BDR Info

Backcountry Discovery Route (BDR) route maps — weather, terrain, conditions, and cell coverage. Pick a route.

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What's on each route map

How BDR Info works

Data fusion: We use BDR maps with various public and private sources to help fill gaps in useful information for BDR planning.

2D & 3D interactive maps

An interactive 2D route map plus a 3D terrain view with a low-altitude fly-through and a scrubbable elevation profile.

Modeled Temperature by Elevation

Temperatures modeled by elevation — plus live temp/wind and 2-day and monthly high/low forecasts — so you can plan cold passes and hot valleys. Not on the official BDR maps.

BDR road conditions & closures

Takes the official BDR condition alerts and combines them with US Forest Service closures, washouts, reroutes and detours, shown together on the route.

Route wildfire updates

Active wildfire perimeters within 20 miles of the route (NIFC / WFIGS) — fire information layered onto the official BDR route.

Campgrounds and Lodging

Nearby (10 mi) camping and lodging with contact details and reservation links, added alongside the official route.

Fuel, food & amenities

Fuel, food, water and other services within 10 miles of the route, so you know where your next stop is.

Cell coverage & dead zones

Modeled cell-coverage dead zones and marginal-signal stretches (FCC), so you can see where you will lose service — which the official BDR maps do not show.

Grizzly & black bear territory

Current grizzly and black bear territory maps, plus grizzly conflict areas (Montana FWP), to help plan food storage and campsite choices.

Distance & elevation profile

An interactive elevation profile with temperature shading, and along-route distance and gain/loss you can measure between any two points.

BDR routes 15

AZBDR66 waypointsCABDR-N85 waypointsCABDR-S60 waypointsCOBDR55 waypointsIDBDR68 waypointsMABDR79 waypointsMTBDR77 waypointsNEBDR65 waypointsNMBDR65 waypointsNVBDR41 waypointsORBDR52 waypointsSEBDR119 waypointsUTBDR89 waypointsWABDR70 waypointsWYBDR80 waypoints

BDR-X routes 10

BDR-X: Adirondacks49 waypointsBDR-X: Big Bend52 waypointsBDR-X: Black Hills42 waypointsBDR-X: Chattahoochee39 waypointsBDR-X: LostCoastCA78 waypointsBDR-X: Ozarks77 waypointsBDR-X: PA Wilds30 waypointsBDR-X: RedDesert WY5 waypointsBDR-X: Steens Alvord OR25 waypointsBDR-X: TexasHillCountry44 waypoints

Connector routes 9

Connector: CABDR NN → ORBDRS16 waypointsConnector: CABDR S → CABDR N1 waypointsConnector: COBDR → WYBDR0 waypointsConnector: COBDRS → UTBDRS4 waypointsConnector: MABDR → NEBDR6 waypointsConnector: NMBDR → COBDR5 waypointsConnector: ORBDR → IDNV9 waypointsConnector: ORBDR → WABDR7 waypointsConnector: UTBDR → IDNV9 waypoints

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