Bikepacking Events

Events for May 13 - October 25

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Queen’s Ransom 2023 (227mi /365km)

Queen Creek Phoenix, AZ, United States

The Queen’s Ransom is a 227-mile bikepacking route around the greater East Valley of metro Phoenix, Arizona...

Group Rides

Sky Islands Odyssey 2023 (234mi /377km)

Butterfly Garden 399 McKeown Ave, Patagonia, AZ, United States

Join Sarah Swallow for a communal ride and challenge on one of the Sky Islands Odyssey routes in Southern Arizona...

Group Rides

VIBC Weekender to French Beach (62mi /100km)

Galloping Goose Trail Switch Bridge Water Fountain Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Join the Vancouver Island Bikepack Collective for a two day campout at French Beach, starting and ending in Victoria...

$20
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The Drift 100 (2023) (101mi /163km)

The Drift PO box 1501, Pinedale, WY, United States

The Drift 100 is a self-supported winter race in the Wind River Mountains of Wyoming, the largest mountain range in the state...

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Cloudride Prologue 2023 (327.5mi /527km)

BentSpoke Brewing Co 48/38 Mort Street, Braddon, Canberra, Australia

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.

Free
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Maricopa Trail Race 2023 (240mi /386km)

Anthem Trailhead 1120 W Desert Hills Dr, Phoenix, AZ, United States

The Maricopa Trail Race is a 240-mile self-supported ultra endurance race along the Maricopa Trail in Phoenix...

Group Rides

Spring Solstice Spoon Swap 2023 (50mi /80km)

The Rock 12976 NE 135th St, Cassoday, KS, United States

The Spring Solstice Spoon Swap is a sub-24-hour group spoon carving campout in the Flint Hills of Kansas...

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GranGuanche Audax Gravel (2023) (434mi /698km)

Calle Quemadas Lanzarote, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain

GranGuanche Audax Gravel is a 700km self-supported gravel race across the Canary Islands...

€240
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2023 Stagecoach 400 (400mi /644km)

IDYLLWILD IDYLLWILD, CA, United States

The Stagecoach 400 is a masterpiece of stitchworked dirt doubletrack, sandy desert roads, technical singletrack, urban bike paths, and rolling tarmac.

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Fried Clay 200k (2023) (124mi /200km)

Cedar Creek Check Station Checking Station Rd SW, Eatonton, GA, United States

The Fried Clay is a self-supported endurance gravel event that takes you through Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest...

$40
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Florida Divide 2023 (1500mi /2,414km)

Conecuh National Forest Open Pond Camp Tower Rd, Andalusia, AL, United States

The Florida Divide is the the ultimate self-supported bikepacking event in the Southeast.

$60

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Skyway Epic 2023 (100mi /161km)

Talladega National Forest Boat Dock Ln, Sylacauga, AL, United States

The Skyway Epic is an endurance mountain bike race in the Talledega National Forest in Alabama, starting and finishing on the stellar Sylaward Trail at Lake Howard...

$75
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Catalunya Trail 2023 (466mi /750km)

Avinguda del President Josep Tarradellas Pavilion of Fontajau Girona, Girona, Catalonia, Spain

The Catalunya Trail is a self-supported event through some of the most spectacular areas of Catalonia, Spain...

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The Unknown Bike Race 2023 (621.3mi /1,000km)

Lyon Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

The Unknown Bike Race is a 1000km self-supported bikepacking event where the first checkpoint is presented an hour before the start and you must find your own way to the finish...

€80
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Monaro Cloudride 1000 (2023) (621.4mi /1,000km)

BentSpoke Brewing Co 48/38 Mort Street, Braddon, Canberra, Australia

1,000km of off road unsupported bikepacking, suitable for experienced multi-day riders only...

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Dales Divide 2023 (372.8mi /600km)

Promenade Arnside Cumbria, United Kingdom

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...

Free
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Doom 2023 (375mi /604km)

Oark General Store 117 Co Rd, Oark, AR, United States

Doom is a beautifully evil bikepacking route in the south, consisting of soul-sucking climbs, rough roads, and a whopping 41,000 feet of elevation gain...

Hunt Sydney to Summit 2023 (422.5mi /680km)

Sydney Opera House Bennelong Point, Sydney, NSW, Australia

The Hunt Sydney to Summit is a self-sufficient bikepacking challenge that takes riders through some of Australia’s most beautiful terrain...

Group Rides

Tour de Los Padres 2023 (275mi /443km)

Frazier Park CA, United States

Tour De Los Padres is a challenging bikepacking route that is about 300 miles that traverses through some of the most scenic areas of the Southern Los Padres National forest.

