Canada
ModerateDempster Highway — Inuvik to Tsiigehtchic Arctic River Crossing
Arctic gravel, river ferries, and real silence.
Canada
Overlanding Trails in Northwest Territories
Trails curated for overlanders in Northwest Territories.
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Canada
ExpertYellowknife to Rae Lakes Winter Road — North Slave Backcountry Ice Route
Ice road to nowhere — and everywhere that matters.
Canada
ExpertTłı̨chǫ Road — Whatì to Gamèti Summer Access Route
Shield rock and isolation between two forgotten communities.
Canada
DifficultFort Liard to Kotaneelee River Road — Pointed Mountain Backcountry
Three territories meet. No one's checking on you out here.
Canada
DifficultFrontier Trail — Fort Simpson to Blackstone Territorial Park
Deh Cho boreal isolation, earned the hard way.
Canada
DifficultFetterly Lake to Nonacho Lake Road — South Slave Backcountry
Shield country grunt to one of the NWT's finest lakes.
Canada
ModerateWrigley Road — Highway 1 Junction to Wrigley Village
Dead-end Mackenzie Valley road most overlanders skip.
Canada
ModerateYellowknife to Whatì All-Season Road — Tłı̨chǫ Highway
Boreal highway into Tłı̨chǫ Dene heartland.
Canada
ExpertTibbitt to Contwoyto Winter Road — Yellowknife to Contwoyto Lake Diamond Mine Route
The world's longest ice road. For real.
Canada
DifficultWrigley to Fort Norman Winter Ice Road — Mackenzie River Overland Crossing
Mackenzie Valley winter driving at its loneliest.