Bikepacking Europe

Bikepacking Routes in Europe

A list of bikepacking routes throughout Europe including GR footpaths, singletrack trails, and popular routes such as Scotland’s Capital Trail and The Trans-Cambrian Way.

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130 mi. / 209 km5 days

Trans Verdon, France

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The Trans Verdon is the big brother of the Grande Traversée L’Alpes-Provence. Wending its way across a series of rugged, high alpine mountains, this five-day journey offers similarly enticing pâtisserie resupply points, albeit with longer sections of stunning and remote singletrack. Whilst both routes cross the same region of South East France and have a similar start point on the Italian border, each has its own unique character...
422 mi. / 679 km8 days

Montanas Vacias (Empty Mountains)

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Picture high elevation plateaux, remote refugios, abundant wildlife, and kilometre upon kilometre of quiet forest roads… Welcome to Spanish Lapland, as it’s been dubbed, an area in SE Spain with a population density similar to its Finnish namesake. The 700km Montañas Vacías route offers a wonderful introduction to this little travelled area, linking the Montes Universales, Sierra de Javalambre, and Sierra de Gúdar via a dense network of doubletracks and quiet paved roads.
114 mi. / 183 km4 days

Bikepacking Exmoor & Quantock Hills

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This laid back loop in Southwest England is a perfect late summer getaway in the Quantock Hills and Exmoor National Park, home to singletrack, dirt roads galore, as well as cream tea and scones. It can be done in three to four days, making it ideal for a long weekend away from the big city.
632 mi. / 1,017 km12 days

Navad 1000

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Spanning 1,000 kilometers across Switzerland and nearly 100,000 feet of climbing, the Navad 1000 bikepacking route is steep, yet still very forgiving. Vertical miles lead to singletrack through meadows, crystal clear lakes, abbeys with courtyards, and, of course, stunning views. Here, physical challenge is paired with logistical ease. A bakery or a hot meal is never far, but along the way, you are basically alone among the pristine, natural beauty.
61 mi. / 98 km2 days

Purbeck Bimble, Dorset UK

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As the name suggests, the Purbeck Bimble isn’t a mile-crunching sufferfest. Rather, it's an exploratory ramble that uncovers almost every nook and cranny of Dorset's beguiling Isle of Purbeck. Because despite its modest proportions, this petite parcel of Dorset land is filled with many treasures, be it roller-coasting bridleways, a crumbling castle, quirky place names, spectacular ridge riding, gorgeous swimming coves, or fine local fare.
454 mi. / 731 km18 days

Caucasus Crossing (Armenia)

comment 42 time Nov 20 compose Logan Watts  Europe

The Armenia stage of the Caucasus Crossing is an incredible undertaking in its own right. The 454-mile (731 km) route takes in the sights and culture of this wondrous country as it follows rugged doubletrack, gravel, and livestock trails across the infinite ridges of the Caucasus Minor, from the Georgia border to Iran. Highlights include the unrivaled hospitality of the Armenian people, remnants from a Soviet past, ancient monasteries, and the bewilderingly spectacular volcanic domes of the Geghama Range.
142 mi. / 229 km3 days

Sweet and Sauerland

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Sweet and Sauerland is a three-day bikepacking loop in the midwestern German region of Sauerland, well known for its hiking and biking. The region is crossed by two one-way hiking trails, the 230 km Sauerlandhöhenflug and the 157 km Rothaarsteig. This route combines parts of both tracks to create a loop through a remote, forested setting with many scenic viewpoints along the way.
163 mi. / 262 km5-6 days

Trans-Dolomiti, Italy

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Circling around the unique landscape of the Dolomites, in north-east Italy, the Trans-Dolomiti is one of the best ways to admire its ragged mountain peaks up close. Complete with stunning vistas, rocky roads, and some fun-riding singletrack, this route gets you up, down and around this especially beautiful mountain range.
227 mi. / 365 km4-6 days

The Ardennes Arbalete

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The Ardennes Arbalète offers something for everyone: fast forest gravel, beat up singletrack, cruisey bike paths through castle-dotted valleys, quaint encounters with cheery locals, humbling reminders of the area’s poignant history, and the promise of fantastic beer around nearly every corner.
344 mi. / 554 km9 days

Iceland Divide (North-South)

