If you’ve been looking forward to Backcountry Discovery Routes’ shorter BDR-X adventures, then you’ll be happy to know that the second BDR-X route is now out. On August 31, 2022, the BDR folks officially dropped their newest route, the PA Wilds BDR-X. For those familiar with the existing Mid-Atlantic BDR, this new route can also function as a spur off of that one—heading into Pennsylvania, which isn’t a state where a bigger BDR currently exists.
BDR-X routes are designed with sections, so you can dive in or out as you please—but they’re also designed to go in loops, making them ideal for people who may not have the multiple days necessary to complete a big, traditional BDR. The PA Wilds BDR-X incorporates parts of sections eight and nine of the MABDR before turning west into Pennsylvania, so you can also add it on to the MABDR if you’re just not ready for the ride to be over.
