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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122 mi. / 196 km3-4 days

Dark + White Peak Peek, UK

comment 18 time Oct 9 compose Cass Gilbert  Europe

Despite its proximity to Manchester and Sheffield, the Peak District National Park offers a surprisingly wild and remote bikepacker's playground, peppered as it is with rocky bridleways, slabby descents, and boggy moorland crossings. In short, it's a wonderful way of escaping either city for a long weekend of honest-to-goodness, old fashioned, multi-day mountain biking...
261 mi. / 420 km6-8 days

The Jura Traverse

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The Jura Traverse (Grande Traversée du Jura) is a classic French long-distance mountain bike route through a region known for its mountain scenery, quaint villages, and excellent cheese. This linear route runs some 421 kilometers from Mandeure to Culoz on the eastern part of France following the Doubs River and the Swiss border.
61 mi. / 98 km2 days

Purbeck Bimble, Dorset UK

comment 16 time Aug 1 compose Cass Gilbert  Europe

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.
70 mi. / 113 km2.5 days

The Brecons Bash, South Wales

comment 12 time Jul 25 compose Cass Gilbert  Europe

Easily reached by train from Bristol and Cardiff, the Brecons Bash is a route that connects two of the Brecon Beacons National Park’s classic ‘Killer Loops’, with some honest-to-goodness, Roughstuff-style bike pushing in between. Expect 17th Century drovers’ roads, ribbons of grassy, ridgetop singletrack, and during the summer, bountiful harvests of wild winberries...
63 mi. / 101 km2 days

New Forest Gravel Taster, UK

comment 39 time Jul 18 compose Cass Gilbert  Europe

The UK's (not so) New Forest makes a great locale for those dipping their toes in gravel riding, or anyone wishing to escape the Big Smoke for the night, and enjoy some forest bathing... bikepacking style. Of course, slow food is a big part of slow travel, so we've woven in local favourite eateries to this beautiful, mellow route too.
1218 mi. / 1,960 km15 days

GB Divide

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The GB DIVIDE route runs the length of Britain, linking its wild places with its rich industrial past. Riders will experience a diverse range of geographies and micro cultures to give them a unique perspective of the rich history that has shaped the British Isles. Bursting with climbs and technical descents, this route will reward those with versatile ‘all-road’ setups and attitudes… expect road, gravel, singletrack, and everything in between.
189 mi. / 304 km5 days

Swedish Safari 300

comment 26 time Jul 11 compose Guest Routes  Europe

The Swedish Safari 300 bikepacking route links up some of the best scenery, points of interest, and nature reserves that South Stockholm and North Södermanland have to offer. The five day loop takes you from thick forests to coastal archipelago islands on endless, perfect gravel roads and technical singletrack giving you a glimpse of Swedish life, both past and present.
130 mi. / 209 km5 days

Trans Verdon, France

comment 24 time Jun 13 compose Tales On Tyres  Europe

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

comment 25 time Apr 14 compose Lars Henning  Europe

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.
454 mi. / 731 km18 days

Caucasus Crossing (Armenia)

comment 49 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

comment 60 time Oct 29 compose Guest Routes  Europe

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

comment 15 time Sep 25 compose Tales On Tyres  Europe

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.

Bikepacking Europe

Bikepacking Routes in Europe

Dark + White Peak Peek, UK

The Jura Traverse

Purbeck Bimble, Dorset UK

The Brecons Bash, South Wales

New Forest Gravel Taster, UK

GB Divide

Swedish Safari 300

Trans Verdon, France

Montanas Vacias (Empty Mountains)

Bikepacking Exmoor & Quantock Hills

Navad 1000

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

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