Algeria
DifficultPiste de l’Atakor Nord — Tamanrasset to Assekrem via the Northern Hoggar Plateau Approach
A dead volcano, a hermit's chapel, and the whole Sahara below.
Trail Type: Technical 4x4
Algeria
ExpertPiste de l’Assekrem Sud — Tamanrasset to Assekrem via the Atakor Plateau Southern Approach
Volcanic moonscape. Sahara's highest hermitage. No shortcuts.
Tennessee
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Tellico Plains to Hector via the Cherokee National Forest and Unicoi Mountains
River crossings, ridge views, and no cell signal.
Arizona
DifficultTrans-America Trail — Clifton to Alpine via the Mogollon Rim and Blue River Canyon
Blue River canyons, copper ghosts, Mogollon edge.
Morocco
DifficultPiste du Dades — Boumalne Dades to Msemrir via the Dades Gorge and High Atlas Plateau
Past the tourist switchbacks, the real Dades begins.
Libya
ExtremePiste de l’Erg Murzuq — Germa to Umm al-Maa via the Fezzan Oasis Lakes and Sand Sea
Garamantian ruins to lost desert lakes.
Morocco
ExpertToubkal Circuit High Atlas Piste — Imlil to Aroumd via Tizi n’Ouanoums and Tizi n’Tadat
North Africa's highest peak from a driver's seat.
North Carolina
DifficultTrans-America Trail — Hector to Murphy via the Unicoi Mountain Divide
The TAT's Appalachian teeth — bring a winch.
Himachal Pradesh
DifficultManali–Leh Highway — Manali to Leh via Rohtang Pass, Baralacha La, and Tanglang La
Five passes. Four months. Zero margin for error.
Chad
ExtremePiste de l’Ennedi — Fada to Archei Guelta via the Ennedi Massif Rock Art Circuit
Prehistoric art and desert crocs. No safety net.