We’re pleased to report that our 2025 Fill in the Map Contest received a ton of entries from around the globe! After poring over countless photos and maps, our editors have chosen five first prize winners and 10 runners-up, spanning singletrack epics, gravel loops, and dirt-road rambles. Find the list of winners and a preview of what’s to come here…

Wow! We received so many great route submissions from all across the globe during our 2025 Fill in the Map Contest. With 85 great routes to drool over, it took us a few weeks to read through all the stories, photos, and maps to pick the best routes to join our ever-growing assortment of Local Overnighters. Our team of editors ranked submissions based on several factors:

  • Originality
  • Photo quality and diversity of subject matter
  • Route format (loop or logical end points)
  • And storytelling

Now, we’re pleased to announce our five first prize winners and 10 runners-up!

2025 Fill in the Map WInners
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First Prize

(in no particular order)

  • Max T. – Dolomites, Italy
  • Matt M. – Sylva, North Carolina
  • Tommy W. – Northumberland, UK
  • Cody H. – Boise, Idaho
  • Marlee H. – Melbourne, Australia

Runners-Up

(in no particular order)

  • Julia K. – Oxfordshire, UK
  • Ben G. – Medicine Lake, California
  • Sean W. – Fayetteville, West Virginia
  • Tanner A. – McBee, South Carolina
  • Martin Y. – Eldorado, Australia
  • Tyler T. – Tooele County, Utah
  • Constantin S. – San Juan County, Utah
  • Reed S. – Sanders County, Montana
  • Felix L. – Hamburg, Germany
  • Jędrzej W. – Giżycko, Poland

All winners have been contacted, and we’ll be working with them to get the details of their route buttoned up so we can publish high-quality and thorough route guides for our readers to follow. If you see your name above, check your email! Thanks to everyone who participated in this contest, and to our wonderful sponsors at Rockgeist, Wolf Tooth Components, and Teravail. For anyone who submitted a route that was not chosen, we will keep those on file and may reach out to get yours published in the future, too.

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