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145 mi. / 233 km 4 daysDirt Touring Araucanía: The Monkey Puzzle Trail, Chile
52 Oct 16 Skyler Des Roches Latin AmericaEach year in mid-April, the subalpine forests of Araucanía explode into an autumnal fire. Rising high above the red and gold canopy of southern beeches are the umbrella-topped figures of Araucarias – also known as Monkey Puzzle Trees – which lend their name to this region of Chile. -
479 mi. / 771 km 14 daysThe Coast Mountains Bikepacking Route, British Columbia
36 Oct 14 Skyler Des Roches CanadaThe Coast Mountains bikepacking route traverses British Columbia's biggest, highest, and wildest mountain range. They rise steeply out of the Pacific as broken fjordlands on their western edge, lifting up to the globe's largest sub-polar icefields at their spine. -
Nostalgia, a Post-ride Belt, and a Tallboy
5 Oct 13 Logan Watts / InspirationA belt made from the tread of a Surly Knard that rolled over 7,500 kilometers of African dirt…
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The Surly Krampus: Bikepacking Build Details
16 Oct 10 Logan Watts / Bikepacking Bikes“… it’s like being a big kid on a grown up BMX bike… that can plow over anything.” – D-Molasses
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166 mi. / 267 km 4 daysBike Touring Jordan: Petra to Aquaba via Wadi Rum
16 Oct 7 Joe Cruz The Middle EastA route packed with desert sands, olive trees, mind-bending landscapes, and rock cut architecture dating from the 3rd century B.C.E... -
285 mi. / 459 km 6 daysDirt Road Touring Peru: Cajamarca to Caraz
43 Oct 3 Joe Cruz Latin America3000 meter climbs out of deep valleys, hypoxic high altitude passes, glinting sapphire lakes, tiny villages bright with laughter and ice cream, cobbled and dirt roads, ancient civilizations and a politically energetic present... -
Clipless Bikepacking Shoes: Five Ten Maltese Falcon Race
6 Oct 2 Logan Watts / ApparelThe Five Ten Maltese Falcon LT all-mountain shoe is a great SPD bikepacking option with a lightweight design, water resistance, rugged construction, and the near perfect blend of stiffness and comfort.
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55 mi. / 89 km 3 daysBikepacking Ecuador: The Inca Trail
8 Oct 2 Joe Cruz Latin AmericaThe famous Inca Trail to Machu Picchu is only the slightest fragment of the full network of roads used during pre-Colombian times to link parts of the Incan empire. -
473 mi. / 761 km 10 daysVirginia Mountain Bike Trail (VMBT)
93 Sep 30 Logan Watts USAAn epic, diverse, and wits-crushing bikepacking route that follows the endless ridges of the Allegheny and Blue Ridge mountains along a continuous, 473 mile off-road route from Front Royal to Damascus. The VMBT writhes its way through isolated farming communities, remote wilderness, panoramic crags, and historic rail grade trails... -
136 mi. / 219 km 6 daysCycling The GR5 Across the Belgian Ardennes
35 Sep 24 Nicholas Carman EuropeCrawl through the rural backside of a modern EU country on an off-pavement route in one of the less mountainous corners of the continent. Beware, short and steep climbs and descents belie elevation changes of less than 1000ft. Ride through forests and farmland and along fencelines, hike up and down stone staircases, and drop into historic towns to resupply on Belgium's finest consumables, including beer, cheese, and chocolate. -
252 mi. / 406 km 6 daysThe Traversée du Massif Vosgien, Alsace, France
91 Sep 24 Nicholas Carman EuropeA signed and mapped dirt route along the length of the Vosges Mountains of Alsace, France. Visit castles, ride high above vineyards, and spend the night in quiet woodlands less than a day away from bustling French cities. -
35 mi. / 56 km 2 daysPolonina Borzhava, Zakarpattia, Ukraine
8 Sep 24 Nicholas Carman EuropeRide the spine of the Ukrainain Carpathian Mountains, on one of the grassy mountaintop polonina which characterize these high peaks. This section of trail is largely signed as hiking trail, is almost entirely rideable, and is readily accessible from Lviv by train. While technically only a big day ride, plan to camp up high for a spectacular overnight from Volovets to Mizhirya.
