Washington Backcountry Discovery Route
The Washington Backcountry Discovery Route is a 600-mile (970 km), mostly off-road trail traversing the Cascade Mountains in the U.S. state of Washington.[1] The entire route is double track suitable for motorized users (four-wheel drive automobile or dual-sport motorcycle) and non-motorized users (mountain bike).[1][2][3] The route was created by Bryce Stevens and Andrew Cull.[1] In 2007 Steve Bisig of Pacific Northwest Adventures successfully completed and published a 4x4 route from the Oregon to Canadian border that consisted of more off-road trails (Washington Cascades Overland Tour).
Backcountry Discovery Routes is a 501(c)(4) education and advocacy non-profit that supports off-road route development and dissemination of route information to riders on the Washington Backcountry Route and others in Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and Idaho.[4] The state of Oregon has a collection of five interconnected routes that are similar to the Washington Route and was created in the late 1990s by the Oregon Off Highway Vehicle Association.[5]
Bibliography/Videography[edit]
Butler Maps has produced a map of the route in association with Helge Pedersen and others, and Noren Films has produced a documentary DVD about the mapping expedition.[6][1][7]
- Washington Backcountry Discovery Route Map, Butler Maps, ISBN 9780984559084
- Sterling Noren (Director); Andrew Cull, Paul Guillien, Tom Myers, Helge Pedersen, Bryce Stevens (Riders) (2011). Washington Adventure Backcountry Discovery Route (DVD). Noren Films/distributed by Touratech. ISBN 978-0-9830443-2-1.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Review: Washington Backcountry Discovery Route DVD and Map", Rider, October 11, 2011
- ^ "Touratech USA's Excellent WABDR FAQ", One Wheel Drive, May 12, 2011
- ^ David Longdon (December 19, 2013), "Brian Ecker's 1,000,000th Foot", Seattle cycling blog, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
- ^ Sena to Sponsor Backcountry Discovery Routes Non-profit Organization, Sena Technologies Inc., July 24, 2014
- ^ Oregon Back Country Discovery Routes, Oregon Off-Highway Vehicle Association
- ^ Washington Backcountry Discovery Route Map, Butler Maps
- ^ Ken Bingenheimer (October 23, 2011), Butler Maps goes backcountry, Examiner.com