Intends to take one through the steppes (6)
I believe the answer is:
plains
'steppes' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
I can't explain the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for plains that I've seen before include "Grasslands" , "Large areas of level country" , "Prairies" , "Flat tracts of land" , "Large tracts of level open land" .)