Group start · 7:00 AM · September 5, 2026
Big Beautiful Badger
Crowsnest Pass, Alberta · 7:00 AM · September 5, 2026
Self-supported bikepacking. Group start. No podium.
Two serious routes and one deeply questionable secret.
01 / Choose your badger
Both start and finish in Crowsnest Pass. Neither is small.
Baby is a relative term.
A hard, compact loop for riders who want the full Badger experience without vanishing for the better part of a week. Big climbs, rough roads and very little pavement.
Inspect the routeThe complete backcountry beatdown.
Elk, Sparwood, Cabin, North Kootenay, Crowsnest, Oldman, Highwood, Tombstone and Lusk passes stitched into one enormous loop. Longer gaps, bigger commitment and a lot more time alone with your decisions.
Inspect the route02 / The deal
Roll out together from Crowsnest Pass at 7:00 AM on September 5, 2026. Final start-location details will be in the rider guide.
No aid stations, sag wagon or magic rescue button. Use ordinary commercial services available to everyone.
Friends and family can follow the adventure live, without refreshing three different tracking websites.
Race the clock, race your friends or tour it with unreasonable determination. Finishing is enough.
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
Ride it like one if that makes you happy. There is a shared start, but no podium, prize purse or carefully branded finish-line arch. The real goal is to get back with a story worth telling.
No. This is self-supported bikepacking on open roads and trails. You are responsible for navigation, food, water, repairs, shelter, weather decisions and getting yourself out when things go sideways.
A capable drop-bar or flat-bar mountain bike, or a well-prepared hardtail, with dependable brakes, generous tire volume and low climbing gears. Fast tires are wonderful right up until they are not. Durability wins here.
Riders will be followed through TrailBeacon. 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.
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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.
