Alberta
DifficultWaputik Icefield Access Road — Bow Lake to Peyto Lake Backcountry (Alberta)
Above the Parkway, below the glacier.
Trail Type: Scenic Drive
Alberta
ModerateKananaskis — Sheep River Provincial Park South Fork Road (Alberta)
Bighorn canyon, river fords, Kananaskis edge.
Alberta
DifficultForestry Trunk Road — Hwy 940 Livingstone Range to Plateau Mountain Ecological Reserve (Alberta)
Alberta's sky-high plateau hiding in plain sight.
Alberta
ModerateForestry Trunk Road — Hwy 940 Sparwood to Oldman River North
Livingstone Range foothills without the crowds.
Alberta
ModerateForestry Trunk Road — Hwy 40 Kananaskis to Highwood Junction South
Highwood Pass country — elk, gravel, and no crowds.
Alberta
ModerateDavid Thompson Highway — Abraham Lake to Siffleur Wilderness Trailhead
Abraham Lake's hoodoo shores meet Rocky Mountain wilderness.
Alberta
EasyMaligne Lake Road Winter Backcountry — Jasper National Park
Jasper's big valley after the buses leave.
British Columbia
EasyBlackwall Road to Manning Park Alpine — E.C. Manning Provincial Park
Cascade meadows without the suffer — earn it anyway.
British Columbia
DifficultBotanie Valley Road to Botanie Mountain
Fraser Canyon views earned the hard way.
British Columbia
ModerateMount Revelstoke Summit Road (Meadows in the Sky Parkway)
Cedar to tundra — 1,600 metres of pure vertical.