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Monaro Cloudride 2020 (621.4mi /1,000km)
BentSpoke Brewing Co 48/38 Mort Street, Braddon, Canberra, Australia1,000km of off road unsupported bikepacking, suitable for experienced multi-day riders only...
Free
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Ask a Bikepacker with Ally Mabry
Adventure Cycling's Instagram Stories 150 E Pine St, Missoula, MT, United StatesJoin Ally Mabry, lovely human and bikepacker extraordinaire, for an AMA on Adventure Cycling's Instagram Stories...
Free
The 2020 Florida Divide Ride with SALT (1500mi /2,414km)
Fargo 43 Riverside Ave, Fargo, FL, United StatesThe Florida Divide is the ultimate long-distance bikepacking route in the Southeast... are you ready for it?
$30 – $90
Ask a Cartographer – Adventure Cycling Association
ACA 150 E Pine St, MISSOULA, MT, United StatesYou’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.
Free
2020 Hell of the North West (497mi /800km)
NJD Sports Injust Centre Lancashire Unit 3 Hawthorne Business Park, Lincoln Way, Clitheroe, United KingdomHell of the North West is a 800km self supported road event around the North West of England...
£30
The Wild Chicken 100 (2020) (100mi /161km)
The Depot of Fitzgerald, Georgia 116 N. Johnston Street, Fitzgerald, GA, United StatesThe Wild Chicken 100 is an entire day of riding, good people, and great food along some fo the finest backroads in South Georgia...
$25 – $55
2020 Allegheny Mountains Loop (AML) (400mi /644km)
VIRGINIA TECH’S WAR MEMORIAL CHAPEL 601 DRILLFIELD DR, BLACKSBURG, VA, United StatesThe 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!
Free
Race Around the Netherlands (2020) (1174.4mi /1,890km)
DE PROLOOG CAFE ALLEMANSWAARD 27, AMERONGEN, KA, NetherlandsThe Race Around the Netherlands is a self-supported bikepacking event following a route rich with history and scenic vistas.
€185
Trans Devon 2020 (200mi /322km)
Rockets and Rascals 7 Parade, The Barbican, Plymouth, Devon, United KingdomYou plan your route, your stops, and resupplies. We provide four mandatory checkpoints. The rest is unknown...
£45
2020 Chino eXtreme (150mi /241km)
Chino Valley Aquatic Center 1615 N Road 1 Rd E, Chino Valley, AZ, United StatesThe 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...
$90 – $130
Carso Trail 2020 (217.5mi /350km)
Marina Julia Camping Village Monfalcone, GO, ItalyOverlooking the stunning Gulf of Trieste, on the border between Italy and Slovenia, the Carso Trail is an unsupported bikepacking adventure.
€39
Rando Imperator 2020 (372.8mi /600km)
Hellabrunn Zoo Münchener Tierpark Hellabrunn, München, Munich, GermanyFrom Munich to Ferrara, the Rando Imperator is the only Randonnée that crosses the Alps, from Germany to Italy passing through Austria .
€65
Race Through Poland 2020
WROCLAW VELODROME Żmigrodzka 243, Wrocław, Dolnośląskie, PolandRace Through Poland is a self-supported event that takes riders through the most beautiful and hilly southern parts of Poland, and Czech Silesia.
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Traka Catalonia 2020 (124.2mi /200km)
Ponts (Lleida) Ponts, Catalonia, SpainTraka 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...
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Brother in the Wild – UK (50mi /80km)
Knoll Farm Soldiers Road, Wareham, Dorset, United KingdomPut 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...
£55
The Buckshot 2020 (310mi /499km)
Riverside Park 100 Lorne St, Kamloops, BC, CanadaFor 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'!
Free
Trans Virginia 2020 (Spring Grand Depart) (550mi /885km)
Lincoln Memorial 2 Lincoln Memorial Cir NW, Washington, DC, United StatesThe TransVirginia Bike Route is a 550-mile mostly-unpaved backcountry cycling route that traverses the state of Virginia from Washington, DC to Damascus, VA.
Free
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New York City-to-Philadelphia Greenway Ride (130mi /209km)
Netherland Monument Battery Park Battery Pl. &, State St, New York, NY, United StatesJoin 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...
Driftless 250 (2020) (250mi /402km)
Madison Madison, WI, United StatesThe Driftless 250 is a 7-day, unsupported multi-sport adventure that takes place in the beautiful Driftless Region of Southern Wisconsin.
