Bikepacking Races

A 275 mile bikepacking race along a great route in the Southern Los Padres National Forest, California.

The 2017 Holyland Challenge is a self-supported mountain bike race from the north to the south of Israel across the historical landscapes of the Holy Land. Bring your bike and gear and ride, self-supported, as fast as you can to the Red Sea.

Trans Iowa is a self-navigated, self-supported, 300-plus mile gravel road event. Held in late April primarily on Iowa gravel roads.

The Cairngorms Loop is a 186-mile (300km) independent time trial (ITT) route through the Cairngorms National Park in the Scottish Highlands.

A long distance self-supported mountain bike time-trail route through the Scottish Highlands.

Covering 10 States and 4,300 miles, the Trans Am bike race is a classic coast to coast race across the USA.

The Capital Trail was voted ‘Best New Trail‘ in 2015 by bikepacking.com. As such, this Individual Time Trial race is sure to please the experienced mountain bikers and bikepackers who choose to participate.

Pay Attention! If the Ocean is on your left and you have a tailwind you're going the wrong way. That's rule number one for the TransAtlantic Way...

If 1,000km and 33,000m of climbing doesn't sell it, how about a finish line at a Freddy Mercury statue? The Navad 1000 crosses Switzerland from Romanshorn to Montreux...

The 2nd annual BC Epic 1000 Grand Depart leaves the town of Merrit at 7am on June 24th 2017 and follows a 1040km route (mostly along the Trans Canada Trail) to Fernie, BC.

The Dixie 200 is a remote route in Southwestern Utah. This year the Dixie 200 group start is 7AM on Saturday, June 24...

The Inca Divide is a very vertical and very epic cycling challenge designed for experienced cyclists seeking an exceptional race.

The bikepacking Trans Germany race follows 1,000 miles across Germany on forest roads, gravel, tarmac, old cobblestone, and singletrack.

The Alberta Rockies 700 is a 450-mile gravel grinder bikepacking event to test the grit of even the toughest riders...

The California Sierra Trail Race is a self-supported beast covering 430 miles and 70,000 feet of elevation gain through the Tahoe region of California.

A 714-mile bikepacking race across the state of South Dakota with five miles of packrafting across the Missouri River...

Founded by Mike Hall in 2013, the Transcontinental Race (TCR) is an annual, self-supported, ultra-distance bikepacking race across Europe. The route varies for each edition, with a length of about 3800-4000 km expected for 2017. The race generally starts in northwestern Europe and finishes in southeastern Europe, with two to four intermediate checkpoints. Participants are free to choose their own route between the mandatory checkpoints.

One continent, seven countries, over 4000km self-supported with a legendary destination, the Arctic Circle! This is the NorthCape 4000.

A remote and daunting bikepacking race/ride in Georgia.. how tough could that be? Think again.

250 miles and 50k' of climbing, all following in the footsteps of dead pioneers... awesome.

A-Cross the 5 is a "Pure Mountain Bike" bikepacking race across Belgium, France, Luxemburg, Germany, and the Netherlands...

The CrossDuro Scotland is a 330km off-road, gravel race down the heart of Scotland from Inverness to Glasgow. Register today for the inaugural ride!

A self-supported race and group ride through the Olympic Mountain rain forests via logging roads and trails...

The Lazio Trail is a tour of the cradle of occidental civilization, of lakes and legends, of thermal spas and history, of ancient roads and verdant hills.

The Idaho Smoke ‘n’ Fire 400 is a 400ish mile self-supported mountain bike route traversing some of Idaho’s diverse geography on mixed terrain.

The Black Hills Expedition lures riders on a bikepacking adventure bursting with singletrack, fantastic vistas, and Old West flavor through the Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming.

Both the Caldera 250 and 500 start and end in Mammoth Lakes, CA and work their way through a rich and scenic swath of the eastern Sierras...

The Italy Coast to Coast is a self-supported bikepacking race from the Tyrrhenian Sea to the Adriatic Sea by way of dirt roads, singletrack, and pavement.

The Coconino Stage Bikepack takes on a different approach to racing for a fun event over a fantastic course.

The RAT 1000 crosses Texas via 1000 miles, cities large and small, ghost towns, pine forests, deserts, canyons and sights almost nobody else has seen...

You have 14 days to get to the Port Augusta City sign. Ride alone. Ride together. This event is a bit different...but also not really at all.

The 03 2018 is New Zealand's longest brevet, circumnavigating the island by way of perilous peaks and shadowy single track...