- Forestry Trunk Road
The Forestry Trunk Road is a remote rural road in western
Alberta . It connects Hinton with Coleman. While parts of the road are paved, others are unpaved gravel, only passable in good conditions unless suitably-equipped vehicles are used [ [http://www.aurumlodge.com/english/spot02.htm South Ram Falls & the Forestry Trunk Road ] ] [ [http://www.planetware.com/canada/forestry-trunk-road-cdn-ab-abf.htm Forestry Trunk Road, Canada ] ] . It was initially created to facilitate forest fighting in the foothills of theRocky Mountains . Services are only available at select points along the route, including at Hinton and Coleman in the north and south respectively, and in Nordegg and Cadomin.References
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Route map on Google Maps: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=10971917681619039728,53.129880,-117.484100%3B574872219990363024,52.705190,-116.319730%3B9989569666298656158,52.090100,-115.879690%3B17478542164255090951,51.993220,-115.330670%3B4907978900565970122,51.823210,-115.181950%3B11765521046406119143,51.545010,-115.113800%3B8925860641075499625,50.833490,-115.167100&time=&date=&ttype=&saddr=hinton+ab&daddr=Range+Rd+244A+%4053.129880,+-117.484100+to:HWY-734+%4052.705190,+-116.319730+to:HWY-940+%4052.090100,+-115.879690+to:HWY-940+%4051.993220,+-115.330670+to:HWY-940+%4051.823210,+-115.181950+to:Range+Rd+85A+%4051.545010,+-115.113800+to:HWY-40+%4050.833490,+-115.167100+to:50.04303,-114.43634+to:coleman+ab&mrcr=7,8&mrsp=8&sz=9&mra=dpe&sll=50.208549,-114.161682&sspn=1.293752,2.570801&ie=UTF8&ll=52.281602,-115.241089&spn=1.236722,2.570801&z=9&om=1
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