Venezuela
DifficultRoraima Tepui Base Circuit — Santa Elena de Uairén to Paraitepui via the Gran Sabana
Lost World. Found the hard way.
Trail Type: Technical 4x4
Afghanistan
ExtremeWakhan Corridor Road — Ishkashim to Sarhad-e Broghil via the Panj River Valley
Silk Road's last untamed corridor.
Botswana
DifficultTrans-Kalahari Crossing — Windhoek to Nata via the Kalahari Basin
Red sand, fossil rivers, and lion tracks at dawn.
Namibia
ExpertSkeleton Coast Park Track — Springbokwasser Gate to Mowe Bay via the Forbidden Coast
The coast that shipwrecked empires. Permit mandatory.
Australia
ExpertTelegraph Track — Cape York to Bamaga via the Old Overland Telegraph Line
The tip of Australia. Earn every metre.
KwaZulu-Natal
ExpertSani Pass — Underberg to Mokhotlong via the Drakensberg Escarpment
Loose shale, big exposure, highest pub in Africa.
Europe
DifficultTjørnuvík to Leynar — Streymoy North Coast Mountain Track
Streymoy plateau crossing above the giant stacks.
Europe
ExpertOyrargjógv to Elduvík — Eysturoy East Coast Cliffside Track
One-lane cliff shelf to the Faroes' edge village.
Europe
DifficultAmbadalsvegur Mountain Road — Hvalba to Fámjin via Suðuroy Interior Spine
Suðuroy's spine road to the flag village.
Europe
DifficultHvíthamar to Gjógv Highland Track
Highland plateau to the Norse gorge harbour.