Route Guide: Central California Mixed-Terrain Bike Tour
A 260 mile bike touring route through rural Central California linking a variety of towns, recreation sites, quiet back roads, and several stunning gravel climbs and descents.
A 260 mile bike touring route through rural Central California linking a variety of towns, recreation sites, quiet back roads, and several stunning gravel climbs and descents.
The Grand Staircase Loop is 160 miles of dirt and gravel, fascinating geology, and wide open desert in southern Utah. Here’s a bikepacking trip report and planning notes from our 4 day ride.
This short bikepacking route in southern Mendocino National Forest packs in a river crossing, scenic lake, big views, and a heck of a lot of climbing.
California has so much amazing public land… But where are all the bikepacking routes? Here’s a collection of California bikepacking ideas and inspiration to help get things rolling.
If you love wide open spaces and gravel roads, this bikepacking / gravel touring route through southern Idaho and northern Nevada might be your kind of ride.
200 miles of gravel, singletrack, and quiet pavement through central Oregon’s national forests and geologic landmarks, ending in the bike paradise of Bend.
The Alps 2 Ocean cycle trail is the longest official bike route in New Zealand. Here’s a guide to this scenic cycling route, especially for independent travelers who like to camp.
Here’s 614 miles of lightly trafficked, wide-open eastern and central Oregon bicycle route. The only catch: it’s half pavement and half dirt. This mixed terrain adventure has a bit of everything.
Lessons learned from catastrophic mechanicals, snow and death mud, and spending Thanksgiving night in the back of a U-Haul truck.
This quick bikepacking getaway up to Black Mountain, where you can bike camp under the stars, is perfect for an overnight escape from the SF Bay Area peninsula.