$250
Cross-Washington (XWA) 2020 (700mi /1,127km)
First Beach La Push, WA, United StatesThe Cross-Washington Mountain Bike Route traverses East from the Pacific Ocean through rainforests and deserts by way of singletrack and gravel roads.
Free
The North Trail (2020) (466mi /750km)
Quai Géry Legrand Lille, FranceThe North Trail is a 750km bikepacking race exploring the Pas-de-Calais region of France...
Free
NORMANDICAT 2020 (559mi /900km)
Hotel de ville CAEN, FranceThe Normandicat is a 900km, one-stage cycling event, looping through some of Normandy's most artistic and historically relevant areas.
€55
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Southern Tier Swelter Bike Race (2020) (3075mi /4,949km)
Lake Cane Lake Cane Drive, Orlando, FL, United StatesThe 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...
$395
Random Adventure Quest 2020
Harwes Farm Cottage Kelbrook Moor, Colne, Lancashire, United KingdomIf you like mountain biking, gravel grinding, orienteering, and general adventures, than you'll love Random Adventure Quest...
£72
All Points North 2020 (621.3mi /1,000km)
HEELEY INSTITUTE 147 GLEADLESS ROAD, SHEFFIELD, England, United KingdomAn unsupported journey through the North of England following ten control points along the way - what happens in between is up to you...
Romagna Bike Trail 2020 (298.2mi /480km)
Porto Corsini Via Po, 62-46, Porto Corsini, Ravenna, ItalyTwo trails, one adventure. A journey through magical forests, ancient walks and the art of some of the most beautiful UNESCO sites. Hidden hermitages and historical citadels await you…
€40
Hydra Epic III (807.7mi /1,300km)
Wake Inn Zarasai Salos str 4, Zarasai city, LithuaniaThe 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...
€100
Moors One Hundred (2020) (100mi /161km)
The Old Railway Line Goathland, North Yorkshire, United KingdomThe Moors One Hundred is a weekend introduction to the joys of bike packing on the glorious North York Moors in the United Kingdom...
£30
Oregon Emerald Outback 2020 (574mi /924km)
Oregon Emerald Outback Astoria Column Astoria, OR, United StatesThe first annual Oregon Emerald Outback is a self-supported bikepacking event following Oregon's Coastal Mountain Range from Astoria to Brookings...
Free
BikingMan Brazil (2020) (621.3mi /1,000km)
Taubaté City R. Antonio Catossi Agricultor, Taubaté, São Paulo, BrazilJoin the inaugural edition of BikingMan Brazil, a 1,000km loop that starts and ends in Taubaté City, Brazil...
€249
CAT 700 MTB Brevet (2020) (434.9mi /700km)
Hotel Europa Carrèr d'Aran, Les, Lleida, SpainThe CAT 700, Catalonia from north to south, from the Pyrenees to the Ebre Delta...
€395 – €430
Pomorska 500 (2020) (329mi /529km)
Main Square Krakow, PolandThe Pomorska 500 is a self-supported bikepacking adventure aimed to defy all the rivers in the Pomeranian watershed...
zł250 – zł300
Taunus Bikepacking 2020 (621.3mi /1,000km)
TBD Hofheim am Taunus, Hessen, GermanyA 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.
Super Berlin Express 747 (2020) (464mi /747km)
Alsterwiese Schwanenwik 20, Hamburg, Germany747km in 50 hours, plus a series of checkpoints along the way. Are you ready for the Super Berlin Express 747?
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Tour Divide 2020 (2745mi /4,418km)
Tour Divide Grand Depart Banff, Alberta, CanadaThe 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.
Free
Frontier 300 (2020) (186.4mi /300km)
Colvend Public Hall Colvend, Dalbeattie, United KingdomFrom 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...
£85 – £100
BikingMan Inca Divide (2020) (994.1mi /1,600km)
Sonesta Posadas del Inca Yucay Plaza Manco II 123, Yucay, Peru1,600km plus a lot of up and down, the Inca Divide is an ultra bikepacking event in the heart of Peru...
€349
World by Bike Challenge (2020)
Arc de Triomphe Place Charles de Gaulle, Paris, FranceThe World By Bike Challenge is a fully self-supported bike packing event, you guessed it, around the world!
