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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 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.
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3000km through six Eastern European countries, over 56,000 elevation meters, mostly on paths, forest roads and small roads. This is the TransOst Challenge!
The fourth annual 2019 BC Epic 1000 follows a mix of service roads, double track, and single track along a good portion of the Trans Canada Trail. A 1040km route from Merritt to Fernie!
Around Norway is an unsupported bikepacking event starting and finishing in Oslo, featuring over 38,000 metres of climbing over 3,000 kilometres.
Transpyrenees Ultracycling Race is the unsupported and single stage road cycling race across The Pyrenees.
La Baroudeuse is a self-supported bikepacking event that explores France, the Maritime Alps, and Italy between Ligurie and Piémont. The 2019 event offers even more distance options ranging from 317km to 1150km.
The Vistula 1200 is a bikepacking race, almost 1,200km, that follows a scenic and historically relevant route through some of the most beautiful areas of Europe.
The bikepacking Trans Germany race follows 1,000 miles across Germany on forest roads, gravel, tarmac, old cobblestone, and singletrack.
The Pan Celtic Race 2019 is a 1,437 mile, 86,334 ft climb, self-supported cycling adventure, journeying through the Celtic Nations of Scotland, Ireland and Wales.
The Trans Dolomitics is a 1,200km unsupported road cycling challenge across 5 different regions in Italy.
A 740 mile bikepacking race across the state of South Dakota with 5 miles of packrafting across the Missouri River...
Three Peaks Bike Race is a 2,000km unsupported bikepacking race across the Dolomites and the Alps, from Vienna to Nice.
A-Cross the 5 is a "Pure Mountain Bike" bikepacking race, completely unsupported, across Belgium, France, Luxemburg, Germany, and the Netherlands...
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, but participants are free to choose their own route between the mandatory checkpoints.
1 continent, 10 countries, over 4300 km of self supported riding with a legendary destination, the Arctic Circle! This is the NorthCape 4000.
The 2019 Colorado Trail Race runs from Durango to Denver, following the entire CTR route, only 25% of starters finished in 2017...
A gruelling bicycle adventure based around 13 checkpoints, brewery check-ins, and a 200+ mile course. You have 36 hours to finish.
The 8bar Gravel Pathfinder is a slightly different Gravel Event from 9-11 August 2019 in the Berlin area. No planned route. Just follow your instinct.
Ultra des trois Merveilles is a self-supported road race from Mont-Saint-Michel to the Eiffel Tower...
A kind of Tour Divide made in France that links the Franco-Belgian border to the Franco-Spanish border. A challenging all-roads route between gravel and mountain biking using the GR footpaths of Santiago de Compostela.
1,650km plus a lot of up and down, the Inca Divide is an ultra bikepacking event in the heart of Peru...
600km of strenuous ultra-marathon through the Carpathian wild lands, no support, non-stop, no holding back.
The Alberta Rockies 700 is an epic adventure through the front range of the Canadian Rockies. A true gravel grinder...
The Silk Road Mountain Race is a fixed route, unsupported, single-stage bikepacking race through the mountains of Kyrgyzstan.
The Trans North Georgia Adventure is a 350-mile mountain bike route through the mountains of northern GA on trails, forest roads and paved roads featuring challenging terrain, beautiful scenery, and a whole lot of climbing.
A little loop followed by a much bigger loop around Lake Tahoe, tracing the footsteps of dead pioneers. This is the Bones to Blue!
La Baroudeuse on the Road is a road-based ultra endurance event offered in a 400km, 800km, and 2,700km option, following some of the most iconic passes in Europe.
The Ochoco Gravel Roubaix is a gravel bicycle race through the Ochoco National Forest featuring 80 and 45 mile loops, and a 2019 #chasethechaise by Salsa event!
Two different loops based out of beautiful Gunnison, Colorado - both equally rowdy and amazing...
6,000 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.
Transibérica Ultracycling Race is the unsupported and single stage road cycling race around the Iberian Peninsula.
The Olympic 420 is a bike-packing route comprised of old logging roads and trails that circumnavigates the Olympic Mountains...
