Montana
DifficultDempsey Creek to Highline Ridge — Flathead National Forest Swan Range Traverse
Grizzly ridge above the Flathead Valley.
Feature: Wildlife
USA
ModerateCactus Flat to Bagpipe Butte — Henry Mountains Remote Desert Circuit
Utah's forgotten range, bison, and zero crowds.
Montana
EasySwiftcurrent Pass Road to Many Glacier — Glacier National Park’s Rough North Road
Grizzly country and glacier views, no crowds.
Montana
DifficultLonesome Lake Road — Bob Marshall Wilderness South Fork Approach via Benchmark
Grizzly country ridgeline above the Swan Valley.
Colorado
ModerateFlattop Mountain Road — Uncompahgre Plateau High Country Traverse
80 miles of mesa-top solitude above canyon country.
New Mexico
ModerateLobo Peak to Taos Ski Valley — Carson National Forest High Divide Road
11,500 feet of aspen and elk above Taos.
Canada
ModerateMidway Lake Road — Eagle Plains to Midway Lake Territorial Campground
Caribou country off the Dempster, all to yourself.
Alberta
DifficultWilmore Wilderness Park Southern Access Road — Kvass Flats to Sheep Creek
Alberta wilderness. The real kind.
Alberta
ModerateForestry Trunk Road — Hwy 940 Oldman River to Sheep River Headwaters
Southern foothills gravel at its rawest.
Alberta
ModerateForestry Trunk Road — Hwy 40 Kananaskis to Highwood Junction South
Highwood Pass country — elk, gravel, and no crowds.