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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.
We place all types of events related to bikepacking — Film Screenings, Festivals, Group Rides, and more. Use this form to submit an event:
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.
The Freedom Circuit is a challenging self-supported bikepacking race following the Freedom Trail in South Africa...
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 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!
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...
The Race Around the Netherlands is a self-supported bikepacking event following a route rich with history and scenic vistas.
The Rawk! Gravel Challenge is an open invitation to explore the gravel roads of Alberta and win prizes in the process...
An unsupported adventure across the Iberian Peninsula. Over 1,000 miles of gravel roads and trails…
The Normandicat is a 900km, one-stage cycling event, looping through some of Normandy's most artistic and historically relevant areas.
Join the inaugural edition of BikingMan Brazil, a 1,000km loop that starts and ends in Taubaté City, Brazil...
Rim Tours in Moab is running an intensive bikepacking 101 course, in both May and June, based around three days out on the trail and one prep day...
Pinyons and Pines is a 300-mile self-supported bikepacking race that explores some of the best riding in Arizona...
The Hydra Epic traverses the Baltic States from South to North, following some of the largest rivers in the region while navigating a healthy dose of singletrack as well...
The 19th Annual Filmed by Bike Festival goes live to YouTube for 2021, find all the details here...
Flanders Trail is the unique bikepacking event in the shadow of the Flemish Masters. It connects cycling in the cyclists paradise Flanders with nature, culture and the typical burgundian lifestyle...
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.
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'!
Rule Of Three is a 40 or 100-mile race along some of the most pristine singletrack, gravel, and pavement in Nothwest Arkansas...
The Thunderbolts Adventure is a 230km ride in the remote wilderness region of the Barrington Tops in New South Wales...
A long distance self-supported mountain bike time-trail route through the Scottish Highlands.
The Moonrise Bike Ride is a fun overnight group ride to Pomona Lake State Park for an evening of food, music, and camping.
The Driftless 250 is a 7-day, unsupported multi-sport adventure that takes place in the beautiful Driftless Region of Southern Wisconsin.
The Cross-Washington Mountain Bike Route traverses East from the Pacific Ocean through rainforests and deserts by way of singletrack and gravel roads.
The PINETE & GAZZOSA is a 60km gravel ride serving as a prelude to the Romagna Bike Trail event...
Odyssey of the VOG is a self-supported bikepacking race through some of the most rugged terrain on the Oregon Coast...
Korea Epic Ride is a 487km group ride intended to promote Korea's bicycle camping routes and for riders to get our and practice with their gear...
The Tuscany Trail ride offers the perfect taste of the essence of Tuscany, passing through enchanted forests and century-old towns and villages.
The Pomorska 500 is a bikepacking event that wanders through the Pomeranian watershed. There will be no river crossings...
Bike Travel Weekend is a worldwide call to go on a one or two-night bike trip during the weekend of June 4-6. Register your trip for free for a chance to win a bike too!
1 Full Week. 300+ miles through the Southeast US. An elevation gain of 12,493 ft and loss of 14,203 ft. Fun Level = 11
Covering 10 States and 4,300 miles, the Trans Am Bike Race is a classic coast to coast race across the USA.
747km in 50 hours, plus a series of checkpoints along the way. Are you ready for the Super Berlin Express 747?
Overlooking the stunning Gulf of Trieste, on the border between Italy and Slovenia, the Carso Trail is an unsupported bikepacking adventure.
After a year hiatus, the 2021 Tour Divide is on, albeit slightly different. This year's event follows the length of the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route for ~2,450 miles from the Canada border to Antelope Wells, New Mexico. Follow the race on the tracker map here.
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…
How many mountains can you climb in 36 hours? The Pyrenees 36 Pursuit is your chance to find out...
BAM! is the first European meeting for cycle-travelers. Group rides, workshops, meetings, speeches, contests, books, music, parties… the event for those who choose a horizon, a pair of wheels and the wind in their face.
Panache is a long distance rally without assistance. From Brussels to La Turbie Monaco to celebrate le Tour de France.
A self-supported bikepacking adventure in the Taunus hills north of Frankfurt, taking in a mix of surfaces from paved lanes, gravel roads, cobblestone alleys, dirt trails and everything in between.
