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158 mi. / 254 km 4-5 days
Maah Daah Hey
Across 150 miles of Western North Dakota badlands, the Maah Daah Hey trail passes through expansive rolling prairies, runs alongside steep clay badland buttes, dives into lush valleys and wooded draws, and crosses the Little Missouri River several times. There is no other place where this much contiguous singletrack passes through badlands where coyotes, pronghorn, bison, bighorn sheep, elk, and horses roam wild. -
112 mi. / 180 km 3-4 days
SF Peninsula Traverse
Sandwiched between the misty beaches of the Pacific and the urban sprawl of the San Francisco Bay, stand peninsula mountains that beckon. The SF Peninsula Traverse is an easy-to-reach and easy-to-bail, weekend-warrior-compatible bikepacking route that will bring you deep in the forest where you will forget civilization, and high up on the ridgelines with expansive ocean and bay views. -
75 mi. / 121 km 3 days
Silver Siouxon
An excellent and challenging 3-day singletrack loop right out Portland's backdoor. Silver Siouxon connects a handful of southwest Washington's best MTB trails, remote backcountry riding, expansive views of cascade volcanoes, deep old growth forests, scree fields, and rugged ridge rambles. -
390 mi. / 628 km 10 days
Fin Del Mundo: Bikepacking The End of The World
The route to the ‘Fin del Mundo’ across the island of Tierra del Fuego goes through remote Patagonian desert-like steppe and ancient primary forests. Using seldom seen gravel roads and doubletrack it connects the two major towns of southern Patagonia: Punta Arenas in Chile and Ushuaia in Argentina. -
100 mi. / 161 km 3 days
The Audible: Bikepacking Cypress Hills
Although not as dramatic as the Canadian Rockies to the west, this 3-4 day bikepacking route in the Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park is a unique destination for anyone interested in deep rooted history, geological phenomena, diverse landscapes, challenging hills, quiet fishing streams, “tame” and wild animals, few people, fewer cars, and a dark sky preserve. -
127 mi. / 204 km 3 days
Black Hills Pay Dirt
The Black Hills Pay Dirt bikepacking route is a 3-4 day self-serve roller coaster that flows through old pine forests and clear trout streams. It passes abandoned gold mines, dives into deep canyons, and climbs along cliff top vistas. There are plenty of uphill battles along the way, but they all lead to grin inducing descents to make you feel like your inner child again. -
165 mi. / 266 km 3-4 days
Rheintal: Wine, Rhine and Romans
The Wine, Rhine and Romans bikepacking route passes through the wine region Ahrtal, the Eifel, the upper middle Rhine valley, and the Siebengebirge. This 3-4 day track traverses a remote and beautiful natural setting, despite the densely populated areas surrounding it. Additionally, the upper middle Rhine valley is a world cultural heritage site and features many historic sights and stops along the way.
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98 mi. / 158 km 3 days
The Gorgany Trail, Ukraine
The Gorgany Trail is a 3-4 day bikepacking route exploring the deep green Carpathian forests of the Gorgany mountains. Situated in southwestern Ukraine, the trail was designed to traverse one of the last great European wildlands. As such, the Gorgany Trail is remote and can be difficult at times but is is undoubtedly worth the effort... -
72 mi. / 116 km 5 days
Machair Coast: Bike-Rafting the Outer Hebrides
A bike-rafting circumnavigation of Scotland’s weird, wonderful and windswept outlying islands. White sand beaches, wildflower meadows and Norse heritage make this route a challenging but unique way to explore Europe’s north-western corner. -
158 mi. / 254 km 3-4 days
Blue Ridge Wrangler
The perfect long weekend on a bike in rural Virginia. Terrain ranges from dirt and gravel roads to techy singletrack and overgrown plus-bike-friendly forest service roads. With abundant water sources, straightforward camping options, and itineraries to suit your schedule, there's no reason to miss this physically strenuous, but logistically simple loop through a rugged and scenic corner of George Washington National Forest. -
201 mi. / 323 km 3-4 days
Attack of The Buns
Attack of the Buns is a 3-day bikepacking route exploring Australia’s Southern Tablelands and Highlands by linking up three significant sections of car-free, wild, forest trails with quiet gravel backroads and short paved sections through four towns. It’s a perfect route for a long weekend that will spoil nature lovers with a buffet of lush landscapes, wildlife, majestic cliffs, and rock formations. -
150 mi. / 241 km 3-4 days
No. 8 Wired, New Zealand
Fur seals, pinnacles, epic coastlines and fine wines. The No. 8 Wired bikepacking route takes it all in during a 3 to 4 day journey through some of New Zealand's breathtaking, vastly remote and untouched backcountry. All while introducing you to picturesque countryside villages, wineries and many historic sights along the wild South Coast of the North Island. -
160 mi. / 257 km 3-4 days
Grand Staircase Loop
Wending its way through the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, the Grand Staircase Loop is a three or four day bikepacking route following quiet and remote dirt roads over spectacular plateaus and canyons. With abundant scenery and wide open camping, the route was designed to bring awareness of to this beautiful and threatened area. -
173 mi. / 278 km 4 days
The Cascade Skyline, Oregon
The Cascade Skyline is a three or four day bikepacking route that takes in Oregon’s most iconic scenery along classic gravel and dirt roads. -
31 mi. / 50 km 1 days
The Bruschetta Loop, Italy
The Bruschetta Loop is an overnighter bikepacking route in the sub-Appenninic region of central Italy along the Simbruini Mountains on the border between Abruzzo and Lazio. Doubletrack and gravel roads cross the largest beechwoods in Europe and then reach gorgeous karstic plateaus. A short ride to enjoy a mini-adventure between the valleys that have been captured in spaghetti-western films. -
380 mi. / 612 km 8 days
Adriatic Crest, Croatia
The Adriatic Crest visits the rugged side of coastal and island Croatia. The sea is a constant companion glinting temptingly in the distance while the ride traverses challenging contrasts of dry rocky backcountry double and single track, intimate tunnels of trees, long spans of steeply up and down gravel roads, and traffic-free forgotten radiant hot tarmac. Yes, there are opportunities to swim, but this ride is mostly about adventure. -
688 mi. / 1,107 km 25 days
Oregon Timber Trail
The Oregon Timber Trail is an iconic 690-mile backcountry mountain bike route spanning Oregon’s diverse landscapes from California to the Columbia River Gorge. Divided into four unique tiers that can be through or section ridden, it travels through a variety of landscapes, communities, ecosystems, terrain and, most importantly, mountain bike trails, with over 70 per cent singletrack to its name. -
314 mi. / 505 km 5 days
Trans-WNC (Western North Carolina)
The Trans-WNC bikepacking route runs the length of the North Carolina Appalachians and takes in some of the best singletrack in the Blue Ridge. As part two of four in the greater Southern Highlands Traverse, the Trans-WNC starts at the terminus of the Virginia Mountain Bike Trail (VMBT) and finishes at the head of the Trans North Georgia (TNGA).