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]

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 Oregon route, 150 miles (240 km) longer than Washington's, was created in the late 1990s by the Oregon Off Highway Vehicle Association.[5]

Bibliography/Videography

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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Review: Washington Backcountry Discovery Route DVD and Map", Rider, October 11, 2011
  2. "Touratech USA's Excellent WABDR FAQ", One Wheel Drive, May 12, 2011
  3. David Longdon (December 19, 2013), "Brian Ecker's 1,000,000th Foot", Seattle cycling blog, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
  4. Sena to Sponsor Backcountry Discovery Routes Non-profit Organization, Sena Technologies Inc., July 24, 2014
  5. Tom Mehren (Summer 2005), "Lessons learned on the Oregon Backcountry Discovery Route", Sound Rider!
  6. Washington Backcountry Discovery Route Map, Butler Maps
  7. Ken Bingenheimer (October 23, 2011), Butler Maps goes backcountry, Examiner.com

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