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A gravel highway running north through tundra and low ridgelines.
Northern British Columbia

The Long Way North

Gravel, ferries and a week of no cell service — through country that rewards a slow start.

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Dempster Highway, Tombstone Territorial Park · CC BY-SA 2.0

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A gravel road climbing through the Richardson Mountains.

Northern British Columbia

Last driven — ‹date›

A week on the backroadsWhat we'd pack differently, and the one junction worth turning around for.

GravelNorthern BC
A high mountain pass under moving cloud on the Icefields Parkway.

Adventure Beyond's

Field-tested gear guide

Everything here was carried, slept in, or dragged out of mud — and we say how long for.

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Field Notes

Route reports, gear verdicts and access updates

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A glacier-fed lake below steep peaks.

Sleep systems

Tested — ‹nights›

Cold-weather bags, comparedFour bags, one shoulder-season week, and the two that were worth carrying.

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Open tundra either side of a long gravel road.

Northwest Territories

Last driven — ‹date›

North to the deltaLong days, ferry timings and the stretch where fuel planning stops being optional.

Remote