This is a popular trail for backpacking, birding, and camping, but you can still enjoy some solitude during quieter times of day.

Sudden weather changes are common.

River fords will be necessary.

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Alberta's bighorn backcountry covers 5,000 square kilometres (1. 2 million acres) of public lands east of the banff and jasper national parks.

Generally considered a moderately challenging route, it takes an average of 12 h 28 min to complete.

Alberta's bighorn backcountry is an area of public lands east of banff and jasper national parks.

Webthe bighorn backcountry is immense and beautiful.

It boasts wide open, gently sloping valleys, clear streams, and thick forests of spruce and pine, interspersed.

The best times to visit this trail are.

And that’s only the beginning of the fun.

It boasts wide open, gently sloping valleys, clear streams, and thick forests of spruce and pine, interspersed.

The best times to visit this trail are.

And that’s only the beginning of the fun.

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