Bicycle Travel

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Bikepacking

dirt & gravel, lightweight(ish) gear, backcountry solitude

Bike Touring

pavement & gravel, panniers, travel & culture

Tips and How-To’s

Bicycle leans against sign pointing to Letts Lake on dirt road

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Favorite Apps, Maps, and Tools for Planning Bikepacking Routes

April 5, 2021

<img width="600" height="400" src="https://exploringwild.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Bicycle-camping-Long-Creek-Oregon-600x400.jpg" class="attachment-gb-block-post-grid-landscape size-gb-block-post-grid-landscape" alt="" srcset="https://exploringwild.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Bicycle-camping-Long-Creek-Oregon-600x400.jpg 600w, https://exploringwild.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Bicycle-camping-Long-Creek-Oregon-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://exploringwild.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Bicycle-camping-Long-Creek-Oregon-272x182.jpg 272w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt="" data-jpibfi-post-url="https://exploringwild.com/bicycle-travel-home/" data-jpibfi-post-title="Bicycle Travel" data-jpibfi-src="https://exploringwild.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Bicycle-camping-Long-Creek-Oregon-600x400.jpg" >

4 Ideas for Your First Bike Camping Overnight

March 8, 2021

<img width="600" height="400" src="https://exploringwild.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Nathan-water-bottles-for-bikepacking-600x400.jpg" class="attachment-gb-block-post-grid-landscape size-gb-block-post-grid-landscape" alt="" srcset="https://exploringwild.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Nathan-water-bottles-for-bikepacking-600x400.jpg 600w, https://exploringwild.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Nathan-water-bottles-for-bikepacking-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://exploringwild.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Nathan-water-bottles-for-bikepacking-272x182.jpg 272w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt="" data-jpibfi-post-url="https://exploringwild.com/bicycle-travel-home/" data-jpibfi-post-title="Bicycle Travel" data-jpibfi-src="https://exploringwild.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Nathan-water-bottles-for-bikepacking-600x400.jpg" >

How Much Water Should You Carry For Bikepacking?

February 15, 2021

<img width="600" height="400" src="https://exploringwild.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/New-Mexico-bikepacking-rocky-track-1-600x400.jpg" class="attachment-gb-block-post-grid-landscape size-gb-block-post-grid-landscape" alt="" srcset="https://exploringwild.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/New-Mexico-bikepacking-rocky-track-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https://exploringwild.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/New-Mexico-bikepacking-rocky-track-1-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://exploringwild.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/New-Mexico-bikepacking-rocky-track-1-272x182.jpg 272w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt="" data-jpibfi-post-url="https://exploringwild.com/bicycle-travel-home/" data-jpibfi-post-title="Bicycle Travel" data-jpibfi-src="https://exploringwild.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/New-Mexico-bikepacking-rocky-track-1-600x400.jpg" >

Bikepacking Pace Guide: How Many Miles Per Day?

February 1, 2021

Smartphone with bike navigation app

How to Keep Electronics Charged While Bikepacking

December 2, 2020

Bikepacking handlebar bag

Packing for Bikepacking: What Goes Where, and How to Make it Fit

October 26, 2020

How to Plan Your Own Bikepacking Route on America’s Public Land

October 15, 2020

Pavement ends road sign

Where the Pavement Ends: Tips to Transition from Road Touring to Bikepacking

September 4, 2020

All Tips & How-To’s

Gear and Reviews

Big Sky Soul tent bicycle touring in Patagonia

Gear Review: Big Sky Soul 1P Solo Tent

Long Haul Trucker with bikepacking gear

Can You Bikepack on a Surly Long Haul Trucker?

Bike Repair Tools and Spares List for Bikepacking and Touring

Gravity water filter hanging from bike handlebars on bikepacking trip

Water Filters and Purifiers for Bikepacking and Touring

Panniers vs. Bikepacking Bags: How to Choose?

SPD shoe and clipped to pedal for bicycle touring

Pedals for Bikepacking and Touring: Are Clipless Pedals Worth the Tradeoff?

