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*CURRENTLY FOR ROUTES ONLY (MORE SOON)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.
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Rider’s Lens is a series created to highlight talented photographers, artists, and storytellers who use bikepacking and bike travel as a means to their craft. Check out various installments below:
In this Rider’s Lens, we’re showcasing the work of Yorkshire-based photographer Matty Waudby, who shares his motivations for capturing the idiosyncrasies of everyday life and documenting his bicycle travels around the world. Find a selection of his work here…
In our latest Rider’s Lens, we look at the work of photographer George Marshall, who shares a selection of film photos and his story of transitioning from shooting for BMX magazines to documenting unsupported bikepacking trips in places like South Africa and the Andes…
In our latest Rider’s Lens, meet illustrator Dean Liebau. Dean’s discovery of bikepacking helped him incorporate his love of outdoor exploration, positivity, and human connection into his illustrations…
Gosia Black found a creative way to fund a mother-daughter bikepacking trip across Scotland–by painting the bikepacking rigs of women who inspire her. See a full gallery of Gosia’s lovely illustrations along with her thoughts on the project…
In today’s Rider’s Lens, we catch up with Texas-based photographer and professor Jerod Foster. He shares some thoughts on using photography to draw attention to places worth preserving, details about his Adventure Media course that gets students out bikepacking for credit, and more…
In this edition of Rider’s Lens, we’re showcasing the clever and colorful illustrations of Chris McNally, whose work you might recognize from The Bikepacking Journal and around the web. Read on for some thoughts on how illustration has changed his perspective on cycling, along with a diverse selection of his watercolors…
In this Rider’s Lens, we talk to Franzi Wernsing (aka Tales on Tyres) about the connection between traveling by bicycle and photography, her secret passion for portraits, breaking out of the Instagram comfort zone, and a life beyond asparagus peelers…
In this edition of Rider’s Lens, we tag along with British photographer Jack Boffy on his ride from London to Hong Kong. He shares stories of camera failure, underbiking, and the highs and lows of a massive solo tour…
In this edition of Rider’s Lens, we chat with Mike Hayes and hear his unique perspective on travel photography. We learn about the meditative quality of street photography, why bike touring lends itself well to this style of reportage, and glean a few of Mike’s tips for trying it out ourselves…
In today’s edition of Rider’s Lens, we take a peek at Mara Menahan’s beautifully detailed botanical illustrations. She recently returned from pedaling the length of Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula, where she methodically documented the regions rare flora with watercolors…
In this edition of Rider’s Lens, we catch up with French photographer Edouard Sepulchre, who we first met while bikepacking through Jordan’s Wadi Rum Desert earlier this year. Read on to learn about Edouard’s quest to seek out pieces of America in unexpected places and to assemble his own visual world from the people and places he encounters amid arid landscapes…
We’ve met few people who are as passionate about discovering the wonders in their own backyard as Vince Asta, owner of Omaha’s Ponderosa Cyclery + Tour. In today’s edition of Rider’s Lens, we take a look at the byways of Vince’s home state of Nebraska through his eyes…
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