Namibia
DifficultSossusvlei to Bullsport via Naukluft Desert Spine — Solitaire and Tsaris Pass
Dunes to gorges. Full Namib. No safety net.
Trail Type: Technical 4x4
Colorado
DifficultColorado BDR Southern Segment — Silverton to Chama via the San Juan Backcountry
San Juan high country, raw and unfiltered.
Northern Cape
ExpertRichtersveld Kuboes to Sendelingsdrift — Orange River Canyon Desert Rim
South Africa's harshest, prettiest dead end.
California
ModerateMojave Road — Afton Canyon to Piute Spring via Soda Lake and Government Holes (Classic Full Run)
America's oldest overland route. Still raw.
USA
DifficultTrans-America Trail — Addison to Waterville via the Monongahela Backcountry and Cranberry Wilderness Edge
Appalachian mud, ridgelines, and no signal.
Namibia
ModerateSossusvlei Desert Circuit — Sesriem to Deadvlei and Hidden Vlei via the Namib Dune Sea
900-year-old dead trees in the world's oldest desert.
Andalusia
DifficultLobo Valley Road — Ronda to Benaoján via the Sierra de Grazalema Limestone Divide
Andalusia's hidden karst — past the tourist gorge.
Namibia
ModerateNamib Desert Sossusvlei to Sossus Dune Circuit — Sesriem to Sossus Vlei 4WD Track via Dead Vlei and Hidden Vlei
900-year-old ghosts in the world's oldest desert.
Arizona
DifficultTonto Basin Backcountry — Roosevelt Lake to Young via the Sierra Ancha and Hell’s Gate Wilderness Rim
Sierra Ancha backcountry — Arizona's forgotten canyon route.
Arizona
DifficultTrans-America Trail — Clifton to Quemado via the Mogollon Rim and Apache Creek Divide
Mogollon Rim backcountry at its most honest.