€200 – €250
Panache 2020 (1056.3mi /1,700km)
ATOMIUM Square de l'Atomium, Brussels, BelgiumPanache is a long distance rally without assistance. Brussels to Nice, the hard way...
Grenzsteintrophy 2020 (776.7mi /1,250km)
Dreiländereck Regnitzlosau, Sachsen, GermanyGrenzsteintrophy 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...
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NorthCape-Tarifa 2020 (4590mi /7,387km)
North Cape 9764 Nordkapp, Magerøya, North Cape, NorwayThe NorthCape-Tarifa is a 7,370km self-supported bicycle race starting at the North Cape in Norway and finishing in Tarifa, Spain.
€390
Summer Solo-stice Challenge (2020)
Earth AnywhereBike Centric, which specializes in ‘one-of-a-kind art, jerseys and cycling related products’, has launched a cycling challenge to ride on the Summer Solstice while supporting local food banks...
$25
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Hope-1000 (2020) (621.3mi /1,000km)
ASCO Fountain Hafenstrasse, Romanshorn, SwitzerlandFormerly known as the Navad-1000, the new Hope-1000 is a nonstop 1,000 kilometer bikepacking race from Romanshorn to Montreux...
Free
Ethir Romagna Bikepacking Trail (2020) (264mi /425km)
CERVIA CERVIA, ItalyRide in full autonomy, crossing the history and poetry, tasting the flavours of a gorgeous land... this is the Ethir Romagna Bikepacking Trail.
€49
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Bikepacking For Beginners (25mi /40km)
BikeBike In Inglewood 130-1439 10 Avenue SE, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaA beginner-friendly bikepacking overnighter put on by BikeBike in Calgary, Alberta. Everyone is welcome!
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2020 Women’s Ramble Ride (200mi /322km)
Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO, United StatesA four day women's focused Ramble Ride in beautiful Colorado. Food, beverages, and swag included...
$800
2021 Trans North California (400mi /644km)
Reno to Mendocino Henness Pass Rd, Reno, NV, United StatesThe Trans North California runs from Reno, Nevada to Mendocino, following a challenging off-road route that should not be underestimated.
Free
2020 Kenai 250 (265mi /426km)
Hope Hope, AK, United StatesThe Kenai 250 is an epic endurance bikepacking race… Alaskan style. 100% self-supported and lots of singletrack.
Free
2020 Trans North California (400mi /644km)
Reno to Mendocino Henness Pass Rd, Reno, NV, United StatesThe Trans North California runs from Reno, Nevada to Mendocino, following a challenging off-road route that should not be underestimated.
Free
2020 BC Epic 1000
MERRITT MERRITT, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CanadaThe 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!
Free
Veneto Trail 2020 (279mi /449km)
Piazza Pierobon 11 Via G. Garibaldi, Cittadella, Province of Padua, ItalyA 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...
€40
World Gravel Challenge 2020 (1242.7mi /2,000km)
Reykjavik Campsite Sundlaugavegur 32, Reykjavik, IcelandThe 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...
€580
The Crusher (2020) (225mi /362km)
906 Adventure Team 148 W Hewitt Ave, Marquette, MN, United StatesThe Crusher offers the ultimate enhanced gravel experience, with several different route lengths to choose from...
Luxembourg’s Luxury 2020 (235mi /378km)
Cafe am Kircheneck Kircheneck 4, Weiswampach, LuxembourgLuxembourg's Luxury is a fully-supported bikepacking weekend through some of the most scenic areas in Luxembourg. Perfect for those new to bikepacking or appreciate a more comfortable adventure...
€449
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Lazio Trail 2020 (310.6mi /500km)
Parco degli Acquedotti Vicolo dell'Acquedotto Felice, Lazio, Rome, ItalyThe 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.
€50 – €70
Vistula 1200 (2020) (745.6mi /1,200km)
PTTK-BARANIA GÓRA-PRZYSŁOP CZARNA WISEŁKA 8, WISŁA, PolandThe 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.
zł300 – zł350
The Grand Rando (2020) (80mi /129km)
The Woods Cyclery 56 High St, Lyndhurst, Hampshire, United KingdomThe Grand Rando, hosted by The Woods Cyclery in Lyndhurst, UK, is a gravel bikepacking event - food and beverages provided!
Around Norway 2020 (2019.5mi /3,250km)
Rådhusplassen Oslo, Oslo, NorwayAround Norway is a self-supported bikepacking event through some of the most scenic regions in Norway...
