backcountry routes
Remote hiking trails
Backcountry routes are trails or paths through remote, undeveloped wilderness areas, away from maintained roads and established facilities.
The term appears most often in hiking, skiing, and outdoor recreation contexts: We mapped out several backcountry routes before the trip.
Unlike marked trails, backcountry routes may require navigation skills and self-sufficiency.
- GPS devicesSatellite-based location tools
- topographic mapsElevation-depicting terrain representations
- forest trailsRoutes through dense woods
- mountain passesRoutes traversing elevated ranges
- compass bearingsDirectional measurements for navigation
river crossings · water sources · hiking trails · emergency shelters · wilderness permits · leave no trace · glacial valleys · alpine meadows · trail markers · cairns · trekking poles · camping sites · headlamps · first aid training · survival kits · switchbacks · coastal cliffs · trailheads
backcountry routesinterstate highways
Multi-state limited-access roads
freeways · motorways · paved roads · superhighways · expressways
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