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We have over 300 original and curated bikepacking routes in our global network spanning nearly 50 countries.
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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.
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A bikepacking track across the Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors National Parks. Riders challenge themselves, to go as fast as they (safely!) can starting at 8:00am and returning back to Arnside...
6,250 kilometres down the eastern regions of Australia starting at Cape York, the northern tip of Australia and finishing at Wilsons Promontory the mainland southern most point. The race route is North to South - there is no other option.
The TransAtlantic Way is a 2,500km, one stage, self-supported road bike ride between Dublin and Cork via The Wild Atlantic Way.
The Utah Mixed Epic is a 1000 mile multi-day, self-supported, point to point bike race on mixed terrain through the heart of Utah's high alpine and remote desert regions.
New for 2020, the Cascadian Crossing Route is a 312-mile self-supported bikepacking event in Central Oregon, following a loop of some of the best singletrack riding in the region...
The Big Horn Trail Race is a 275-mile loop course starting and ending at City Park in Buffalo, Wyoming...
L'Impresa Etrusca. It was born as a challenge, a search for adventure and discovery.
Two different loops based out of beautiful Gunnison, Colorado - both equally rowdy and amazing...
The Ultimate Pyrenees Ultra Bike Pursuit combines the best of both the Tourmalet and Hautacam Pursuit routes, 2,739 km and 55,219m of elevation gain...
The Tourmalet Ultra Bike Pursuit is a self-supported road race from the heart of the Hautes-Pyrenees to the Mediterranean coast, and back again...
The Montana Bike Odyssey is a 1,650-mile loop through Montana, starting and finishing in the city of Bozeman...
The Olympic 420 is a bike-packing route comprised of old logging roads and trails that circumnavigates the Olympic Mountains...
Dirty Kanza is an ultra-endurance bicycling challenge, held on the gravel roads through the Flint Hills region of east-central Kansas.
Ultra Bike Pursuit Hautacam is a self-supported road race following some of the most iconic climbs on the Tour de France, from the Hautes-Pyrenees to the Atlantic and back again...
The Pioneer 400 is a 400-ish mile bikepacking loop in the heart of Southeastern Idaho and Northern Utah's Mormon country.
Choose from four different route options, ranging from 50km to 500km, exploring the endless gravel roads surrounding Girona, Spain...
The Classics Story is a 1,200km self-supported cycling adventure in Northern Belgium, following sections of the Northern Classic cycling routes...
EuroPeaks 1500 is a self-supported bikepacking race from Břeclav to Makarska in the Czech Republic...
Minnesota's 1st Solo, unsupported, 1 stage, road race. 630 mile out and back following U.S. Bicycle Route 41 a.k.a North Star Bicycle Route.
The Skyway Epic is an endurance mountain bike race in the Talledega National Forest in Alabama. The 300-miler will be a semi-self-supported bikepacking race...
An unsupported adventure across the Iberian Peninsula. Over 1,000 miles of trails and gravel roads...
Transibérica Ultracycling Race is the unsupported and single stage road cycling race around the Iberian Peninsula.
The Black Hills Expedition is a 460-mile singletrack heavy race through the Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming. No support, no fees, and no registration.
A-Cross the 3 is the little brother to the ACT5, a self supported mountain bike race that crosses through Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany!
The Vermont Super 8 is a self-supported bikepacking adventure following unmaintained roads, pathways, and singletrack...
The Bohemia Divide is an unsupported cycling race through the Czech Republic, starting from South and ending in the North.
The Dirty Water Route is a 500km self-supported bikepacking race from the Ohio River to Lake Erie, put on by Ashland Bike Company. No fees, no prizes.
Indiana's first bikepacking event - the Trans-Indiana offers 250 miles of gravel, singletrack and pavement across the state...
The Tallahassee Tango is an ultra endurance individual time trial in the Florida panhandle centered around the state capital’s finest singletrack as well as surrounding scenic double track, coastal levees, and forest roads.
The Bear Bones 200 is known for its challenging terrain, steep climbs, and remoteness. In 2017, over 20 riders scratched within 24 hours...are you up for the challenge?
From the organizers of The Trans Continental Race, comes the Trans Pyrenees. 1,500 km of the most spectacular and remote scenery in the Pyrenees...
Modeled on the Diagonales of France, Markagram will scrawl a pentagram in the endless gravel network that makes up Nordmarka. Prepare for darkness...
The RockStar VA is a 270 mile mtb race from Rocktown (Harrisonburg) to the Star City (Roanoke).
L'Impresa Etrusca. It was born as a challenge, a search for adventure and discovery.
Pinyons and Pines is a 300-mile self-supported bikepacking race that explores some of the best riding in Arizona...
The TransVirginia Bike Route is a 550-mile mostly-unpaved backcountry cycling route that traverses the state of Virginia from Washington, DC to Damascus, VA.