The CAT 700, Catalonia from north to south, from the Pyrenees to the Ebre Delta...
Grenzsteintrophy is a self-supported bikepacking trip along the former inner-German border, which ran from Czechoslovakia to the Baltic Sea. 1,250km along former patrol roads and trails, with plenty of challenges along the way...
A loop around Lake Balaton, Hungary— this is the Balaton Bike Derby!
Midnight Sun Gravel Plus is an unsupported bikepacking event that offers a unique opportunity to explore the paradise of forest and gravel roads of Finland...
Formerly known as the Navad-1000, the Hope-1000 is a nonstop 1,000 kilometer bikepacking race from Romanshorn to Montreux…
Join Into the Wee Hours for their first Women’s Intro to Bikepacking Workshop, focusing on packing your bike for your first overnighter...
Ethir is the bikepacking event in Romagna. A non-competitive adventure, following a 400km long route to free your soul in the midst of nature and silence...
The NorthCape-Tarifa bicycle adventure is the longest self supported road bicycle race!
The TransCanada Bike Race is the longest self-supported bike race in the world—12,500km from the Yukon to Newfoundland...
Join the inaugural Trans Mni Sota Wheel Race grand depart - a 1,200 mile road ultra-cycling challenge around Minnesota...
The BT 700 wanders along a mixed surface of gravel roads, rail trail, rowdy unmaintained roads and forest trail for a big 760km loop involving some of Ontario’s most awesome bikepacking terrain.
The BikingMan race series heads to France! Join BikingMan in Le Cannet for the inaugural event in the Alpes-Maritimes...
The Montana Mixed Epic is a self-supported ride across Montana traversing the state between the Highline and the Canadian border...
The Salt on the Wheels is an unsupported road bicycle adventure in the Liguria landscape of Italy...
Dead Ends & Cake is a self-supported and self-navigated bikepacking event in eastern Switzerland—with fresh cake at each checkpoint...
Nature Is Bike is a weekend-long festival celebrating all things gravel riding and bikepacking, with an ultra-distance ride as the main event...
The Kenai 250 is an epic endurance bikepacking race… Alaskan style. 100% self-supported and lots of singletrack.
The Trans Alpes Race is a 2,850km self-supported event following the length of the Alps...
The North Central Washington 250 is a self-supported event following some of the best backcountry terrain in North Central Washington...
The inaugural TransEcuador Bikepacking Race is a fully self-supported event along some of the best dirt roads and trails in South America...
The 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 third edition of the Trentino Bike Trail, from lake of Garda to Dolomiti, riding the best trails in Trentino...
The 20K Ultratrail is a bikepacking adventure across the Alps on the highest roads in Europe...
Swiss Bike-Adventure is an unsupported bikepacking event in the most hilly country in Europe!
Transpyrenees Ultracycling Race is the unsupported and single stage road cycling race across The Pyrenees.
L'Impresa Iberica - A Descida do Douro, is a 400km four stage group ride from Spain to Portugal...
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...
La Baroudeuse Unpaved is a self-supported bikepacking event that explores France, the Maritime Alps, and Italy between Ligurie and Piémont...
La Baroudeuse on the Road is a road-based ultra endurance event offered in a 400km, 1200km, and 2,850km option, following some of the most iconic passes in Europe...
The Italy Divide is an exciting 1,250km route crossing Pompei, Naples, Reggia di Caserta, Rome, Siena, Florence, Bologna, Mantova and Verona...
The bikepacking Trans Germany race follows 1,000 miles across Germany on forest roads, gravel, tarmac, old cobblestone, and singletrack.
GCOR is a gravel circumnavigation of the Olympic Range in Washington, get it? 440 miles and a lot of climbing...
The Pan Celtic Race is a 1,600-mile, self-supported cycling adventure, journeying through the Celtic Nations of Cornwall, Wales, Ireland and finishing in Wales.
Bikepacking for Beginners is an overnighter how-to clinic from Wild Rose Adventures—running in July, August, and September...
The Trans Dolomitics is a 1,200km unsupported road cycling challenge across 5 different regions in Italy.
Singletrack/MTB
Gravel/All-road
Dirt-road Touring
Fat-bike
