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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:
The Danger Bird 350 is a bikepacking event to support cycling within the Organ Mountains Desert National Monument and follows the Monumental Loop route.
Dirty Detours will take you deep into the Republic of Whangamomona across some of the best gravel roads the country has to offer. There’ll be beer, food and music waiting when you roll back into town...this is not a race.
The Cohutta Cat is a 290-mile figure-8 loop in the mountains North Georgia and Eastern Tennessee.
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...
Much more than just a bad idea, the Stupid Pony is a ride from the Lehi Frontrunner Station to Wendover, NV on the historic Pony Express route...
The 290-mile Julian Bikepacking Challenge is a three loop bikepacking adventure highlighting the incredibly diverse terrain and scenery in San Diego County...
A casually paced group ride through the Connecticut Farmington Valley, leaving time for snacking, chatting, and fishing...
The River to Sea Loop is a 3-day group ride starting and ending in De Leon Springs, Florida...
A night of storytelling, food, and drink. All proceeds benefit Jacob Roy's Baja Divide adventure...
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...
A night of great movies, friends, and food - presented by the Flare Bicycles Festival...
A 1,000 km journey through the rooftop of Australia along backcountry trails, exposed high plains, through snow gum woodlands and tall native forests.
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...
100 mile gravel ride, camp and Reggae goodness, hosted by Atomik Carbon. Food and entertainment is provided...
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 Hungryland S240 is an introductory overnight trip open to anyone interested in giving bikepacking a shot!
The world première of the film 'ONBOARD Transcontinental Race', by Antonin Michaud-Soret, the filmmaker of the transcontinental race since 2016...
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 Fat Pursuit Winter Camp is a 3 day supported, winter camp in Yellowstone Country with a focus on skill development and practice.
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.
Jay P's Winter Fat Camp is a 5-day supported camp in Yellowstone Country, focused on learning the techniques and gear necessary for winter fat biking.
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 Drifty Everglades offers three days of biking, kayaking, and camping through the Florida Keys and the Everglades...
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?
Ranges to Peaks is a bike safari expedition with wilderness camping, it is for people who are keen to get on bikes and prefer a blend of altitude challenge and wilderness experience...
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 Wendigo Ultra is a self-supported fatbike event through Whitewater Township and into Quebec, with options for 50km, 100km, and further...
A single-stage 1200km route from Havanna to Santiago de Cuba....
The Actif Epica is a challenging winter adventure on the Crow Wing Trail near North America's geographic centre—Winnipeg, Manitoba.
The Atlas Mountain Race, sponsored by PEdALED, is a fixed route, unsupported, single-stage cycling race from Marrakesh to the Atlantic coast...
Tour Aotearoa is New Zealand's longest bikepacking event. Stretching 3,000km from Cape Reinga to Bluff it follows a combination of cycle trails, tracks, paths and lanes connected by the most enjoyable country roads available.
Ruta del Jefe is a 125-mile self-supported adventure following a variety of dirt, rocky, and sandy surfaces around the Santa Rita Mountains, the lair of El Jefe, one of only three North American Jaguars to remain in the U.S.
BikingMAN OMAN is a self-supported ultra-cycling race in the middle east. 1,060km, 8,700m of elevation, and a 5 day limit...this is the real deal.
An introduction to bikepacking night led by Daniel Jordan and David Tremblay from Vermont Bikepackers - great for beginners!
The second annual Grand Depart for the Victoria Divide 550; a new route traversing the Great Dividing Range across the state of Victoria.
Intro to Bikepacking: Leap Year Edition is a slightly-supported bikepacking group ride - perfect for those new to bike touring or without all the necessary gear...
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.
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 most challenging ride Southern Arizona has to offer. The Pima County Ultracruise includes huge climbs with rewarding views and black diamond singletrack in deep backcountry.
The Stagecoach 400 is a masterpiece of stitchworked dirt doubletrack, sandy desert roads, technical singletrack, urban bike paths, and rolling tarmac.
The Drift 100 is a self-supported winter race in the Wind River Mountains of Wyoming, the largest mountain range in the state...
The Fried Clay is a self-supported endurance gravel event that takes you through Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest...
The Great Cowtown Campout is back for 2020! This is a super fun group ride led by Blue Dog Bicycles to Cowtown Keeylocko, don't miss it...
Tour De Los Padres is a challenging bikepacking route that is about 275 miles that traverses through some of the most scenic areas of the Southern Los Padres National forest.
The Fakahatchee Grind is an opportunity to ride your Gravel bike or mountain bike through one of the most diverse and unique ecosystems in the state. The chance of you seeing a panther on this ride is in your favour...
An introduction to bikepacking night hosted by BikeBike in Calgary, Alberta - beginners welcome!
1,000km of off road unsupported bikepacking, suitable for experienced multi-day riders only...
Join Ally Mabry, lovely human and bikepacker extraordinaire, for an AMA on Adventure Cycling's Instagram Stories...
The Florida Divide is the ultimate long-distance bikepacking route in the Southeast... are you ready for it?
You’ve ridden bicycle routes but have you ever considered how they’re created and mapped? Adventure Cycling is hosting a live Ask a Cartographer session with Jamie Robertson, the Assistant Director of the Routes and Mapping Department at Adventure Cycling.
Hell of the North West is a 800km self supported road event around the North West of England...
The Wild Chicken 100 is an entire day of riding, good people, and great food along some fo the finest backroads in South Georgia...
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.
You plan your route, your stops, and resupplies. We provide four mandatory checkpoints. The rest is unknown...
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...
Overlooking the stunning Gulf of Trieste, on the border between Italy and Slovenia, the Carso Trail is an unsupported bikepacking adventure.
From Munich to Ferrara, the Rando Imperator is the only Randonnée that crosses the Alps, from Germany to Italy passing through Austria .
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...
Put on by Brother Cycles, Brother in the Wild – UK is a two day ride and campout full of gravel tracks, wild swimming and good food...
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.
Join the the inaugural New York City-to-Philadelphia Greenway Ride, a charity ride to support the East Coast Greenway with an overnight stop in Princeton...
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.
Singletrack/MTB
Gravel/All-road
Dirt-road Touring
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