bighorn backcountry kiska/willson pluz brochure 2018...bighorn backcountry public land use zones...

Type of Use

Provides a large network of trails for non-motorized and equestrian use, with additional seasonal access trails for equestrian use. Provides motorized off-highway

vehicle use on designated trails, many with an additional seasonal access.

Kiska/Willson PLUZ

Boating (Motorized)

Camping (Primitive)

Helicopter Access

Motorized RecreationOff-Highway Vehicle (OHVs)

Motorized Recreation(On-Highway Vehicles)

Recreational Equestrian Use

Wagon Use

Snow Vehicle Use

Permitted Only permitted on the North Saskatchewan River and Abraham Lake.

Permitted No cutting of live green trees; garbage must be removed; no permanent camp structures to remain without authorization; limit your stay to maximum 14 days.

Permitted No landing on, or within 200 metres (656 feet) of any lake without authorization.

Permitted No OHVs allowed on Pinto Lake and Aylmer trails. Many trails have timing restrictions (see map). Remaining existing trails available year-round,unless otherwise posted.

Permitted Permitted on highways and secondary roads, or where posted.

Permitted Equine tethered at least 100 metres (328 feet) away from lakeshores. Timing restrictions on Allstones Creek trail (see map). Remaining existing trails available year-round, unless otherwise posted.

Permitted Wagon accessible trails

Permitted No snow vehicles allowed on Pinto Lake and Aylmer trails. A few trails are closed to snow vehicles due to timing restrictions. Remaining existing trails available for use, snow cover permitting, unless otherwise posted.

Kiska/Willson PLUZ

© 2018 Government of Alberta

River

Shoe

Leather Cr Cre

ek

Entry

LakeofFalls

LandslideLake Two O'Clock Cr

Open for UseOct. 1 - May 31

11th Base Line

16

Big

Horn

I.R.

144A

Douglas FirNatural Area

Cline

Kootenay PlainsEcological Reserve

Job/ClinePLUZ

Open For UseDec. 1 - April 30

see legend foraccess details


WapiabiProvincial

RecreationArea

Road

1819

Kiska/WillsonPLUZ

Open for UseOct. 1 - May 31

VimyPatrol Cabin



Bighorn Trail

Coral C

reek Trail

Whitegoat Trail

Pinto LakeTrail

Aylmer Trail

Lake of the Falls Tr

ail

Landslid

e L

ake

Trail

Onion Creek Trail

Hummingbird Creek Trail

Canary Creek Trail

South Ram River Trail(Allenby Trail)

