Himachal Pradesh
ExpertRohtang Pass to Spiti Valley — Gramphoo to Kaza via Kunzum La and the Chandra River
Kunzum La or go home. It's that simple.
Trail Type: Technical 4x4
California
ExpertRubicon Trail — El Dorado National Forest Full Traverse via Rubicon Springs
California granite that eats trucks for breakfast.
California
ModerateMojave Road — Afton Canyon to Piute Spring via Soda Lake and Government Holes (Classic West-to-East Crossing)
138 miles of desert history. No shortcuts.
Argentina
ExpertRuta de los Seismiles — Paso de San Francisco to Ojos del Salado Base Camp via the Atacama Volcano Corridor
Flanks of the world's highest volcano. No guardrails.
Oregon
DifficultOwyhee Uplands Backcountry — Rome to Jordan Valley via the Owyhee River Canyon Rim
The Oregon nobody talks about. All basalt and silence.
North Carolina
DifficultTrans-America Trail — Waterville to Robbinsville via the Great Smoky Mountains Backdoor and Nantahala Gorge
The TAT bites hardest in the Carolina wet forest.
Libya
ExtremePiste de l’Erg Murzuq — Ubari to Waw an Namus via the Fezzan Volcanic Crater and Sand Sea
Three crater lakes. Zero margin for error.
Argentina
DifficultPaso Vergara to Futaleufú — Carretera Austral Frontier Crossing via the Palena River Valley
Patagonia's back roads bite — bring recovery gear.
Algeria
ExtremePiste de Tadrart Rouge — Djanet to Tin Merzouga via the Tassili Plateau Red Sandstone Canyon Circuit
Red sandstone, zero margin, pure Sahara.
Colorado
ExpertBlack Bear Pass Road — Telluride to Silverton via the San Juan High Alpine Shelf
One-way. One lane. Straight down into Telluride.