California
ModerateMojave Road — Soda Dry Lake to Afton Canyon via Government Holes and Rainstorm Mine (Classic Interior Segment)
Desert history driven, not read about.
Trail Type: Technical 4x4
Australia
ExpertCape York Telegraph Track — Bramwell Station to Moreton Telegraph Station via Gunshot Creek and Nolan’s Brook (Classic Wet Season Attempt)
Gunshot Creek earns its name every time.
Namibia
ExpertSkeleton Coast Ugab River Mouth to Springbokwasser — Central Namib Coastal Desert Drive
The coast that eats ships and the unprepared.
Northern Cape
ExpertRichtersveld Eksteenfontein to Sanddrift — Orange River Desert Canyon Rim via Helskloof Pass and Groot Derm
'Hell's Gorge' into Africa's river canyon.
California
ExpertRubicon Trail — Georgetown to Loon Lake via Rubicon Springs and Buck Island Lake (Classic West-to-East Full Traverse)
California's hardest trail. No exceptions.
Gilgit-Baltistan
ExpertDeosai National Park High Crossing — Skardu to Astore via Sheosar Lake and Bara Pani Ford (Summer Traverse)
4,000 metres of nothing but sky and brown bears.
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Home Valley Station to El Questro via Pentecost River Crossing and Cockburn Range (Wet Season Approach, Dry Season Classic)
The Pentecost crossing earns its reputation.
Botswana
DifficultMoremi Game Reserve North Gate to Xakanaxa — Okavango Delta Seasonal Flood Track
Hippos, crocs, and real 4x4 delta tracks.
Algeria
DifficultPiste de l’Assekrem — Tamanrasset to Assekrem Hermitage via the Atakor Volcanic Core (Northern Hoggar Circuit)
The Hoggar's volcanic crown at dawn.
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Kununurra to El Questro via Pentecost River Crossing and Cockburn Range (Eastbound Dry Season Entry)
Crocs, corrugations, and the Kimberley's best gorge country.