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Just below the Arctic Circle, situated between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates, a remote land emerges from the depths of the Atlantic Ocean, dominated by huge glaciers, ashen deserts, and mighty lava structures. Here, along the fault line that crosses the island from north to south, the incessant work of fire and ice traced a route that runs through a world of immeasurable desolation and enthralling beauty, the Icelandic Highlands.
186 mi. / 299 km5.5 days

Grande Traversee L’Alpes-Provence

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Beginning on the Italian border, the Grande Traversée L’Alpes-Provence is an incredibly varied crossing of one of France's most beautiful regions. Expect mile upon mile of flowy singletrack, curious rock formations, intriguing history, and of course, plenty of boulangeries and pâtisseries. The route takes you from high mountains, all the way down into dry pine and crooked oak forests, where it follows a raging river and crosses the surreal landscape of ‘Les Terres Noires’.
203 mi. / 327 km6 days

The Ardeche-Cevennes Divide

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The Ardèche-Cévennes Divide crosses through rolling hills, high plateaux, beautiful chestnut forests, and picturesque towns of Monts d’Ardèche and Cévennes National Park. The route runs along the watershed’s invisible line, following part of the Grande Traversée des Monts d’Ardèche mountain bike route before connecting to Cévennes National Park and the amazing landscapes near Mont Lozère, before finally flowing down to Alès through remote and unknown Luech High Valley.
303 mi. / 488 km15 days

Alta Via dei Monti Liguri

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The Alta Via dei Monti Liguri is a challenging and scenic bikepacking route that crosses Liguria, a coastal region of northwestern Italy between the jagged coast of Cinque Terre and the Maritime Alps. Following historical military roads, rocky singletrack, and steep alpine paths, the AVML flows through ancient rural settlements, fairytale beech-woods, mighty fortifications, and breathtaking valleys.
70 mi. / 113 km3 days

Tour des Combins

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The Tour des Combins begins at the Gran San Bernardo, a historically rich, windswept pass in the heart of the Pennine Alps. From there this three day trans-alpine loop alternates between lush valleys full of streams, marmots and majestic coniferous forests to more rugged and rocky mountainsides, where glaciers paint spectacular views of most impressive 4000 meter alpine peaks.
165 mi. / 266 km3-4 days

Rheintal: Wine, Rhine and Romans

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The Wine, Rhine and Romans bikepacking route passes through the wine region Ahrtal, the Eifel, the upper middle Rhine valley, and the Siebengebirge. This 3-4 day track traverses a remote and beautiful natural setting, despite the densely populated areas surrounding it. Additionally, the upper middle Rhine valley is a world cultural heritage site and features many historic sights and stops along the way.
98 mi. / 158 km3 days

The Gorgany Trail, Ukraine

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The Gorgany Trail is a 3-4 day bikepacking route exploring the deep green Carpathian forests of the Gorgany mountains. Situated in southwestern Ukraine, the trail was designed to traverse one of the last great European wildlands. As such, the Gorgany Trail is remote and can be difficult at times but is is undoubtedly worth the effort...
72 mi. / 116 km5 days

Machair Coast: Bike-Rafting the Outer Hebrides

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A bike-rafting circumnavigation of Scotland’s weird, wonderful and windswept outlying islands. White sand beaches, wildflower meadows and Norse heritage make this route a challenging but unique way to explore Europe’s north-western corner.
31 mi. / 50 km1 days

The Bruschetta Loop, Italy

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The Bruschetta Loop is an overnighter bikepacking route in the sub-Appenninic region of central Italy along the Simbruini Mountains on the border between Abruzzo and Lazio. Doubletrack and gravel roads cross the largest beechwoods in Europe and then reach gorgeous karstic plateaus. A short ride to enjoy a mini-adventure between the valleys that have been captured in spaghetti-western films.

Bikepacking Europe

Bikepacking Routes in Europe

Trans Verdon, France

Montanas Vacias (Empty Mountains)

Bikepacking Exmoor & Quantock Hills

Navad 1000

Purbeck Bimble, Dorset UK

Caucasus Crossing (Armenia)

Sweet and Sauerland

Trans-Dolomiti, Italy

The Ardennes Arbalete

Iceland Divide (North-South)

Grande Traversee L’Alpes-Provence

The Ardeche-Cevennes Divide

Alta Via dei Monti Liguri

Tour des Combins

Rheintal: Wine, Rhine and Romans

The Gorgany Trail, Ukraine

Machair Coast: Bike-Rafting the Outer Hebrides

The Bruschetta Loop, Italy

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