Historic Routes

The Butterfield Overland Route

★ 4.7 147 readers Weekend Wanderer 7 min read By Calla Whitmore 48.16°N 80.31°W

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The Butterfield Overland Route is one of our most-saved guides. Reader rated 4.7.

What You Will Walk Away With

The essentials of The Butterfield Overland Route, written for people who actually go.
Season windows, access notes, and the logistics that apps leave out.
The honest effort level, and who should skip the hard sections.
Where to point your compass next in this territory.

Final Bearing

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