Whiterabbit Trail

Glacier Trail

Head

wate

rs Trail

Little

horn

Tra

il

Big

horn

Tra

il

Sunka

y C

reek

Trail

Cline River Trail

Kin

gle

tte La

ke Tra

ilNor

th R

am T

rail

Headwaters Trail

North Ram Trail

Nor

th R

am T

rail

Farley Lake Trail

Joyce Creek/Smallpox Trail

North Ram TrailMcM

ulle

n Lo

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rail

11

11

Lynx

Creek

Hummingbird

Canary

Creek

OnionCreek

River

Whiterabbit Creek

Siffle

ur

Rive

r

SiffleurFalls

Cr

Cre

ek

Wilson

Cr

OnionLake

North

Cr

Creek

WhiskerLakes

Coral

Creek

WhitegoatLakes

Whitegoat

Lake

Abra

ham

Allstones Creek

AllstonesLake

Tersh

ishner

Creek

Litt

lehorn

Cre

ekBighorn

River

Mons

Sm

ith

Georg

e C

reek

Wapiabi

Sunka

yC

r

Shankla

nd

Cr

Tep

ee

CrescentFalls

Gonika

Cr

Sturrock

Creek

Creek

Stovepipe Cr

Cre

ek

Haven

ShundaCreek

Swale

Creek

Do

g C

r

ShanksLake

GoldeyeLake

ShundaLake

Cre

ek

Bla

ck

Canyon

Cr

Cre

ek

Ma

rtin

Dutch

Cre

ek

South

Joyce

RiverCr

Kidd

Cro

oke

dC

r

Kiska

Creek

Ram

JockLake

Lynch

Cr

Side Cr

Crip

ple

OtterC

olt

Cr

Jock

Cr

Cr

734

734

UpperShundaCreek

FishLake

GoldeyeLake

DryHavenCreek

SnowCreek

Beaverdam

Aylmer

CrescentFalls

WaterfallsCreek

Lake ofthe Falls

LandslideLake

KootenayPlains

ThompsonCreek

SiffleurFalls

Stoney FirstNations Land

Allotment

AllstonesLake

SL

SL

Pleasant Valley

South Ram Patrol Cabin

Blackstone/Wapiabi

PLUZ

SugarBowl

RandomSledding

Area

OnionLake

RandomSledding

Area

Nordegg

T7

T5 T6T4

T8 T9

T2T3

T1

D6

D5

D4

D3

D2

D1D12

D11 D10

D9

D8D7

D13

D14

H7

H6

H5

H4

H3

D15

D17 D16

H8 H9

H10

DA

DBDC

DDDEDG

DHDF

DI

Temporary closure tomotorized

Alberta Environment and Parks - Clearwater Area© 2018 Government of Alberta© 2007 Tarin Resource Services Ltd. All Rights ReservedBase Data Provided by the Spatial Data Warehouse Ltd.

Portions of recreational trail layer data provided by Alberta TrailNet Society on behalf of the Provincial Trail Map Project, its participating project partners and members of the Bighorn Backcountry Steering and Standing Committees.

Information as depicted is subject to change, therefore the Government of Alberta assumes no responsibility for discrepancies at time of use.

HiddenQuartziteTrail

Forestry 10th Base Line

Falls

Trunk

34

33

32

31

9th Base Line

Panther PublicLand RecreationArea



Forty MilePatrol Cabin

Scalp CreekNatural Area

Ya Ha TindaRanch

IndianheadPatrol Cabin

(National Park)


PantherCorners

PLUZ

Road

36

35

UpperClearwater/Ram PLUZ

PantherPatrol Cabin

Baseline

Limestone

51º 45'

52º 00'

Canary Creek Trail

Ran

ger C

reek

Tra

il

Forb

idden Cre

ek Tra

il

Skeleton Creek Trail

Clearwater Trail

Panther River Trail

Panther C

orners Trail

Scalp Creek Trail

North Cutoff C

reek Trail

Sout

h Cut

off C

reek

Tra

il

Lynx

River

Creek

Creek

Ram

Cre

ek

Ranger

washout

Cr

River

Clearwater

Lost Guide

Creek

Rum

Punch Cr

LostGuideLake

Timber

Creek

Cre

ek

Forb

idde

n

SkeletonCr

Scalp

Creek

Big

horn

Cr

Eagle Cr

Bridgland Cr

EagleLake

JamesLake

James

River

Yara Cr

Wild

horse

Cre

ek

Klein Lake

Win

ches

ter

Cr

River

Dogrib

Cr

IceLake

Creek

Deer

Crip

ple

Otter

Cr

Creek

RamFalls

Cr

Elk Creek

PeppersPeppersLake

ClearwaterRiver

Cut

off

Creek

Rocky

Lim

est

one

Cr

Creek

PineneedleCr

ClearwaterRiver

Creek

Mile

Seven

Tay

Idle

wild

e

Cr

Forth-

five

Mile

Cr

Prairie

Dry

Glo

om

y

Cre

ek

Cresent

Cr

RadiantCr

Pete

rsC

r

DrummondLake

SnowflakeLake

PipitLakeSkeleton

Lake

Red

McConnell

Cr

Divide

Cre

ek

Tyrrell

Creek

Willson

Cr

Ram FallsProvincial Park

Peppers Lake

Fish Pond

ElkCreek

SevenMileCutoff Creek

Public LandRecreation Area

Wild Horse

Hummingbird Patrol Cabin

Cutoff CreekPublic LandRecreation

Area

Eagle Creek PublicLand RecreationArea

734


734

Hummingbird Public LandRecreation Area

RandomSledding

Area

RangerCreek

ScalpCreek

RandomSledding

Area


752

EaglePatrol Cabin

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"