Big Horn Trail Race is a 350-mile loop course starting and ending at City Park in Buffalo, WY.
The Race to the Rock is a self-supported bikepacking race traversing an incredibly harsh and remote route in Australia. Each year it starts in a new location, but the finish line is always at Uluru (the rock)...
The Pioneer 400 is a 400-ish mile bikepacking loop in the heart of Southeastern Idaho and Northern Utah's Mormon country.
Following the Badger Route, ScotDURO is a 2 day self-supported gravel ride from North to South Scotland.
Gravel Innsbruck follows some of the most scenic roads and trails around the olympic city of Innsbruck, including a 1,200 meter long bobsleigh run...
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 Idaho Smoke ‘n’ Fire 400 is a 400ish mile self-supported mountain bike route traversing some of Idaho’s diverse geography on two-track, big gravel and dirt Forest Service roads, singletrack and some paved roads.
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 Black Hills Expedition is a 440-mile singletrack heavy race through the Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming. No support, no fees, and no registration.
Cloud Peak 500 is a 500-mile gravel loop around the Big Horn Mountains and Cloud Peak Wilderness of northern Wyoming.
Following the Arizona Trail and the historic Flagstaff to Grand Canyon Stagecoach Line, this 100-mile endurance event will surely test your limits...
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.
Traka Girona is the first official gravel stage race hosted in Girona, Spain. Two days, 200km.
The Bohemia Divide is an unsupported cycling race through the Czech Republic, starting from South and ending in the North.
Sunset Limited is a 365 mile all-road race, brought to you by Salsa Cycles, Oveja Negra Bikepacking, and Blue Dog Bicycles.
The Caldera is offered in three different lengths, ranging from 150 to 500 miles, following the beauty and geological rarities that the Eastern Sierra has to offer...
The Santa Fe Trail Race is a 1,111 mile race roughly following the Santa Fe Trail trade route from 1821 starting in New Franklin, MO and topping out at Santa Fe, NM.
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...
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 Morocco Bike Adventure offers 41’000 metres of vertical climbing over 2900km, plus a look at some spots where a James Bond movie was filmed...
A 502-mile race from Virginia Tech's War Memorial Chapel to the West Virginia / Maryland border... there and back again.
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...
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?
Modeled on the Diagonales of France, Markagram will scrawl a pentagram in the endless gravel network that makes up Nordmarka. Prepare for darkness...
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 Tassie Gift is a relentless 1,780km bikepacking event along roads, trails, goat tracks on the island of Tasmania. This will not be easy...
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...
Across Andes is the first self sufficient bikepacking race to cross the longest mountain range in the world - 1,450km over 7 days from Chile to Argentina...
The winter grand depart for a long distance self-supported mountain bike time-trail route through the Scottish Highlands...
The Evergreen Grinder is the pacific north-west's premier gravel adventure race, testing even the most prepared cyclists...
The Cross Florida is a one of a kind coast to coast bikepacking and ultra running challenge, the only one of its kind in the United States...
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...
The 03 is New Zealand's longest brevet, circumnavigating the island by way of perilous peaks and shadowy single track...
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...
JayP's Backyard Fat Pursuit is a 60km, 200km or 200 mile bike race on a network of groomed snowmobile trails. Groomed is relative.
The Normandicat Gravel is a 150km event through every type of landscape Normandy has to offer. Prefer for awful weather.
Iditasport is Alaska's original human-powered adventure ultra. Ski, run, or bike your way along the Iditarod Trail!
FAT VIKING is a winter ultra endurance race in the highlands of Norway and an official qualifier for the Iditarod Trail Invitational...
The Arrowhead 135 is a winter ultra for hikers, skiers, and bikers in Northern Minnesota with an average finish rate under 50%...
The first annual YOTA (Your Own Trail Adventure) is a team-based, self-supported navigation challenge across the Negev desert in Israel.
The coldest ultra endurance event on the planet following the Yukon Quest Trail, one of the world's toughest sled dog races.
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 Race around Rwanda (RaR) is an ultra endurance cycling event that will lead participants over a spectacular route around the beautiful Rwandan countryside...
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