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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
92 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. -
Surly Krampus vs ECR: Bikepacking or Dirt-road Touring (part 2)
47 Sep 16 Logan Watts / Bikepacking BikesWhy the quiver is not dead: one for dirt-road touring and one for bikepacking.
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Bikepacking or Dirt-road Touring (part 1 of 2) and The State of 29+
12 Sep 15 Logan Watts / Bikepacking GearPart 1 of 2 of a ramble pondering nomenclature (dirt touring vs bikepacking), the state of the 29+ platform, and the Surly Krampus vs the ECR…
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Post-ride Beer: Burial-Pisgah Cemetery Gates
4 Sep 12 Logan Watts / InspirationNamed after a Pantera song, Cemetery Gates was a complex concoction that made a perfect post-ride beer after a rock-strewn widow-maker downhill in Pisgah.
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241 mi. / 388 km 5 daysThe Hart Sheldon Hot Springs Route, Oregon
12 Sep 10 Donnie Kolb USAStarting in Frenchglen, this route loops through remote southeastern Oregon linking up the Sheldon and Hart National Antelope Refuges, several hot springs, and a dried ancient lake bed. This route is considered by some as a top prize in Oregon bikepacking. -
364 mi. / 586 km 6 daysThe Oregon Outback
387 Sep 10 Donnie Kolb USAWhat's considered by some as the best bikepacking route in Oregon, the Outback starts in Klamath Falls near the California border, and traverses the entire state on lightly traveled, mostly unsurfaced roads. This includes a slice of the route’s namesake area – the Oregon Outback – a dusty, remote portion of the state populated by not much more than coyotes and rattlesnakes.