Free
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Ultraknuckle 2023 (222mi /357km)

St. George Utah St. George, UT, United States

Ultraknuckle is a 222-mile self-supported race in Utah with a 72-hour cutoff time...

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RockStar Challenge 2023 (270mi /435km)

Black Sheep Coffee 217 S Liberty St, Ste 104B, Harrisonburg, VA, United States

The RockStar Challenge is a 270 mile mtb race from Rocktown (Harrisonburg) to the Star City (Roanoke)...

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2023 VENETO GRAVEL (428.7mi /690km)

PIAZZA PAOLO CAMERINI PIAZZOLA SUL BRENTA, PD, Italy

Veneto Gravel is an unsupported adventure through some of the best countryside, hills and Venetian cities Italy has to offer.

€60
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Adriatic Green Trail 2023

Strada dei Guazzi, 12 Fano, Le Marche, Italy

The Adriatic Green Trail: 3 days by bike to discover the most beautiful heart of the Le Marche Region of Italy...

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Freedom Circuit 2023 (434.9mi /700km)

Silver-streams Country Estate Silverstreams Farm, Drakensberg, Underberg, South Africa

The Freedom Circuit is a challenging self-supported bikepacking race following the Freedom Trail in South Africa...

R5000
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2023 Allegheny Mountains Loop (AML) (400mi /644km)

VIRGINIA TECH’S WAR MEMORIAL CHAPEL 601 DRILLFIELD DR, BLACKSBURG, VA, United States

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!

Free
Group Rides

Cohutta Cat (2023) (290mi /467km)

Mulberry Gap Adventure Basecamp 400 Mulberry Gap Road, Ellijay, GA, United States

The Cohutta Cat is a 290-mile figure-8 loop in the mountains North Georgia and Eastern Tennessee...

Free
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Gravel Tro Breizh 2023 (776.7mi /1,250km)

Lac de Tremelin Iffendic, brittany, France

Gravel Tro Breizh is a self-supported bikepacking event following a 1,250km route across Brittany...

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Green Ridge Gravelcoaster 2023 (240mi /386km)

Joseph Hancock Jr Primitive Park 167 West Main Street, Hancock, MD, United States

The Green Ridge Gravelcoaster is a free self-supported bikepacking event within the Green Ridge State Forest in Maryland…

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BPS 1000 (2023) (621.3mi /1,000km)

Mt Coot-Tha Rd Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

The BPS 1000 is the ultimate route in sunny Queensland Australia—1000km and a grand finish instead of a grand depart...

$110

Group Rides

Ride Across Arizona 2023 (620mi /998km)

Topock Route 66 Topock, AZ, United States

Ride Across Arizona is a 620-mile self-supported bikepacking event following AZ Gravel Rides’ Arizona Gravel Highway…

Bikepacking Races

All Along The Watchtowers 2023 (466mi /750km)

't Boshuys Ruinerweg 7, Echten, Drenthe, Netherlands

All Along The Watchtowers is a self-supported group ride along 7 “Luchtwachttorens” in the east of the Netherlands...

Group Rides

Rando Imperator 2023 (372.8mi /600km)

Thalkirchner Brücke Munich, Germany

From Munich to Ferrara, the Rando Imperator is the only Randonnée that crosses the Alps, from Germany to Italy passing through Austria


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€70
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Gravel Augusta 2023 (279.6mi /450km)

Passeig de la Reina Maria Cristiana Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Gravel Augusta is an unsupported gravel event connecting Barcelona and Valencia via singletrack, paths, and side roads...

€139
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Thunderbolts Adventure 2023 (142.9mi /230km)

Gloucester Bowling Club Park Street, Gloucester, NSW, Australia

The Thunderbolts Adventure is a 230km ride in the remote wilderness region of the Barrington Tops in New South Wales...

Bikepacking Races

Pipeline Challenge (2023) (372.8mi /600km)

Pipeline Challenge 63 Richardson St, Boulder, Kalgoorlie, Australia

The Pipeline Challenge is a five day mountain biking adventure following Australia’s iconic Golden Pipeline from the red dirt of Kalgoorlie to the green hills of Perth...

Bikepacking Races

Three Rivers Way: Vista & Mountain (2023) (420mi /676km)

HIWASSEE/OCOEE SCENIC RIVER STATE PARK 404 Spring Creek Rd, Delano, TN, United States

Two route options, two different lengths. The Three Rivers Way Vista 300 & Mountain 420 should not be underestimated!

