North Forestry Trunk Road

Total Kilometers
93.6

Elevation

494.38 m

Duration

2 Hours

Technical Rating

3

Easy

Best Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Trail Overview

The Forestry Trunk Road is a well-established gravel road that was built to support the oil and gas as well as the forestry industries. This route has opened up the region for hunting, fishing, and all kinds of outdoor recreation. The mainline can be a busy road with logging trucks and tankers however it is a wide road with minimal issues with oncoming traffic. Watch out and slow down on some of the blind corners as the speed limit is 80km an hour for much of this route. There are some rough spots at times but they do get maintained then there are active logging or well sites. The spur roads and locations to explore are limitless along this route with many designated and crown land camping along the many lakes and rivers.

Photos of North Forestry Trunk Road

North Forestry Trunk Road
North Forestry Trunk Road

Difficulty

There are some rough spots and significant washboards in some locations. With the speed limit being 80km people tend to drive too fast for the conditions, please watch your speed.

Technical Rating

3

Status Reports

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Access Description

Access is from Highway 11 near Nordegg Alberta. When you are on Highway 11 you can take the north Forestry Trunk Road or head south on the same main route.

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