A backcountry area in general terms is a geographical region that is: isolated remote undeveloped difficult to access The term may apply to various regions that are reasonably close to urban areas but are: not immediately accessible by road at relatively high altitude not frequented by human visitors limited to human-powered visitors While the term "backcountry" is roughly comparable to the term "wilderness", they're not necessarily equivalent. "Wilderness" implies more the condition w… (More on Backcountry)