Alberta
DifficultWaputik Icefield Access Road — Bow Lake to Peyto Lake Backcountry (Alberta)
Above the Parkway, below the glacier.
Feature: High Altitude
Alberta
DifficultForestry Trunk Road — Hwy 940 Livingstone Range to Plateau Mountain Ecological Reserve (Alberta)
Alberta's sky-high plateau hiding in plain sight.
Alberta
DifficultKananaskis — Cataract Creek to Upper Oldman Backcountry Road
Where Kananaskis ends and real backcountry begins.
Alberta
DifficultWindy Point Ridge Road — Brazeau Reservoir to Cardinal Divide Overlook
Coal Branch grit meets Rockies alpine — earn that view.
Alberta
EasyMaligne Lake Road Winter Backcountry — Jasper National Park
Jasper's big valley after the buses leave.
Alberta
DifficultCadomin to Luscar Mountain Mining Road — Coal Branch Country
Open-pit ghosts and sheep country above the Coal Branch.
British Columbia
DifficultPotato Range FSR to Deadhorse Meadows — Marble Range Provincial Park
Limestone karst and meadows above Clinton.
British Columbia
ModerateElk Pass FSR to Elk Lakes Provincial Park — Upper Kananaskis Border
Old-growth valleys and alpine lakes on the Alberta line.
British Columbia
DifficultPotato Hills FSR to Mount McLean Summit — Lillooet Highlands
Shale switchbacks to the roof of Lillooet.
British Columbia
ModerateTchesinkut Lake FSR to Murray Ridge — Lakes District Backcountry
Boreal plateau, ridge views, no crowds.