Logan Watts
Founding Editor
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We have nearly 500 original and curated bikepacking routes in our global network spanning 70+ countries.
Start at our sortable 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.
After mulling over several reasons to review the latest Orbea Laufey, Logan bit the bullet and got one in for a test. Read on for his full review after pedaling around plenty of western North Carolina singletrack, taking it bikepacking, and comparing its aluminum frame to steel bikes with a similar poise…
Our annual end-of-year overnighter challenge is back for a fifth year! Good Night 2024 invites everyone to embrace the festive season and enjoy a peaceful night under the stars between December 21st and 31st. Read on to more about the event and how you could win one of six amazing prizes, including Revelate Designs bags, Wolf Tooth tools, and Teravail tire sets…
Looking for a gift for a riding buddy or loved one this season? Limited back issues of The Bikepacking Journal are now available! They’re perfect for completing a collection and sharing inspiring stories. Find all the details here…
In her latest video, “Medicine Land,” Rebecca Rusch heads into Bears Ears National Monument with Steve “Doom” Fassbinder to bike, climb, and regenerate physically and mentally after an injury. Watch it here…
Although we have a global readership, we’re encouraging our fellow U.S. citizens to get out and vote by taking the day off from posting today. Read on for our statement, a poignant reflection on a bikepacking trip in Uganda, and some resources to help you cast your ballot if you haven’t done so yet…
Stan’s teamed up with the innovative engineers at Daysaver in Switzerland to develop a sleek switchblade-esque tubeless plugger tool that stores inside the handlebar. Learn about the Daysaver x Stan’s Incredible DART here…
Our friend Jeanne Lepoix made this fun, short film featuring a group ride on the Woods Rat Run in England. Watch it here and learn more about this relatively new but already popular route…
In his latest video, engineer and bike builder Daniel Yang delves deep into the subject of “steel is real” and explains how modern steel tubing, butting technology, and the material properties of steel provide unlimited potential for frame designers. Watch it here…
The new OneUp Drop Bar Paddle Remote installs into existing SRAM brake levers to offer easy-access, seamless dropper post actuation. Learn more about it here…
The 2024 Concours de Machines was held in the Pyranees this year, tasking participants with designing an all-terrain bike capable of venturing into remote mountains and telling the story of the adventure. Watch the video Jeanne Lepoix made to commemorate the event here…
In this installment of Weekend Snapshot, we roll down Route 66, find magical fall color in Sweden, and head into the Atlas Mountains of Morocco to see a few folks from our worldwide bikepacking community were up to over the weekend. Find all three here and share a photo from one of your recent escapades here…
In his latest film, Finn Skogen discovers a new purpose for an old, worn-out jacket during a bikepacking ride in Montana. With the inventive touch of Buck Products, Finn’s once-forgotten anorak is transformed, finding a new lease on life and embracing a fresh role on the trail. Watch “Frankenbag” here.
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