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The Colorado Trail, Denver to Durango
The Colorado Trail is one of the premier, long distance bikepacking trails in the US. It travels through the incredible Colorado Rocky Mountains amongst peaks, glacial lakes, creeks, and a spectacular...
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Khangai Mountains Traverse, Mongolia
Dirt, grass and gravel roads abound. Where there are none, simply pedal your way across open steppe – the rolling, grassy terrain that makes up the majority of the country. Given the range of...
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Three Sisters Three Rivers
Looking at the route’s meandering squiggle on a map doesn’t tell its rugged and beautiful story. What makes this route unique is the mountain bike trail systems and terrain it links up. Three Sisters...
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Altravesur: The South Spain Traverse
Southern Spain is teeming with bikepacking opportunities. A massive network of off-tarmac Gran Recorrido (GR) footpaths, some of which which have been in use for hundreds of years, provide a good...
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The Tasmanian Trail
As one moves through Tasmania, the landscape seems to be ever-changing, even on a short bike journey. It seems Tasmanians keep this natural wonder a secret to preserve its unique beauty, gorgeous...
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The Baja Divide
Baja California and the southern state of Baja California Sur are two of the least populated states in Mexico, especially if you exclude the sizable populations near the border in Tijuana and Mexicali....
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Ruta de Las Tres Cordilleras, Bolivia and Peru
Note that the original route features an unmanned border that promises beguilingly remote riding, but creates some logistical visa hurdles to overcome. An alternative section that avoids detours around...
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Oh Boyaca! Colombia
Internet research yields scarce information about the route from San Gil going east since most transcontinental bike travelers arrive in Colombia from the north in Cartagena and ride south. In some...
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Trans Ecuador Mountain Bike Route: Singletrack Version
Simply put, TEMBR – the Singletrack Version – is a hard, fun, technical, and extremely adventurous bikepacking mission. It’s a ride that crosses the Ecuadorian Andes on a combination of off piste...
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Tian Shan Traverse, Kyrgyzstan
We’ve camped at the edge of a small village and a young sheep herder has come out to greet us. With us lacking Kyrgyz or Russian we communicate through pantomime. He has an idea. His cousin lives in...
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Trans-Cuba: La Ruta Mala
On January 1st, Virginia, Joe and I set out to cycle across Cuba using mainly off-pavement tracks. Our journey began in the eastern coastal city of Santiago de Cuba and carried us over three mountain...
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Trans Ecuador Mountain Bike Route: Dirt Road Version
Important Route Update May 9, 2018: After recent reports concerning safety around the village of Buenos Aires (south of the border with Colombia), we sugggest bypassing the area due to the activity of...
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Caucasus Crossing: Georgia
Diminutive, post-Soviet Georgia is a fascinating land, considerably more dense in heritage and culture than its size would suggest. It’s also a country with an important present-day geopolitical role,...
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The BC Trail
The BC Trail traverses eastward across British Columbia’s southern border. The route starts in Cultus Lake, a stone’s throw from Vancouver — where BC’s segment of the Trans Canada Trail leaves suburban...
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Oregon Timber Trail
The Oregon Timber Trail is a world-class bikepacking destination and North America’s premiere long-distance mountain bike route. Divided into four unique tiers, the Oregon Timber Trail is approachable...
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Cones and Canyons: Peru Divide (P3A)
Beginning in Arequipa – a relaxed base to ease your way into Peru’s way of life – Cones and Canyons strikes north towards the pampa by way of a stout 1700m climb, a challenge best taken gently and...
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Alta Via dei Monti Liguri
The Alta Via dei Monti Liguri is a 488 km route that runs parallel to the coast from the Liguria region from La Spezia to Ventimiglia, a border town with France. This bikepacking route is a rework of...
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Route of Caravans: Morocco Traverse (South)
To preface, this ‘new’ route formerly existed as three disconnected segments — some of the first routes created on this website — which have been joined and reworked to make up the larger Morocco...
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Ruta de Los Seis Miles, Norte
For Ruta de los Seis Miles Sur, see here. If there is one part of the world that long-distance cyclists talk about and are drawn back to, it is the Central Andean Dry Puna. This desertic area, located...
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Ruta de Los Seis Miles, Sur
For Ruta de Los Seis Miles, Norte, see here. If there is one part of the world that long-distance cyclists talk about and are drawn back to, it is the Central Andean Dry Puna. This desertic area,...
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Caucasus Crossing (Armenia)
Make no mistake, the Lesser Caucasus that dominate the Armenian segment of the Caucasus Crossing are just as challenging, if not more so, than the Greater Caucasus of the Georgian segment of the route....
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Camino Del Puma: Peru and Bolivia
To follow this mountainous, high elevation route is to see the story of southwest Peru’s landscape unfold beneath your tyres. With the exception of the Tambo Canyon, much of the Camino Del Puma lies at...
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Navad 1000
With a four year history, the Navad 1000 is a bikepacking race route that begins in Romanshorn on Lake Constance and ends at the statue of Freddie Mercury in Montreux on Lake Geneva. There are much...