The Morocco Bike Adventure offers 20’000 metres of vertical climbing over 1,900km, plus a look at some spots where a James Bond movie was filmed...
The first self-supported bikepacking challenge from the North end of Israel to the South, race to the Red Sea!
The Coconino Stage Bikepack takes on a different approach to racing for a fun event over a fantastic course.
The Sancho 200 is an unsupported mixed surface event that starts and finishes in Traverse City, Michigan...
The Arizona Trail Race is an unofficial self-supported bikepacking race with no entry fees, no prizes, and absolutely no support.
Another race in the BikingMAN bikepacking series, the BikingMan Corsica shows off some of the best kept secrets of this majestic mediterranean island. If the rich history along the route doesn't draw you in, we expect the fantastic topography will.
BikingMan Laos explores some of the most beautiful areas within Eastern Asia. Over 900km, 17,000m of climbing, and just 5 days to complete it...
The Arkansas High Country Race is a self-supported 1,037-mile event following a new route from the Adventure Cycling Association.
The Tassie Gift is a relentless 1,780km bikepacking event along roads, trails, goat tracks on the island of Tasmania. This will not be easy...
Across Andes is the first self sufficient bikepacking race to cross the longest mountain range in the world - 1,100km over 7 days from Chile to Argentina...
The Munga is a 1000 km, semi-supported, single stage mountain bike race across the middle of South Africa in the heat of the summer...
The Evergreen Grinder is the pacific north-west’s premier gravel adventure race, testing even the most prepared cyclists…
The 03 is New Zealand's longest brevet, circumnavigating the island by way of perilous peaks and shadowy single track...
The Tuscobia Winter Ultra is a run, bike or ski event held on the Tuscobia State Trail in Northern Wisconsin, and a qualifying event for the Iditarod Trail Invitation...
JayP's Backyard Fat Pursuit is a 60km or 200km bike race on a network of groomed snowmobile trails. Groomed is relative.
The Huracan 300 Challenge is the ultimate self-supported bikepacking race through the state of Florida. Boasting over 100 miles of singletrack and some of Florida's hardest and longest climbs...are you up for the challenge?
The Arrowhead 135 is a winter ultra for hikers, skiers, and bikers in Northern Minnesota with an average finish rate under 50%...
The Mule Trail is approximately 630 kilometers long across the length of Costa Rica, from its southern border in Panama to the northern one with Nicaragua...
For 2021, Fat Viking invites the entire world to participate in their global fat bike challenge...
The Race around Rwanda (RaR) is an ultra endurance cycling event that will lead participants over a spectacular route around the beautiful Rwandan countryside...
The coldest ultra endurance event on the planet following the Yukon Quest Trail, one of the world's toughest sled dog races.
The Actif Epica is a challenging winter adventure on the Crow Wing Trail near North America's geographic centre—Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Yaku 300 is a single stage self-supported bikepacking race through some of the most beautiful landscapes in the Ecuadorian Andes...
The Tour Te Waipounamu is a bikepacking race following the length of New Zealand's South Island, Te Waipounamu o Aotearoa— "that land between the mountains and plains"...
The Wendigo Ultra is a self-supported fatbike event through Whitewater Township and into Quebec, with options for 50km, 100km, and further...
From the creators of Across Andes, Saga Race is a multi-event series of shorter distances between 200 and 300km...
The Victoria Divide is a 570km off-road bikepacking route, traversing the Great Dividing Range across the state of Victoria, from Melbourne to Albury/Wodonga...
The Iditarod Trail Invitational is the world's longest winter ultra marathon by fat bike, foot and ski and follows the historic Iditarod Trail from Knik to Nome.
The Fried Clay is a self-supported endurance gravel event that takes you through Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest...
The annual YOTA (Your Own Trail Adventure) is a team-based, self-supported navigation challenge across the Negev desert in Israel.
A long-weekend 'flashpacker' for riders to test gear, get some fitness and experience tough racing conditions over similar terrain to the full Monaro Cloudride in three weeks time.
The Drift 100 is a self-supported winter race in the Wind River Mountains of Wyoming, the largest mountain range in the state...
The Maricopa Trail Race is a 240-mile self-supported ultra endurance race along the Maricopa Trail in Phoenix...
The Sedgefield 500 is a self-supported 500km gravel race starting and finishing in Sedgefield, Western Cape...
Grevet is a gravel series with eight events around Berlin and Dresden, ranging from 135km and 330km in length...
1,000km of off road unsupported bikepacking, suitable for experienced multi-day riders only...
The Stagecoach 400 is a masterpiece of stitchworked dirt doubletrack, sandy desert roads, technical singletrack, urban bike paths, and rolling tarmac.
The Florida Divide is the the ultimate self-supported bikepacking event in the Southeast.
La Rubé is a single-stage, unsupported bicycle event starting and finishing in Rimini, Italy...
