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That statistic is very wrong. Even in mainland California (no islands!), it's easy to beat 10 miles from a road. Googling suggests that in the continental US,
by greeneggs 11y ago
That statistic is very wrong. Even in mainland California (no islands!), it's easy to beat 10 miles from a road. Googling suggests that in the continental US, the maximum straight-line distance from a road is 28 miles. The distance on foot could easily be two to four times that. It is hard to find a great source on this. However, here they list a number of places that are ~20 straight-line miles from the nearest road: http://remotefootprints.org/project-remote/expedition-journals http://remotefootprints.org/project-remote/expedition-journa...
- username223 11y agoCool site! To add a bit, straight-line distance is only one factor in remoteness. There are parts of Washington's Cascades that are only a few miles from a road, but would take a day or more of agonizing bush-whacking to reach.
- rch 11y agoHere's the source that I was attempting to recall (I need to reread it myself): http://www.sciencemag.org/content/316/5825/736 http://www.sciencemag.org/content/316/5825/736 I can't find a link to back up 28 miles, but the site you referenced has two or three in the 17-22 mile range that look encouraging. I'm not certain that those numbers include forest roads in the measurement though; it might be just distance from public roads. The River of No Return Wilderness looks amazing - thanks!