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We have over 300 original and curated bikepacking routes in our global network spanning nearly 50 countries.
Start at our worldwide routes map to dig into our detailed guides with GPS maps and inspiring photography.
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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Hell of the North West is a 800km self supported road event around the North West of England...
The Allegheny Mountains Loop (AML) follows the 400-mile route mapped by the Adventure Cycling Association, the grand depart occurs each April and is a chance to ride the loop as fast as you can!
The Race Around the Netherlands is a self-supported bikepacking event following a route rich with history and scenic vistas.
The Chino Grinder is an event for experienced and well-trained endurance bicyclists. Riders will choose to ride either 25 miles, 44 miles, 62 miles, 115 miles and the 150 mile Chino eXtreme...
Race Through Poland is a self-supported event that takes riders through the most beautiful and hilly southern parts of Poland, and Czech Silesia.
Traka Catalonia promises a entirely gravel route, and several different route options up to 200km, exploring some of the best riding in the heart of Catalonia...
For those bikepackers out there not yet up to the full 1000+ km and 11000+ m of elevation of the BC Epic, BC's ultimate bikepacking race, or those that simply do not have the time this season to commit to the Epic... comes the 'Buckshot'!
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 North Trail is a 750km bikepacking race exploring the Pas-de-Calais region of France...
The Normandicat is a 900km, one-stage cycling event, looping through some of Normandy's most artistic and historically relevant areas.
The Southern Tier Swelter Bike Race will be the first southern crossing of the US, following a big portion of Adventure Cycling Association's Southern Tier Route. 3,075 miles from Orlando, Florida to Point Mugu State Park, California...
The Hydra Epic traverses Lithuania from South to North, following some of the largest rivers in the region while navigating a healthy dose of singletrack as well...
The first annual Oregon Emerald Outback is a self-supported bikepacking event following Oregon's Coastal Mountain Range from Astoria to Brookings...
Join the inaugural edition of BikingMan Brazil, a 1,000km loop that starts and ends in Taubaté City, Brazil...
The CAT 700, Catalonia from north to south, from the Pyrenees to the Ebre Delta...
The Pomorska 500 is a self-supported bikepacking adventure aimed to defy all the rivers in the Pomeranian watershed...
747km in 50 hours, plus a series of checkpoints along the way. Are you ready for the Super Berlin Express 747?
The 2020 Tour Divide takes place on Friday, June 12th at 8AM. Race the length of Great Divide Mountain Bike Route, from Banff to New Mexico, 2,745 miles of ultra-endurance bikepacking.
From the organizers behind The Dirty Reiver, this new event traverses the Northern Borderlands from the west coast of Scotland to the east coast in Northumberland and is far from your traditional ‘coast to coast’ route...
1,600km plus a lot of up and down, the Inca Divide is an ultra bikepacking event in the heart of Peru...
The World By Bike Challenge is a fully self-supported bike packing event, you guessed it, around the world!
Panache is a long distance rally without assistance. Brussels to Nice, the hard way...
The NorthCape-Tarifa is a 7,370km self-supported bicycle race starting at the North Cape in Norway and finishing in Tarifa, Spain.
Formerly known as the Navad-1000, the new Hope-1000 is a nonstop 1,000 kilometer bikepacking race from Romanshorn to Montreux...
The Kenai 250 is an epic endurance bikepacking race… Alaskan style. 100% self-supported and lots of singletrack.
The fifth annual 2020 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!
A self-supported adventure on dirt roads, trails and secondary paved roads from the Po Valley to the Dolomites passing through a myriad of fascinating landscapes...
The World Gravel Challenge is a long-distance bikepacking race that will take you to a new country every year, on the most beautiful gravel routes around...
The Crusher offers the ultimate enhanced gravel experience, with several different route lengths to choose from...
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 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.
Around Norway is a self-supported bikepacking event through some of the most scenic regions in Norway...
The 1000Miles Adventure is a self-supported Bikepacking race through the mountains of Czech Republic and Slovakia...
The Trans Dolomitics is a 1,200km unsupported road cycling challenge across 5 different regions in Italy.
Grusk is a gravel race up to the highest peak in West Virginia, including two overnight routes for those seeking a longer ride...
La Baroudeuse Unpaved is a self-supported bikepacking event that explores France, the Maritime Alps, and Italy between Ligurie and Piémont. The 2020 event offers even more distance options ranging from 317km to 1150km.
The Oregon Timber Trail is an iconic 670-mile backcountry mountain bike route spanning Oregon’s diverse landscapes from California to the Columbia River Gorge. Join the 2020 grand depart!
3,000km through six Eastern European countries, over 56,000 elevation meters, mostly on paths, forest roads and small roads. This is the TransOst Challenge!
A 740 mile bikepacking race across the state of South Dakota with 5 miles of packrafting across the Missouri River...
Tracks 6000 is old school mountain biking where you can forget about the averages that you are usually used to holding. Prepare yourself for an extraordinary experience...
Veneto Gravel is an unsupported adventure through some of the best countryside, hills and Venetian cities Italy has to offer.
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.
Three Peaks Bike Race is a 2,000km unsupported bikepacking race across the Dolomites and the Alps, from Vienna to Nice.
The 2020 Colorado Trail Race runs from Denver to Durango, following the entire CTR route, only 25% of starters finished in 2017...
The Catalonia Trail is a self-supported bikepacking event in the Catalan areas of the Pyrinees. Choose from three distance; 610km, 410km, or 230km...
A gruelling bicycle adventure based around 13 checkpoints, brewery check-ins, and a 200+ mile course. You have 36 hours to finish.
The Italy Divide is an exciting 1,250km route crossing Pompei, Naples, Reggia di Caserta, Rome, Siena, Florence, Bologna, Mantova and Verona...
The 20K Ultratrail is a bikepacking adventure across the Alps on the highest roads in Europe...
GBDURO? Best described as a scrappy rolling picnic through Britain’s ever changing landscapes…
A self supported bikepacking adventure coinciding with the 30th anniversary of German reunification...
The Minduro is like the Manduro, but a wee less gruelling...
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.
A gruelling bicycle adventure based around different checkpoints, brewery check-ins, and a 200+ mile course. You have 36 hours to finish.
The Silk Road Mountain Race is a fixed route, unsupported, single-stage bikepacking race through the mountains of Kyrgyzstan.
Race Across France is France's first ultra-cycling event, with distances ranging from 300km to 2,600km...
The Alberta Rockies 700 is an epic adventure through the front range of the Canadian Rockies. A true gravel grinder...
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.
600km of strenuous ultra-marathon through the Carpathian wild lands, no support, non-stop, no holding back.
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.
A little loop followed by a much bigger loop around Lake Tahoe, tracing the footsteps of dead pioneers. This is the Bones to Blue!
Transpyrenees Ultracycling Race is the unsupported and single stage road cycling race across The Pyrenees.
The Big Sky Spectaculaire is a 1000-mile adventure cycling event through Big Sky Country, Montana...
The Gins is a 4,000km ultra cycling event in Italy, covering some of the most iconic mountain passes along the way...
The Barrington Coast 500 is a self supported bike packing event held in the Barrington Coast region of NSW, Australia...
The 1,200 km route has been carefully crafted to represent Bosnia & Herzegovina “in a nutshell” and passes through National Parks, along rivers, lakes and waterfalls, over 1984 Winter Olympics ski centres, by UNESCO World Heritage sites and generally over stunning (and hilly) terrain...
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...
Singletrack/MTB
Gravel/All-road
Dirt-road Touring
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