Bikepacking Routes

and Dirt-road Travelogues

Our full list of bikepacking routes and off-road bike touring routes from off the beaten path, logged and chronicled by contributors from across the globe. Check back regularly...

130 mi. / 209 km5 days

Cerros de Mendoza, Argentina

comment 6 time Oct 21 compose Taneli Roininen  Latin America

Cerros de Mendoza is a five day, 211km desert route connecting Mendoza, the wine capital of South America, to the oasis village of Barreal, in central Argentina. Demanding climbs, sandy and rocky riding surfaces, blazing sun and hot summer temperatures make this route demanding. As a reward, enjoy solitary desert riding in the foothill of the Andes, with views to the higher Central Andean range and the endless Argentinian steppe. If you are heading north toward the Ruta de Los Seis Miles, this route gives you a hint of what the Puna region has to offer...
32 mi. / 51 km1 days

Eagle-Hardscrabble Overnighter

comment 2 time Oct 18 compose Guest Routes  USA

Filled with a ridgeline traverse and sage surfing singletrack, the Eagle-Hardscrabble Overnighter is a 24-hour bikepacking adventure that explores the high desert and high alpine terrain surrounding Eagle, Colorado.
359 mi. / 578 km7 days

Prairie Breaks

comment 16 time Oct 16 compose Logan Watts  USA

Prairie Breaks is a weeklong bikepacking route that takes in the rugged badlands of Montana's Upper Missouri River Breaks and the grasslands of the American Prairie Reserve, an ambitious effort to rewild the northern prairie. This 360-mile route allows riders to experience the rich wildlife, spectacular scenery, and absolute solitude of the American Great Plains...
34 mi. / 55 km2 days

The Aspen Loop Overnighter

comment 5 time Oct 11 compose Colt Fetters  USA

The Aspen Loop is a beginner-friendly bikepacking loop touted for its fall foliage. Created from 4x4 doubletrack and gravel roads and lying just beneath the La Plata Mountains in southwest Colorado, it has an unmistakable alpine feel...
122 mi. / 196 km3-4 days

Dark + White Peak Peek, UK

comment 23 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...
45 mi. / 72 km2 days

Frog Lake Loop

comment 7 time Oct 8 compose Guest Routes  USA

The Frog Lake Loop hops along four lakes in Mt. Hood National Forest to make a perfect overnight escape for lake bathing and mountainside views. The route offers smooth singletrack and flowing gravel roads in between towering Douglas firs and ponderosa pines. The route also goes through Little Crater Lake, a geological oddity that showcases the magical wonder of the region…
62 mi. / 100 km2 days

The Finger Lakes Overnighter

comment 17 time Oct 4 compose Miles Arbour  USA

The Finger Lakes Overnighter is an approachable multi-surface loop that starts and ends in the small village of Watkins Glen, New York. The route follows a mix of country roads, gravel, and a few lesser known trails within the Finger Lakes National Forest. It explores the beautiful countryside and includes several waterfalls along the way. This 62-mile route is a great warm up ride, perfect for families or those with limited bikepacking experience...
49 mi. / 79 km2 days

Robbers Roost Overnighter (The Stolen West)

comment 25 time Sep 23 compose Logan Watts  USA

The Robbers Roost Overnighter is a wonderful 1-2 day loop that starts and ends in West Sedona using a mix of the area's finest singletrack, flowing dirt roads, and a handful of rugged jeep tracks. The route also takes in two historical rock art heritage sites and a hide out cave with a window to the best views in Sedona...
261 mi. / 420 km6-8 days

The Jura Traverse

comment 18 time Sep 12 compose Guest Routes  Europe

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.
112 mi. / 180 km3 days

The Gallatin Trail, Montana

comment 8 time Aug 8 compose Guest Routes  USA

The Gallatin Trail is a classic Montana backcountry singletrack weekend route that takes riders from the town of Bozeman, Montana through the Gallatin Range and into the high alpine. The route connects a collection of epic singletrack trails and forest roads with the option of using forest service cabins or camping at one of a number of picturesque meadows and alpine lakes along the way.
397 mi. / 639 km12 days

La Gira de Costa (Costa Rica)

comment 30 time Aug 5 compose Guest Routes  Latin America

Encompassing two distinct regions within Costa Rica, La Gira de Costa (Costa loop/tour) connects the lush volcanic highlands with the parched, beach-strewn Nicoya Peninsula via a series of gravel roads, dirt jungle paths, and volcanic rock. Along the way it takes in a visual feast of unsullied beaches, verdant rainforest, thundering waterfalls, volcanic massifs, and thriving wildlife. All bundled up into the country’s pura vida energy.
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 13 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

comment 26 time Jul 16 compose Guest Routes  Europe

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 27 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...
187 mi. / 301 km4.5 days

The Tahoe Twirl: Nevada to California and Round Again

comment 85 time Jun 7 compose Cass Gilbert  USA

Set within the snowy peaks of the Sierra Nevada, the Tahoe Twirl circumnavigates the vast and mesmerising Lake Tahoe. Beginning in Reno, it blends burly desert jeep roads with classic Tahoe singletrack. Add mellow bike paths, remote forest roads, fantastic camping real estate, and an abundance of swimming spots... and you have yourself a wonderful introduction to this beautiful area.

Bikepacking Routes

and Dirt-road Travelogues

Cerros de Mendoza, Argentina

Eagle-Hardscrabble Overnighter

Prairie Breaks

The Aspen Loop Overnighter

Dark + White Peak Peek, UK

Frog Lake Loop

The Finger Lakes Overnighter

Robbers Roost Overnighter (The Stolen West)

The Jura Traverse

The Gallatin Trail, Montana

La Gira de Costa (Costa Rica)

Purbeck Bimble, Dorset UK

The Brecons Bash, South Wales

New Forest Gravel Taster, UK

GB Divide

Swedish Safari 300

Trans Verdon, France

The Tahoe Twirl: Nevada to California and Round Again

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