All Gear & Reviews

Stories and Inspiration

Introducing BikeSleepBike: Browse Bike Blogs from Around the World

Beginning Again: First Impressions of Bikepacking

Bicycle Travel Interviews: Adventure, Fear, and Traveling Solo While Married

Dynamo Jenny Podcast: Inspirational Female Cyclists

Sudan, in the Company of Men

The Pursuit Zone Podcast: Travel in Africa, Bicycle Touring, and Racing Across the US

Routes and Trips

Great Allegheny Passage Rail Trail

7 Long Rail Trails in the US Perfect For Bicycle Touring

July 3, 2019

Cycling from Stung Treng to Siem Reap in Cambodia

January 21, 2019

Cycling Patagonia: El Chaltén to Tierra Del Fuego (Trip Report Part 1)

March 3, 2019

Solo female cyclist riding in Sudan

Cycling Sudan: Route, Map, and Tips

April 13, 2020

Bikepacking bicycle lying on gravel road in open plains

Bikepacking Boise to Elko: Big Skies and Endless Gravel in Idaho and Nevada

October 12, 2020

Black Mountain Overnight: Mini Bikepacking Adventure in the SF Bay Area

August 20, 2019

Bikepacker on dirt road in Mendocino National Forest

Mendocino National Forest Bikepacking Overnight: Letts Lake Loop

November 28, 2020

Bicycle parking at restaurant in Laos

Bicycle Travel in Southeast Asia: Is it for you?

December 27, 2018

All Routes & Trips

Newest Bike Travel Posts

Bicycle leans against sign pointing to Letts Lake on dirt road

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Favorite Apps, Maps, and Tools for Planning Bikepacking Routes

April 5, 2021

<img width="600" height="400" src="https://exploringwild.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Bicycle-camping-Long-Creek-Oregon-600x400.jpg" class="attachment-gb-block-post-grid-landscape size-gb-block-post-grid-landscape" alt="" srcset="https://exploringwild.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Bicycle-camping-Long-Creek-Oregon-600x400.jpg 600w, https://exploringwild.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Bicycle-camping-Long-Creek-Oregon-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://exploringwild.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Bicycle-camping-Long-Creek-Oregon-272x182.jpg 272w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt="" data-jpibfi-post-url="https://exploringwild.com/bicycle-travel-home/" data-jpibfi-post-title="Bicycle Travel" data-jpibfi-src="https://exploringwild.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Bicycle-camping-Long-Creek-Oregon-600x400.jpg" >

4 Ideas for Your First Bike Camping Overnight

March 8, 2021

<img width="600" height="400" src="https://exploringwild.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Nathan-water-bottles-for-bikepacking-600x400.jpg" class="attachment-gb-block-post-grid-landscape size-gb-block-post-grid-landscape" alt="" srcset="https://exploringwild.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Nathan-water-bottles-for-bikepacking-600x400.jpg 600w, https://exploringwild.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Nathan-water-bottles-for-bikepacking-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://exploringwild.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Nathan-water-bottles-for-bikepacking-272x182.jpg 272w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt="" data-jpibfi-post-url="https://exploringwild.com/bicycle-travel-home/" data-jpibfi-post-title="Bicycle Travel" data-jpibfi-src="https://exploringwild.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Nathan-water-bottles-for-bikepacking-600x400.jpg" >

How Much Water Should You Carry For Bikepacking?

February 15, 2021

<img width="600" height="400" src="https://exploringwild.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/New-Mexico-bikepacking-rocky-track-1-600x400.jpg" class="attachment-gb-block-post-grid-landscape size-gb-block-post-grid-landscape" alt="" srcset="https://exploringwild.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/New-Mexico-bikepacking-rocky-track-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https://exploringwild.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/New-Mexico-bikepacking-rocky-track-1-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://exploringwild.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/New-Mexico-bikepacking-rocky-track-1-272x182.jpg 272w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt="" data-jpibfi-post-url="https://exploringwild.com/bicycle-travel-home/" data-jpibfi-post-title="Bicycle Travel" data-jpibfi-src="https://exploringwild.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/New-Mexico-bikepacking-rocky-track-1-600x400.jpg" >

Bikepacking Pace Guide: How Many Miles Per Day?

February 1, 2021

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