Big Beautiful Badger
Crowsnest Pass, Alberta · 7:00 AM · September 5, 2026
Self-supported bikepacking. Shared start. Your own pace.
Two beautiful routes and one deeply questionable secret.
01 / Choose your badger
Both start and finish in Crowsnest Pass. Each is challenging, beautiful and made for an unforgettable ride.
Baby is a relative term.
A compact but challenging loop for riders who want the full Badger experience in a long weekend. Big climbs, rough roads, huge views and very little pavement.
Inspect the routeThe grand tour through big mountain country.
Elk, Sparwood, Cabin, North Kootenay, Crowsnest, Oldman, Highwood, Tombstone and Lusk passes stitched into one enormous loop. Longer gaps, a bigger commitment and a sweeping journey through some of the most majestic terrain in the southern Rockies.
Inspect the route02 / The deal
Roll out together from Crowsnest Pass at 7:00 AM on September 5, 2026. Stay together, regroup along the way or settle into your own rhythm. Final start-location details will be in the rider guide.
There are no organized aid stations or sag wagon. Riders use ordinary commercial services and carry what they need to travel safely and responsibly.
Friends and family can follow the adventure on one live map. Tracking shares progress; it is not emergency monitoring.
Ride with friends, regroup along the way or ride solo. The weekend is about the route, the people and the experience—not placing.
03 / Field notes
More attainable rooms, practical parking, good food and mountains immediately outside the door.
Routes use open public roads and trails. Conditions and access can change. Every rider is responsible for their own safety, decisions and evacuation.
04 / Frequently argued questions
Not in the conventional sense. There is a shared start, but no official timing, rankings, podium, prize purse or carefully branded finish-line arch. The goal is to experience the route, share the mountains with good people and come home with a story worth telling.
No. Some riders will stay with friends or form informal groups, some will leapfrog and regroup, and others will ride solo. This is not a guided or no-drop ride, so arrive ready to navigate, make decisions and complete or exit your route independently.
This is self-supported bikepacking on open roads and trails. There are no organized aid stations, course marshals, sag vehicle or rescue service. You are responsible for navigation, food, water, repairs, shelter, weather decisions and evacuation.
A capable drop-bar mountain bike, flat-bar mountain bike or well-prepared hardtail, with dependable brakes, generous tire volume and low climbing gears. Prioritize comfort, control and durability for rough mountain terrain.
Friends and family can follow riders through TrailBeacon. Tracking is for sharing progress, not emergency monitoring; updates may be delayed or unavailable. Final tracker and registration instructions will be included in the rider guide before the start.
Not until the rider guide says so. Fire, weather, trail damage, closures and land access can all force changes. The published GPX is always more authoritative than an old screenshot or cached file.
05 / Names on the flyer
Riders who have put their name down, where they call home, and the route currently calling them.
Reading the latest names...
7:00 AM · September 5, 2026
Tell us who you are and whether you are leaning Baby or Big. Formal TrailBeacon registration and the rider guide will follow.
