Mongolia
ExpertGobi Desert Bayanzag to Khongoryn Els — Southern Mongolian Desert Circuit via Moltsog Els and Sevrei Mountains
Trackless Gobi. Zero margin for error.
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Ethiopia
DifficultSimien Mountains High Road — Debark to Ras Dashen Base Camp via the Ethiopian Roof Escarpment (Full Traverse)
Africa's roof, raw and unforgiving.
Norway
ModerateGimsøy to Å — Lofoten Islands E10 Coastal Mountain Road via Vestvågøy and Moskenesøya (Full Traverse)
Where the road ends at the Arctic sea.
Colorado
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Telluride to Moab via Paradox Valley and Gateway (Colorado–Utah Canyon Connector)
San Juan high country to canyon desert on pure dirt.
Andalusia
ModerateTransibérica Off-Road — Miranda do Douro to Ronda via the Iberian Interior Wilderness (Full Peninsula Overland Traverse)
Iberia edge to edge, the way it used to be crossed.
Australia
DifficultBirdsville Track — Marree to Birdsville via the Tirari Desert and Diamantina River Floodplains (Classic Outback Full Traverse)
The drovers' road. Still earns its reputation.
California
ModerateMojave Road — Rock Springs to Afton Canyon via Government Holes and Soda Dry Lake
Lava, salt flats, and a Civil War–era ruin.
Niger
ExtremePiste du Tenere — Agadez to Bilma via the Erg du Ténéré and Fachi Oasis
The emptiest desert crossing on the planet.
USA
ModerateDempster Highway — Dawson City to Eagle Plains via the Tombstone Highlands and Blackstone Plateau (Southbound Return Segment)
Sierra Madre dirt, basin antelope, zero cell bars.
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Australia
DifficultOutbackWay — Laverton to Winton via the Red Centre Dirt Highway (Full Traverse)
2,720km of red dirt across the dead centre.