Backcountry

In geography, a backcountry, back country or backwater is a geographical area that is remote, undeveloped, isolated, or difficult to access.

Developments within backcountry areas are generally limited to trails, unpaved roads, and administrative facilities associated with dispersed recreational use.

[1] Section 2(c) states in part that wilderness: (1) generally appears to have been affected primarily by the forces of nature, with the imprint of man's work substantially unnoticeable; (2) has outstanding opportunities for solitude or a primitive and unconfined type of recreation; (3) has at least five thousand acres of land or is of sufficient size as to make practicable its preservation and use in an unimpaired condition; and (4) may also contain ecological, geological, or other features of scientific, educational, scenic, or historical value.

Trampers and other explorers sometimes need to get farmers' permission to access parts of the national parks of New Zealand or other natural phenomena, if they intend to pass over backcountry.

[5] In the United States, tragic accidents and dramatic backcountry rescues of stranded hikers, climbers, or skiers are a staple of news reporting.