€250
1000Miles Adventure: Trans Czecho-Slovakia (2020mi /3,251km)
westernmost point of the Czech Republic Hranice, Czechia, Czech RepublicThe 1000Miles Adventure is a self-supported Bikepacking race through the mountains of Czech Republic and Slovakia...
€320
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Trans Dolomitics Way 2020 (745.6mi /1,200km)
Lago di Tesero Cross Country Stadium Via Stazione 4, Tesero, TN, ItalyThe Trans Dolomitics is a 1,200km unsupported road cycling challenge across 5 different regions in Italy.
€209 – €299
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GRUSK – The Gravel Race Up Spruce Knob (2020) (220mi /354km)
Spruce Knob Mountain Center 18 Woodlands Way, Circleville, WV, United StatesGrusk is a gravel race up to the highest peak in West Virginia, including two overnight routes for those seeking a longer ride...
$60 – $85
La Baroudeuse Unpaved 2020 (714.5mi /1,150km)
La Turbie La Turbie, FranceLa 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.
€116 – €186
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The Oregon Timber Trail Grand Depart (2020) (670mi /1,078km)
Cave Lake Campground Modoc National Forest, CA, United StatesThe 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!
Free
BT 700 (2020) (478.5mi /770km)
The village of St. Jacobs St. Jacobs, Ontario, CanadaThe BT 700 wanders along a mixed surface of gravel roads, rail trail, rowdy unmaintained roads and forest trail for a big 770km loop involving some of Ontario’s most awesome bikepacking terrain.
Free
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TransOst Challenge 2020 (1864.1mi /3,000km)
Richard-Wagner-Festspielhaus Festspielhügel 1-2, Bayreuth, Bavaria, Germany3,000km through six Eastern European countries, over 56,000 elevation meters, mostly on paths, forest roads and small roads. This is the TransOst Challenge!
€149
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Green Mountain Gravel Adventure (2020) (250mi /402km)
North Beach Campground 60 Institute Road, Burlington, VT, United StatesThe Green Mountain Gravel Adventure is a 7-day semi-supported bike ride hosted by Discovery Bicycle Tours, following our Green Mountain Gravel Growler Route in Vermont...
$1295
2020 Steamboat Ramble Ride (267mi /430km)
Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO, United StatesA challenging four day supported Ramble Ride from Fort Collins to Steamboat Springs, Colorado...
$800
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Trans South Dakota Race 2020 (714mi /1,149km)
BUFFALO JUMP SOUTH DAKOTA-WYOMING STATELINE I-90 EXIT 205, BEULAH, WY, United StatesA 740 mile bikepacking race across the state of South Dakota with 5 miles of packrafting across the Missouri River...
$75 – $599
Tracks 6000 (2020) (93.2mi /150km)
Rifugio Carlettini Val Campelle, Scurelle, Trentino, ItalyTracks 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...
€35
2020 VENETO GRAVEL (428.7mi /690km)
PIAZZA PAOLO CAMERINI PIAZZOLA SUL BRENTA, PD, ItalyVeneto Gravel is an unsupported adventure through some of the best countryside, hills and Venetian cities Italy has to offer.
€60
A-CROSS THE 5 (2020) (745.6mi /1,200km)
LION OF FLANDERS ANTWERPSEBAAN 413, ANTWERPEN, BelgiumA-Cross the 5 is a "Pure Mountain Bike" bikepacking race, completely unsupported, across Belgium, France, Luxemburg, Germany, and the Netherlands...
€110
Mapping Bikepacking Routes in the Afghan Pamirs
Wakhan Corridor Wakhan, AfghanistanThink you've got what it takes to help map backcountry routes in the Afghan Pamirs? Apply today!
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2020 Transcontinental Race No.8 (2420mi /3,895km)
Brest Brest, Brittany, FranceFounded 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.
£350
NorthCape 4000 (2020) (2485.5mi /4,000km)
LAKE GARDA LAKE GARDA, TRENTINO ALTO ADIGE, Italy1 continent, 10 countries, over 4300 km of self supported riding with a legendary destination, the Arctic Circle! This is the NorthCape 4000.
€357
The Gravel Rallye Black Forest (2020) (77.6mi /125km)
Naturfreundehaus Breitnau Fahrenberg 1, Breitnau, GermanyThe Gravel Rally Black Forest is a weekend long cycling festival for mountain bikers, cyclocross racers, and gravel riders...
