Trent ernst has been researching and writing the bc and alberta backroad mapbooks for the better part of the last decade. Canada maps from omnimap, the leading international map store. The bc backroad mapbooks provide you with industryleading topographic detail plus thousands of recreational points supplemented with adventure writeups that fill you on distance and elevation gain of a hiking trail, fish species in a lake or river and other pertinent outdoor information. First, heres backroad gps maps looking at an area around christina lake in southern bc. The road atlas is useful, easy to use, current, beautiful, and compact. Alberta s national parks and cities grab most of the headlines, leaving the expansive south largely forgotten. Our line of atlases, maps, activity books, and other fine publications are developed to inspire an interest in the world and enrich lifes journey. It was one of the best road trips weve even taken and we want to give you your own itinerary to follow when you make your way to canadas most beautiful province cowboy trail a southern alberta road trip. Moun10bike and i work together sharing data back and forth as needed. Buy the spiral bound book southern alberta backroad mapbook by mussio at indigo.
Rosebud boasts big cultural offerings in the heart of rural alberta. The cowboy trail a southern alberta road trip the planet d. Assuming you start in lethbridge and do a giant loop, you will drive 600 kilometres in total. The best of the alberta backroads edmonton journal. We are proud to be the maps of choice for recreationists, professionals and even search and rescue teams.
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post. New 4th edition includes southern alberta national parks. Canada maps from omnimap, the leading international map. So the first picture below is using backroads, the second picture is of the same area is using trakmaps. Backroads of southern alberta, book by joan donaldson. Vancouver islands, victoria, and gulf islands backroads atlas. Southern albertas rural charms, lakeside villages and western history make for all kinds of adventures you just couldnt experience anywhere else. The northwest trails maps use the data from the southern alberta trail project satm, thus within southern alberta, it is the same data. The cowboy trail is an outstanding alberta road trip from calgary to the rocky mountains, into the prairies and out of the badlands. The 2020 edition features fully updated maps, mileage charts, road construction and tourism information, city detail maps, and more.
But as soon as you drink in this magnificent snowcapped realm and breathe. The detailed road map represents one of many map types and styles available. Canadas maps largest selections of map titles in canada. From easy trail ridges to hardcore mudbogging, southern alberta is a hotspot for atv riding. This is true cowboy land, where the ghosts of herders like john ware and the sundance kid are woven through the history of endless ranch land. From street and road map to highresolution satellite imagery of alberta. May 15, 2014 trent ernst has been researching and writing the bc and alberta backroad mapbooks for the better part of the last decade. Mar 29, 2016 the southeastern part of alberta is largely overlooked yet its got lots of gems and if you like to explore backroads through farm country, you can have a lot of fun. In 2008, he started researching the entire backroad mapbook series, save for quebec books. Explore southern alberta holidays and discover the best time and places to visit. Jun 20, 2010 just a little clarification of what is going on in alberta. Southern alberta backroad mapbook, book by mussio spiral. Surrounding city centres like calgary, drumheller, lethbridge and medicine hat, the landscapes of.
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A musthave for navigation, this comprehensive road atlas of alberta is loaded with vital information to make any trip to this province easy and convenient. This recreational topographic mapbook of southern alberta highlights all the logging and resource roads, hunting areas, fishing lakes and streams, campgrounds, backcountry campsites, paddling routes for canoeing and kayaking, wildlife viewing areas, motorized trails for atving and snowmobiling, multiuse trails for hiking, mountain biking, snowshoeing and crosscountry skiing and. The default map view shows local businesses and driving. Backroads of southern alberta, book by joan donaldsonyarmey. In the newest edition of our southern alberta backroad mapbook you will find over 300 detailed trail listings, including 5,000 kilometres of multiuse trails for hikers, mountain bikers, horseback riders, crosscountry skiers and more. Backroad mapbooks is delighted to chart the landscape. Central alberta backroad mapbook backroad mapbooks map. Add in the listings of everything from fishing lakes to canadian paddling routes, from wilderness campsites to road side parks, from countless t. I have used the back roads maps on my oregon for about 2 months now. These maps bring all the detail from the original backroad mapbooks to life with.
Backroads of southern alberta by joan donaldson yamey. A handy index makes the southern alberta backroad mapbook a leading alberta map in terms of functionality as well as quality. Backroad mapbooks your adventure maps for hiking, fishing. Boasting industryleading technology and the best topographic maps on the marke. These garminlicensed gps maps are compatible with garmin gps and garmin basecamp, allowing you to load full map coverage of ontario onto your computer or gps device to plan your expeditions and navigate with confidence. With the iconic road atlas leading the way, our products have helped travelers make the most of their road trips for more than 100 years. Backroad map southern alberta bow river troutfitters inc. Highly detailed maps of the southern alberta area, including crowsnest pass, waterton park, banff, calgary, lake louise, drumheller. Backroad mapbooks ontario gps maps are canadas leading gps map source for the province of ontario. Backroad mapbooks southern alberta 4th edition cabelas canada.
