to Imnaha
Deepest canyon on the continent. You earn this one.
USA
ExpertCanyonlands Elephant Hill Jeep Road
Utah's most notorious slickrock gauntlet.
Colorado
DifficultAlpine Loop — Animas Forks to Engineer Pass via the San Juan High Country
Four passes, three ghost towns, one brutal San Juan circuit.
USA
DifficultComb Wash to Grand Gulch — Cedar Mesa Plateau Rim via Kane Gulch Trailhead
Ruins, slickrock, and a canyon full of ghosts.
USA
DifficultCoyote Gulch to Muley Twist Canyon — Capitol Reef South Desert Circuit via Strike Valley
Strike Valley walls and Burr Trail switchbacks.
Montana
DifficultGates of the Mountains Road to Meriwether Canyon — Helena National Forest Missouri River Backcountry via Mann Gulch
Lewis and Clark country — above the limestone gate.
California
DifficultCoyote Hills to Trap Spring — Owens Peak Wilderness Desert Bench via Indian Wells Canyon
Sierra desert canyon — no pavement, no mercy.
USA
DifficultCathedral Valley Road — Capitol Reef’s Remote North District via Hartnet Junction
Desert monoliths and river fords in Capitol Reef's wild north.
Montana
DifficultSheldon Lake Road to Beach Creek Lookout — Hells Canyon Wilderness Edge via Imnaha Rim
Tundra, shale, and sky above 10,000 feet.