Bikepacking Races

J’sépasouj’vé is a 400km journey into the unknown, where participants receive the route in segments. The entire route is not known...

Istra Land is an off-road, unsupported gravel race across Istria…

The East Idaho Epic is a 430-mile self-supported bikepacking event through east Idaho and a section of western Wyoming…

La Francigena e le Vie Etrusche della Maremma follows a 460km route along the roads and paths of the Tuscan Maremma...

The Calder Divide Trail offers four routes ranging from 100 to 160 miles along the watershed of the River Calder in West Yorkshire…

Cotswolds is a 300, 200, or 100-mile off-road event covering the full length of the UK’s Cotswolds area…

Iberica Traversa Road is a 1,800km self-supported ultra endurance race from Irun in the Basque country to Tarifa, Spain…

Iberica-Traversa is an unsupported adventure across the Iberian Peninsula. 1,700km of gravel roads and trails...

A Fierce Green Ride is the official grand depart on the El Lobo Lupus route in Arizona, following a 400-mile loop through Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest…

Industry! The Utah Mixed Epic is an excellent opportunity for career advancement through an annual unofficial self-supported bikepacking excursion through Utah’s most scenic conference rooms.

The High Plains Drifter is a 312-mile unsupported bikepacking adventure following a mix of gravel roads and double track just north of Denver, Colorado…

The North Central Washington 250 is a self-supported event following some of the best backcountry terrain in North Central Washington…

The Golden Horseshoe Race is a 1,650-kilometer bikepacking race through Ontario’s backcountry…

The Austrian Salt & Lake Trail is a 480km or 280km bikepacking adventure through the heart of Austria…

The Bohemia Divide is an unsupported cycling race through the Czech Republic, starting from South and ending in the North.

The Arizona Trail Race is an unofficial self-supported bikepacking race with no entry fees, no prizes, and absolutely no support.

Distanced600 is the longer of two ultra cycling events, organized by Dust & Distance in Germany...

Dead Ends & Dolci is a self-supported and self-navigated bikepacking event in southern Switzerland—with homemade dolci at each checkpoint…

The Karnu Rally is an unsupported bikepacking event in South Australia—choose from either a 730km or 1,180km route…

Dusted300 is the shorter of two ultra-cycling events organized by Dust & Distance in Germany...

The Arkansas High Country Race is a self-supported 1,015-mile event following a new route from the Adventure Cycling Association.

Singletrack Samurai Productions presents a Tallahassee Bikepacking Creation: The Tally Tango, the Original Panhandle Bikepacking route...

Mines & Dunes is a 969km or 1,150km gravel, or 1,530km road, cycling challenge that starts in Tangier, Morocco...

Gravel ’n’ Gröstl is a semi-supported gravel event in the beautiful Kaiserwinkl in Tyrol, Austria...

After a 2-year hiatus, The Rhino Run returns for a brave new chapter in 2026!

The Taurus Mountain Race is an unsupported 1,460-kilometer race from Antalya to Mersin on the Mediterranean Coast, in Turkey...

The Peninsular Divide is a self-supported ultra-cycling race covering 1,500 kilometers with 20,000 meters of climbing across Peninsular Malaysia...

Escape L.A. is a 300-mile bikepacking event highlighting the beauty, accessibility, and contrast of the public lands surrounding Los Angeles…

Building on our success with the East Texas Showdown, Bikes or Death is proud to present the Central Texas Showdown.

The Mountaineer Monster is a 110, 270, or 470-mile bikepacking event through the rugged terrain of north-central West Virginia Mountaineer Country…

The Great Southeastern Loop is an exhilarating 1,263-kilometer route in Australia that must be completed within 157 hours...

The GRAVAL Bikepacking Adventure follows a mixed-terrain 400-kilometer route in Eastern Spain—riders have 60 hours to finish…

The Iceni 360 offers four loops ranging from 90 to the full 360 miles, all centered around a central hub for folks just getting into bikepacking or ultra-racing...

The Tassie Gift is a relentless 1,800km bikepacking event along roads, trails, goat tracks on the island of Tasmania. This will not be easy…

The Cohutta Cat is a 270-mile figure-8 loop in the mountains of North Georgia and Eastern Tennessee…

The Hunt 1000 is a 1,000km or 500km self-supported bike packing adventure through the Australian Alps…

Experience The MSG! A 180-mile gravel bikepacking ultra in the Red Hills of middle-southern Georgia. Join us in Thomasville on November 21st, 2026...

Across Andes is the first self-sufficient bikepacking race to cross the longest mountain range in the world – 800km over 5 days from Chile to Argentina…

Race the Nile is a remote expedition along the Nile. Tackle the 800km route solo or as a team...

The West Texas Showdown takes riders to the Big Bend region of Texas and is the third stage in the Texas Showdown Series. There are three route options ranging from 85 to 390 miles...

The Cross Florida Individual Time Trial is Florida’s Premier Off-road Ultra Endurance Event. It is a one-of-a-kind coast-to-coast bikepacking/Packraft/Ultra Running challenge, the first of its kind in the United States.

The Spanish is a coast-to-coast, mostly off-road bikepacking route that takes riders from Saint Augustine to Fort DeSoto...

La Gloria is a self-supported 185-mile bikepacking event across the rugged mountains of Gran Canaria.

The GranGuanche Audax Gravel is an 800-kilometer self-supported bikepacking event across the Canary Islands. A ride to the next ferry through the ever-changing landscapes of this unique archipelago.

The HuRaCaN Challenge is Florida's Ultimate off-road experience, with several route options to experience Wild Florida...

New for 2027, El Sur is a self-supported bikepacking event following an 800km route that starts and ends in Málaga, Spain...

The Arabia Divide is a 1,450km mixed-terrain ultracycling event across the spectacular mountains of southwestern Saudi Arabia...

The GranGuanche Audax Trail is a 900-kilometer self-supported bikepacking event across the Canary Islands. A ride to the next ferry through the ever-changing landscapes of this unique archipelago.

Want to give ultra-cycling or a bikepacking race a go but don’t know where to start? Then Norfolk 360 is designed for you…

Balutia is an 870-kilometer self-supported gravel adventure through the remote inland of southern Spain...

Point of Return is an unsupported challenge to travel as far as possible from the starting point within 79 hours and return within that time.

Nordic Chase is a 740km unsupported gravel race from Berlin to Copenhagen…

Nordic Chase is an 800km self-supported bikepacking race from Copenhagen to Oslo…

45-Southwest is a 4,300km self-supported bikepacking adventure from Krakow, Poland to Tarifa, Spain…

Characterized by its fierce wilderness, high mountain passes, unpredictable weather, and warm hospitality, the Andean Raid is an adventure like none other...

The Trace Nomade is an ultracycling race in the heart of the Sahara. 1,810 kilometers of gravel and sand...