A-Cross the 5 is a “Pure Mountain Bike” bikepacking race, completely unsupported, across Belgium, France, Luxemburg, Germany, and the Netherlands…

When

Date: August 1, 2021

Time: 8:00 am

Details

Event Website

Organizer: Berten de Canne and Stefan Maertens

Email: acrossthefive@gmail.com

ACT5, or A-Cross the 5 is an unsupported bikepacking adventure across Belgium, France, Luxemburg, Germany and the Netherlands. It starts and ends in Zandvliet (20 km north of Antwerp, Belgium). The total distance to be covered is 1,200km with about 19,000m of elevation. You get 7 days and 4 hours to finish the whole GPX track.

NEW FOR 2021 IS ACT4 #1: ACT4, A-Cross the 4 will take you across Belgium, Luxemburg, Germany and the Netherlands. It’s a shorter (but nog lighter) version of ACT5. It also starts in Zandvliet on the same hour and date as ACT5 #5. Total distance is just under 982km with about 16,000m of elevation. You get 6 days to finish the whole GPX track.

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