Logan Watts
Founding Editor
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We have over 300 original and curated bikepacking routes in our global network spanning nearly 50 countries.
Start at our worldwide routes map to dig into our detailed guides with GPS maps and inspiring photography.
The Local Overnighters Project is a unified effort to document and map one-night bikepacking routes all over the world—by locals, in their own backyards.
The Bikepacking Journal is our biannual printed publication. Each issue features a collection of inspiring writing and beautiful photography. Find details on the three most recent issues below, join the Bikepacking Collective to get it in the mail (anywhere in the world), or click here to find a collection of selected stories in digital format.
Logan started Mountain biking in the mid-2000's and quickly fell head over heels (sometimes literally) for the sport. Soon after he was lured into the world of bike touring and bikepacking...
A graphic designer by trade, Logan made a major change in 2012, ditched his career and set out on his first, 6-month, long-distance bike tour. During this trip he created Pedaling Nowhere, a blog to document he and his wife Virginia's travels. In 2013 he developed the bikepacking routes project and evolved the website to what would become BIKEPACKING.com in 2015. Follow Logan on Instagram @logans.ride.
With a Niner carbon fork and Ibis hoops, Logan dialed in his Salsa Timberjack Ti for ultralight adventure. Read why he picked this frame and a cast of components that includes a Shimano/Wolf Tooth wide-range 1x drivetrain, I9 hubs, and 29×2.6″ rubber for his dream bikepacking build…
With plenty of mounts, a carbon fork with dueling three-pack bosses, and clearance for 700c x 45mm or 650b x 2.2″ tires, the all new Rocky Mountain Solo is designed for gravel and adventure. Learn about both models and watch the launch film here…
With clearance for 45mm 700c tires, four bottle bosses, rack and utility mounts, and loads of details, the new Trek Checkpoint was designed with gravel bikepacking in mind…
HUNT Bike Wheels has introduced two new 650B Road Plus “Adventure” wheels… the lightweight HUNT AdventureCarbon Disc and the MASON x HUNT AdventureDynamo Disc with a SONdelux Dynamo.
We’re sold on Orange Seal’s Endurance formula sealant for long bikepacking trips… here’s why. Plus, a look at Orange Seal’s new VersaValve tubeless valve stem kit…
In case you missed it over the weekend, one of our favorite bikes from last year got a facelift with 29×2.6 tires, new colors, and three new build specs…
Salsa Cycles just announced a whole new line of ‘cockpit components’. Included in the line up are carbon versions of all three of their dirt-drop handlebars, Woodchipper, Cowbell, and our favorite, the Cowchipper.
Badwater Basin and White Mountain are California’s lowest and highest bikeable places. Brian Vernor and two other riders connected them via 192.6 miles and 24,613 feet of elevation gain. Along the way they made this unique film to document the 30 hour ride. Watch it here and read a Q&A with the filmmaker…
Interested in mixing up rides on tarmac and singletrack? Putting in long days off-road? Some fire road bike-camping? A ride across the continent? All-City says no problem to all of the above with its new Gorilla Monsoon…
It’s official. Bikepacker and BIKEPACKING.com have joined forces and will soon live under one roof. In addition to website integration, the two entities will collaborate on multiple projects…
Kokopelli Packraft introduces the Rogue series of boats. The new bikerafting-friendly Rogue-Lite is the lightest packraft in their fleet and you can get it at an early-bird discount on Kickstarter…
Fyxation just released an all-season/winterized version of their Mesa MP flat pedal, the Mesa MP Subzero. The pedal features stainless steel removable pins, a impact grade nylon body, and comes in four color combinations…
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