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Mama Coca, Bolivian High Andes Traverse
From the small village of Konani to the lively town of Sorata, Mama Coca traverses 460 kilometers (290 miles) of what Bolivians call the puna. Trapped between the altiplano and the glaciers of the high...
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GB Divide
Photos by Dan Monghan and Gruber Images We sought to utilise the versatility of ‘all-road’ bikes by designing a route that links GB’s most remote off-road riding via small roads, following the most...
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Top of the South (TOTS), NZ
Please note: Because of seasonal route closures, the TOTS route is accessible to bikes from Labour Weekend (end of October) until November 30. Variations can be done throughout the year, as discussed...
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The Jordan Bike Trail
While Instagram may lead you to believe otherwise, Jordan is so much more than Petra, the Dead Sea, and Wadi Rum. Millennia of history and an abundance of natural wonders add to the draw of this...
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The Great North Trail (UK)
The Great North Trail starts in central England’s beautiful Peak District and travels north to John O’Groats on the very edge of Scotland. It samples a diversity of terrain from rugged moorland trails...
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The Annapurna Circuit (Bikepacking Route)
Ride on rickety suspension bridges, quickly cross over active landslide zones, and gaze at peaks while going up against gravity. Spin the Buddhist prayer wheels clockwise when you ride along them and...
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Peru Great Divide
As the name suggests, the Peru Great Divide straddles the mountainous boundary that forms the watershed between the Pacific, to the west, and the jungly sprawl of the Amazon and the Atlantic, to the...
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Tree to Sea Loop, Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island is a playground for outdoor enthusiasts, boasting year-round access, diverse landscapes, and loads of bikepacking potential. Unfortunately, some outdoor recreation is prohibited due to...
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Eastern Divide Trail (S6): Blue Ghost
Forward by Logan Watts: Each segment of the Eastern Divide Trail is uniquely beautiful, but Segment 6 holds a special place in my mind. It rolls through multiple areas where I spent my younger years...
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Eastern Divide Trail (S5): Hellbender
Main image by Jess Daddio With a name like Hellbender, you might expect Segment 5 of the Eastern Divide Trail to be the most diabolical and monstrous part of the ride from Newfoundland to Key West. But...
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Eastern Divide Trail (S1): Boreal
Words by John Duffett, Logan Watts, and Tsinnijinnie Russell / Photos by John Duffet The 5,900-mile Eastern Divide Trail begins its multi-ecosystem traverse by crossing the island of Newfoundland, home...
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Eastern Divide Trail (S4): Trillium
Named after a flowering plant that can be found in the dark and dense forests up and down the Appalachian Mountains, Segment 4 of the Eastern Divide Trail (Trillium) takes place largely within New York...
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Eastern Divide Trail (S7): Longleaf
Longleaf is a fitting name for Segment 7 of the Eastern Divide Trail. Not only is it the second longest of the eight sections, it also takes in a distinct forestal transition from the hardwoods of the...
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Eastern Divide Trail (S3): Lupine
Segment 3 of the Eastern Divide Trail, aka Lupine, is named after a distinctive flowering plant that carpets the landscape throughout the eastern United States, spanning from New England to Florida. A...
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Eastern Divide Trail (S2): Tamarack
NOTE: Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and parts of New Brunswick recently experienced extreme damage and loss from post-tropical storm Fiona (September 24-25, 2022). As such, this route may have flooding,...
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Bikepacking Trans Germany
UPDATE: Bikepacking Trans Germany was updated for the 2023 season removing several critical passages that posed an issue regarding legality. It is now fully rideable. Note that the BTG was originally...
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Munda Biddi Trail
Munda Biddi translates to “path through the forest” in the Aboriginal Noongar language spoken in Western Australia. The Munda Biddi Trail was born through joint efforts between the Munda Biddi Trail...
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New England High Country 1000 (NEHC1000)
New England High Country offers visitors a truly evocative and unique experience with a contrasting landscape of dramatic gorges, stunning waterfalls, and awe-inspiring views to the east and rolling...
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Red Centre
This is the Red Centre, the Outback. It is impossible not to be captivated by its rough beauty, desert plains, rocky gorges, and weathered mountain ranges. The predominantly quartzite ranges are...
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SAND: Segment 1 – Karoo
The Karoo is incredibly vast. Including its smaller counterpart, the Klein Karoo, it extends from the Langeberg Range in the far southeast of South Africa all the way to the foothills of the...
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SAND: Segment 2 – Namaqualand
With the arrival of spring each year, South African social media feeds come alive with colour as images of Namaqualand’s wildflower extravaganza begin making the rounds. The spectacle gets people...
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SAND: Segment 3 – Richtersveld
As you travel northward towards Namibia, the land becomes visibly drier, more barren, and, in the presence of rising mountains, more rugged. But it also gets increasingly beautiful the further you go....
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SAND: Segment 4 – Namib
Let’s not sugarcoat it: The south of Namibia, particularly those parts within or adjacent to the Namib Desert, are painfully inaccessible for bikepacking when the focus is on travelling well off-road...
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SAND: Segment 5 – Kaokoveld
Each segment of the SAND route has its own unique appeal, but if you’re like me and you’re drawn to unspoiled wilderness, then this one could easily be considered the highlight of the entire route. It...
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