Bikepacking Races

STEPPENWOLF 2023 (466mi /750km)

Berlin Bernau, Berlin, Germany

Steppenwolf is a 750 or 500km self-supported bikepacking challenge from Berlin to Usedom and back…

Group Rides

Carso Trail 2023 (217.5mi /350km)

Pista Ciclopedonabile Trieste, Italy

Overlooking the stunning Gulf of Trieste, on the border between Italy and Slovenia, the Carso Trail is an unsupported bikepacking adventure.

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2023 Gravel Birds Ultracycling (466mi /750km)

Parque de Campismo de Castro Verde Castro Verde, Alentejo, Portugal

Gravel Birds Ultracycling is a 750km self-supported ultracycling challenge across the Alentejo region in Portugal...

Bikepacking Races

2023 Hellenic Mountain Race (582.8mi /938km)

Meteora Thessaly, Greece

Created by the folks behind the Silk Road Mountain Race and Atlas Mountain Race, the all-new Hellenic Mountain Race is a 940-kilometer unsupported bikepacking race through the rugged mountains of Greece. The clock does not stop and there are no prizes...

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2023 Seven Serpents (528mi /850km)

Grablovičeva ulica Ljubljana, Slovenia

Seven Serpents is an unsupported 850km bikepacking challenge from Ljubljana to Trieste through the Croatian islands following gravel and side roads...

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Pinyons and Pines 2023 (300mi /483km)

Flagstaff Bicycle Revolution 3 South Mikes Pike, Flagstaff, AZ, United States

Pinyons and Pines is a self-supported bikepacking race that explores some of the best riding in Arizona...

Free
Group Rides

WeedSac 140 (2023) (140mi /225km)

High Altitude 310 Burro Ave, Cloudcroft, NM, United States

The WeedSac is a non-competitive 140-mile bike tour in the Sacramento Mountains, starting and ending in Cloudcroft, New Mexico...

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400 Ultra 2023 (248.5mi /400km)

Autocamp Mostek Mostek 2, Mostek, Hradec Kralove Region, Czech Republic

The 400 Ultra is a self-supported race through meadows, woods, and over hills in Czech Republic...

Bikepacking Races

Trans Virginia 2023 (Spring Grand Depart) (550mi /885km)

Lincoln Memorial 2 Lincoln Memorial Cir NW, Washington, DC, United States

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.

Free
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The Buckshot 2023 (260.9mi /420km)

Riverside Park 100 Lorne St, Kamloops, BC, Canada

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'!

Free
Group Rides

The Mason Wild South Downs Way (105.6mi /170km)

The South Downs Social 3-4 Kings Walk, Winchester, United Kingdom

The Mason Wild South Downs Way is a two day self-guided off-road adventure along one of the UK's most spectacular and iconic must-ride routes.

£95
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Race Through Poland 2023 (932mi /1,500km)

PTTK PRZYSŁOP Czarna Wisełka 8, Wisła, Silesia, Poland

Race Through Poland is a TCR style bikepacking race, taking riders through the most iconic mountains of Poland, Slovakia and Czech Republic. Free route, four controls, dedicated parcours, one ride.

Group Rides

Cross-Washington (XWA) 2023 (700mi /1,127km)

First Beach La Push, WA, United States

The Cross-Washington Mountain Bike Route traverses East from the Pacific Ocean through rainforests and deserts by way of singletrack and gravel roads.

Free
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Andean Raid 2023 (383.3mi /617km)

Cusco Cuzco, Peru

You don’t have to be a pro to enjoy the pain and glory of an epic climb – just try the Andean Raid.

$520
Group Rides

All Points North 2023 (621.3mi /1,000km)

A Different Gear 62 - 68 Thirlwell Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom

An unsupported journey through the North of England following ten control points along the way - what happens in between is up to you...

£95
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2023 Highland Trail 550 (550mi /885km)

Tyndrum Tyndrum , Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

A long distance self-supported mountain bike time-trail route through the Scottish Highlands.

Free
Group Rides

Dorset Dirt Dash 2023 (94mi /151km)

Red Lion 63 High St, Swanage, Dorset, United Kingdom

The Dorset Dirt Dash is a self-supported two day bikepacking event following gravel roads around Dorset and the Jurassic Coast...

£95
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Gnomathon Kids 2023 (62.1mi /100km)

Sportlaan Vlodrop Vlodrop, Limburg, Netherlands

Gnomathon Kids is a 70-100km bikepacking event for kids and their parents, starting and finishing in Vlodrop, Netherlands...

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Hydra Epic VI (2023) (994.1mi /1,600km)

Tartumaa Sports Base Uderna, Tartu, Estonia

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...

€160
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North Central Washington 250 (2023) (250mi /402km)

Pybus Public Market 3 North Worthen Street, Wenatchee, WA, United States

The North Central Washington 250 is a self-supported event following some of the best backcountry terrain in North Central Washington...