Bigoray NA

The site is undisturbed with very thick forest cover. Great for critters, not so much for hiking, or other YEGVille.ca pursuits.

Looking West across the Pembina River Valley from TWP 512, Bigoray NA, 2025-07-15, P. Potter.
Looking West across the Pembina River Valley from TWP 512, Bigoray NA, 2025-07-15, P. Potter.

A mostly undisturbed NA with steep ravines as the streams cross the site. Unless hunting or doing botanical pursuits, not really worth visiting.

The Bigoray River flows into the Pembina River approximately due west of the site and was re-named in 1949 for William Bigoray who was killed in 1944 while serving with the Royal Canadian Air Force [1].

Fact Facts

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Area Details

  • Name/Owner: Provincial Order in Council.
  • Is it Worth It and Why Go Here?: x/5:
  • Wayne Gretzky Units: 104 KM
  • Trail Classification: Rating: 8; Access: Granted; Develop: Non-Human. ; Maint: In Disrepair or Abused; Season: All Season: Probably one could follow the track year round and may be easier in the winter via snowshoe.
Trail Classification System with examples - YEG-Ville.
Trail Classification System with examples – YEG-Ville.
  • The Drive Out: Highway 22 is relatively undeveloped and as such provides great country vistas. The area hints at the foothills further west.
  • The Other Shoe: Fat biking, walking.
  • Frank’s Trip Notes
  • First done: 2025-07-15. Weather: Warm and sunny, temperatures in high teens to early 20’s with light wind. Comments:

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  • Disused ATV track heading North along the East boundary of the site, Bigoray NA, 2025-07-15, P. Potter.
    Disused ATV track heading North along the East boundary of the site, Bigoray NA, 2025-07-15, P. Potter.
  • SE Corner of the site, looking west from RR 81, Bigoray NA, 2025-07-15, P. Potter.
    SE Corner of the site, looking west from RR 81, Bigoray NA, 2025-07-15, P. Potter.
  • White-fruited Red Baneberry Actaea rubra f. neglecta, Bigoray NA, 2025-07-15, P. Potter.
    White-fruited Red Baneberry Actaea rubra f. neglecta, Bigoray NA, 2025-07-15, P. Potter.
  • Amanita Mushrooms Genus Amanita, Bigoray NA, 2025-07-15, P. Potter.
    Amanita Mushrooms Genus Amanita, Bigoray NA, 2025-07-15, P. Potter.
  • European Skipper Thymelicus lineola, Bigoray NA, 2025-07-15, P. Potter.
    European Skipper Thymelicus lineola, Bigoray NA, 2025-07-15, P. Potter.
  • European Skipper Thymelicus lineola, Bigoray NA, 2025-07-15, P. Potter.
    European Skipper Thymelicus lineola, Bigoray NA, 2025-07-15, P. Potter.
  • Giant Red Paintbrush Castilleja miniata, Bigoray NA, 2025-07-15, P. Potter.
    Giant Red Paintbrush Castilleja miniata, Bigoray NA, 2025-07-15, P. Potter.
  • Family Cortinariaceae, Bigoray NA, 2025-07-15, P. Potter.
    Family Cortinariaceae, Bigoray NA, 2025-07-15, P. Potter.
  • Brittlegills Genus Russula, Bigoray NA, 2025-07-15, P. Potter.
    Brittlegills Genus Russula, Bigoray NA, 2025-07-15, P. Potter.
  • Brittlegills Genus Russula, Bigoray NA, 2025-07-15, P. Potter.
    Brittlegills Genus Russula, Bigoray NA, 2025-07-15, P. Potter.
  • Family Cortinariaceae, Bigoray NA, 2025-07-15, P. Potter.
    Family Cortinariaceae, Bigoray NA, 2025-07-15, P. Potter.

Notes and Reference

  1. Bigoray NA | SAPAA.

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