Montana
ModerateElkhorn Drive — Deerlodge National Forest High Country Ridgeline
Silver ghosts and ridgeline solitude.
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Arizona
ExpertNellis Wash to Pakoon Springs — Grand Canyon North Rim Desert Plateau via Tuweep Connector
Arizona Strip's most isolated canyon edge run.
Idaho
DifficultWagonhammer Road to Salmon River Canyon — Lemhi Range Desert Spine via Tower Creek
Into the River of No Return's deepest cut.
Arizona
DifficultSawmill Road to Superstition Wilderness — Tonto National Forest Apache Trail Backdoor via Fish Creek Hill
A crumbling shelf above a 1,500-foot drop.
Colorado
ModerateBackcountry Byway — Owl Creek Pass to Cimarron via the Uncompahgre High Basin
The San Juan pass the Skyway crowd misses.
USA
ModeratePaiute Trail — Fish Lake Plateau to Beaver via Tushar Mountains High Route
Utah's high-plateau backbone route.
Colorado
ModeratePhantom Canyon Road — Cañon City to Victor via the Shelf Road Spine and Eight Mile Creek Gorge
Railroad grade turned canyon shelf road.
USA
ModerateCoyote Gulch to Fortymile Ridge — Notom Road Desert Bench via Strike Valley Overlook
Capitol Reef's forgotten eastern bench.
California
ModerateNacimiento-Ferguson Road — Coast Range Divide to Highway 1 via Santa Lucia Wilderness Edge
Desert range to Big Sur coast in 24 miles.
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California
ModerateLonesome Highway — Owens Peak Wilderness Desert Spine to Ridgecrest via Nine Mile Canyon Road
Granite ramps and desert floor — no crowds, no pavement.