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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 Vermont Super 8 follows unmaintained public roads in the shape of an 8 throughout Vermont, expect big climbs and even bigger rewards!
The Liguria Bike Trail is an unsupported bikepacking event from the sea to the maritime alps...
The Surly Dunoon Dirt Dash is an overnight bikepacking event on Scotland’s Adventure Coast, split over two days with a campout in between...
The Santa Fe Trail Race is a 1,111 mile race roughly following the Santa Fe Trail trade route from 1821 starting in New Franklin, MO and topping out at Santa Fe, NM.
From the organizers of The Trans Continental Race, comes the Trans Pyrenees. 1,500 km of the most spectacular and remote scenery in the Pyrenees...
What’s better than a room full of bikepackers, industry partners, record-breaking athletes, and beer o’ plenty? The 2019 Bikepacking Summit offers three days of riding, storytelling, and community building in Ellijay, Georgia...
The Tallahassee Tango is an ultra endurance individual time trial in the Florida panhandle centered around the state capital’s finest singletrack as well as surrounding scenic double track, coastal levees, and forest roads.
The 5th annual Trans North California runs from Reno, Nevada to Mendocino, following a challenging off-road route that should not be underestimated.
A semi-supported gravel overnighter leaving from Sapulpa, Oklahoma. Ride at your own pace, bring a friend, enjoy yourself...
The Morocco Bike Adventure offers 41’000 metres of vertical climbing over 2900km, plus a look at some spots where a James Bond movie was filmed...
A 502-mile race from Virginia Tech's War Memorial Chapel to the West Virginia / Maryland border... there and back again.
An unsupported bike adventure through the enchanting National Park of Sibillini and Monti Azzurri, from the Adriatic Sea to the mountains and back again...
The RAT 1000 crosses Texas via 1000 miles, cities large and small, ghost towns, pine forests, deserts, canyons and sights almost nobody else has seen...
The Japanese Odyssey is an endurance cycling event. It is not a race. It’s about discovery, about exploration, about challenging yourself. Be prepared.
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 Bear Bones 200 is known for its challenging terrain, steep climbs, and remoteness. In 2017, over 20 riders scratched within 24 hours...are you up for the challenge?
Modeled on the Diagonales of France, Markagram will scrawl a pentagram in the endless gravel network that makes up Nordmarka. Prepare for darkness...
The first self-supported bikepacking challenge from the North end of Israel to the South, race to the Red Sea!
The Coconino Stage Bikepack takes on a different approach to racing for a fun event over a fantastic course.
Devil's Den Loop is a fully supported bikepacking trip from Micanopy, Florida to the Santa Fe River basin...
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!
Singletrack/MTB
Gravel/All-road
Dirt-road Touring
Fat-bike
