Bikepacking Videos

“Usufruct” is a moving short film that follows three friends on an unusual bikepacking trip in colorful Colorado. Watch as they pedal through areas ravaged by fires and devastated by beetle kill to better understand the impacts of climate change on their home trails and forests…

Last month, six friends from the Steezy Collective—a UK-based group of women, non-binary, and trans riders—took on the challenging Lakeland 200 route, soaking in five days of adventure through the beautiful Lake District. Find the film they shot along the way and a written recap of the trip here…

As a newcomer to bikepacking, Josh Hicks dove in headfirst when he agreed to join for a three-day scouting ride of our new Peaks & Plateaus route in Utah as his second bikepacking trip ever. Find his 10-minute video recap and written report from the spectacular route here…

Last fall, a group of friends set off on a bikepacking trip in southern Utah only to be stopped in their tracks from high-altitude snow. So, they merged fly fishing and bikepacking together to keep busy instead. Watch “Shifting Gears” by the Fly Fish Journal here…

In Racing Arizona, a new film from Revel Bikes, Elizabeth Sampey revisits the Arizona Trail two years after setting the fastest known time and reflects on what the race meant to her. Watch it here alongside a photoset from the project…

Just premiered, “Wild About Bikepacking” is a video by Markus Stitz that documents the new Bikepacking Argyll Islands route, a 496-kilometer route connecting the Argyll islands of Mull, Jura, Islay, and Bute. Watch the video and find more details here…

Filmed back in 2014 and finally published last month, Norwegian bikepacker Mikkel Soya Bølstad’s latest video documents his multiple attempts to find solid crust for backcountry fatbiking at the tail end of spring. Watch it here…

Our friends over at the Woods Cyclery in Lyndhurst, UK, put together a fun little video using an old Super 8 film camera after riding the Purbeck Bimble overnighter route. Watch “It’s Always Sunny in Purbeck!” and find details about the route here…

Taking advantage of rare weather conditions that created a firm crust for riding a fatbike atop the deep backcountry snow, Annie Le pedaled out into the Cairngorms for a unique multi-day adventure that included digging out and sleeping in a snow cave. Find a 10-minute video and a story from her trip here…

“What Would Mary Do?” is a new film that beautifully captures Scotland’s majestic and remote landscapes, natural heritage, and a trip taken by three women as they retrace 17-year-old Mary Harvie’s 1936 off-road bicycle tour from Glasgow to Skye. Watch it here alongside an excerpt and photos from Lee Craigie’s story from the trip from The Bikepacking Journal…

Just premiered, “Explore Your Boundaries” is a new documentary from Markus Stitz and Mark Beaumont about finding adventure close to home. It follows the duo on a handful of the 24 Scottish gravel routes they developed for the project to encourage local people to discover their backyard. Find the video, a photo gallery, and all of the routes here…

A dog, a bunch of friends, and an unexpectedly perfect dozen eggs head to Orcas Island, Washington, for a last-minute bikepacking trip with no real plan. Watch Kona’s latest video, “Going The Eggstra Mile,” here…