H1

H2

H3

CC1CC2

CC3

CC4

CC5

CC6

CC7

CC8CC9

CC10

H8 H9

Cle

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ail

Alberta Environment and Parks - Clearwater Area© 2018 Government of Alberta© 2007 Tarin Resource Services Ltd. All Rights ReservedBase Data Provided by the Spatial Data Warehouse Ltd.

Portions of recreational trail layer data provided by Alberta TrailNet Society on behalf of the Provincial Trail Map Project, its participating project partners and members of the Bighorn Backcountry Steering and Standing Committees.

Information as depicted is subject to change, therefore the Government of Alberta assumes no responsibility for discrepancies at time of use.



Paved Highway

Gravel Road, 2 lane

Gravel Road, one lane

Ecological Reserves, Wilderness Areas,Natural Areas, Provincial Recreation Areas,Wildland Parks

Lakes and Rivers

Creeks

Glacier, Icefield

Wildlife Corridor - See current hunting regulations for details. PLUZ access regulations apply.

Environment and Parks Sites- Off-highway Vehicle, Snow Vehicle or

Equestrian Access May Be Permitted.

Backcountry Campsite• backcountry toilet and/or• informal campsite

Parking/Staging

Public Land Recreation Area• rustic facilities (varybetween locations)

Campground Day Use Area

(Off-highway Vehicle, Snow Vehicle or Equestrian Access Not Permitted Unless Otherwise Posted)

Alberta Parks Sites

D1 to D17DA to DIH1 to H10CC1 to CC9T1 to T9

Points on the map blowouts that correspond to signs located at trail intersections.

Backcountry Toilets

Gasoline

Gate

Horse Drawn Wagon

Information Kiosk

Interpretive Trail Pedestrian

Lookout Tower

Patrol Cabin

Sanitary Landfill Site

Medical Evacuation Site

Travel at Your Own Risk

SL


Legend

Bighorn Backcountry Public Land Use Zones Boundary

Major trails (only non-motorized use is permitted, unless otherwise posted). (Major trails in the blowout maps are represented with a white dotted line.)

Minor trails and seismic lines (only non-motorized use permitted, unless otherwise posted).

Trails with timing restrictions for off-highway and snow vehicles. Year-round use for all non-motorized users is permitted, unless otherwise posted. Open for off-highway vehicle use July 1 - February 1. Open for snow vehicle use July 1 - April 30.

Trails with timing restrictions for off-highway and snow vehicles. Year-round use for all non-motorized users is permitted, unless otherwise posted. Open for off-highway vehicle use December 1 - February 1. Open for snow vehicle use December 1 - April 30.

Trails with timing restrictions for equestrian users. All other non-motorized users permitted year-round, unless otherwise posted. Off-highway and snow vehicles not permitted on these trails.

Trails that are open year-round for motorized off-highway vehicles, snow vehicles and non-motorized users, unless otherwise posted.

Random sledding area. Areas allowing snow vehicle use anywhere within the designated area during specific time periods. Off-highway vehicles not permitted in these areas except on designated trails. Year-round use for non-motorized users permitted, unless otherwise posted.

Trails that have been temporarily closed to motorized usage due to severe erosion or washout. These will remain closed until maintenance can be performed or new routes approved/created.

Trails with timing restrictions for off-highway and snow vehicles. Year-round use for all non-motorized users is permitted, unless otherwise posted. Open for off-highway vehicle and snow vehicle use July 1 - April 30.

On-highway vehicle access is permitted on existing clearings/trails up to 75 metres (246 feet) beyond Highway 11 and Highway 734 (Forestry Trunk Road) Right-of-Way unless otherwise posted.

Trail Classification


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