The backroad mapbooks are canadas best selling outdoor recreation guidebooks for good reason. Trusted by canadian outdoorspeople for over 25 years, these maps are the ultimate adventure guide. Backroad mapbooks alberta gps maps, including hiking. Southern ontario backroads atlas atlantic provinces quebec, nova scotia, new. Backroad mapbooks is canadas most trusted source for maps and outdoor adventure information, with over 25 years of experience of guiding canadians through the backcountry. If i zoom the backroads map out to an overview altitude like 100km, it can take minutes to draw. Home 37 magazines, books and dvds backroads mapbooks northern alberta backroads mapbooks northern alberta with diverse geography ranging from the rocky mountains to extensive prairie and grasslands, plus sweeping boreal forest, rolling hills, massive lakes, sand dunes and much more, northern alberta has a lot to offer outdoor. For generations, rand mcnally has been compiling accurate, detailed maps and travel information into the ultimate road trip accessory. Mapbooks alberta gps maps allow you to navigate the lands from calgary to. Explorers will find the maps useful in finding new areas. The southeastern part of alberta is largely overlooked yet its got lots of gems and if you like to explore backroads through farm country, you can have a lot of fun.
Canadas maps we offer one of the largest selections of map titles in canada, to visit our map store. Southern alberta backcountry maps backroad mapbooks. Backroad mapbooks the maps in these books highlight the intricate backroad network, trail systems and recreation opportunities throughout the country. The guide highlights main roads, logging and exploration road networks, trail systems, parks, and recreation areas. Explore the big sky splendour of southern alberta with this book. Backroad mapbooks alberta gps maps, including hiking trails. Backroad mapbooks backcountry maps southern alberta. Wherever your travels take you, backroad mapbooks alberta map book will help you to carve out the gems that southern alberta has to offer. Use it to navigate backcountry roads and trails, paddling routes and portages, summer and winter recreation areas, and parks and recreation sites. Banffs best dayhikes lone pine pocket guide by heather elton. With a focus on southern ontario, this mapbook features topographic maps with elevation relief shading to help visualize terrain features. The best of the alberta backroads journal staff, edmonton journal 09. For generations, rand mcnally has been compiling accurate.
Some think a winter vacation is best spent in the tropics with frozen drinks, not frozen lakes. Three mustdo scenic drives in southern saskatchewan. To help you take advantage of southern albertas many outdoor adventure opportunities, the latest edition of the southern alberta backroad mapbook features. These atlases offer coverage of canada similar to the wellknown delorme state atlases for the usa.
Highway 22 the cowboy trail winds through the hills and ranchland of southern alberta. Searchable recreation info the other significant feature of backroad mapbooks digital gps maps is. Secondary highways 2a, 21s, e, 56s to 9 take you through millet, the prettiest town in alberta as well as wetaskiwin and stettler before suddenly landing on some of the strangest turf on. Mapart returns with the newest edition of the gps compatible alberta back road atlas, the best selling road atlas in western canada. With the detailed information provided with this map showing power lines, pipelines, trails and management units not provided in the other maps. Banff springs the story of a hotel by bart robinson. A unique feature of the maps is that all recreation activities are labeled, allowing for quick and easy referencing when researching a specific area.
Mapart is canada s leading distributor of maps, atlases and travel publications since 1979 weve faithfully distributed top quality brands including rand mcnally, backroads map books, jd star eyewear and lifestyle products, okie dokie stickers, mycart companion and treefree greetings just to name a few. The backroad mapbooks are canadas bestselling outdoor recreation guidebooks for good reason. This page shows the location of alberta, canada on a detailed road map. The alberta map books from marketmaps are valuable business tools that are available in several formats wall maps for your office, conference room or classroom, easytouse map books and convenient digital maps for use on your computer. Albertas national parks and cities grab most of the headlines, leaving the expansive south largely forgotten.
Aug 30, 2014 secondary highways 2a, 21s, e, 56s to 9 take you through millet, the prettiest town in alberta as well as wetaskiwin and stettler before suddenly landing on some of the strangest turf on. Some people would never snowshoe through the canadian rockies. The atlas does not included more detailed city maps for calgary or edmonton, etc. Introducing the 4th edition of our southern alberta backroad mapbook. These maps feature up to date logging road and industrial roads, trail systems and a wide range of recreational features that are not found on other maps. Brooks, calgary, canmore, crowsnest pass, cypress hills park. No doubt the alberta backroads atlas is great for the backroads and offroad. This backroad mapbook is a comprehensive outdoor recreation guidebook for the southern area of alberta, from just west of the bc alberta border to the alberta saskatchewan border and from the uscanada border to just south of red deer. Brooks, calgary, canmore, crowsnest pass, cypress hills park, drumheller, fort mcleod, high river, kananaskis country, lethbridge, medicine hat, waterton park.
Youll find page numbers and map coordinates for each activity and location, plus important numbers, distance charts and an advertiser list for easy referencing. Rand mcnally atlases, state maps, street maps, wall maps. You could shorten it by bypassing cypress hills interprovincial park. We have more roads than any province in canadaenough to circle the equator four times. This backroad mapbook is a comprehensive outdoor recreation guidebook for the southern area of alberta, from just west of the bcalberta border to the albertasaskatchewan border and from the uscanada border to just south of red deer. The east of the area covered in this book is dominated by the majestic, world famous peaks. Situated a one hour drive from calgary and 20 minutes southwest of drumheller. In your southern alberta backroad mapbook you will find detailed. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Discover calgary, drumheller, lethbridge, canmore, medicine hat and the alberta backcountry with southern alberta backcountry maps and outdoor recreation. Historic medicine hat is known for its rich arts and cultural scene, and lethbridge for embracing its wild west heritagethe city started out as a whiskey trading post, both make excellent bases for day trips ranging far outside the city limits.
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