Goldilocks Dilemma: Building YOUR ideal Bikepacking Route
Bikepacking Roots Executive Director, Noelle Battle, on designing a personalized itinerary from the massive Mon Forest Gravel & Bikepacking Route…

Bikepacking Roots Executive Director, Noelle Battle, on designing a personalized itinerary from the massive Mon Forest Gravel & Bikepacking Route…
This gear library spotlight is part of our ongoing work highlighting gear libraries across the country! Check out our Gear…
New routes explore rugged terrain across North-Central West Virginia and the region’s spookiest bikepacking grand depart kicks off this October.…
Led by the League of American Bicyclists, the Amtrak Bike Task Force advocates to make bike travel by train easier…
Through Executive Order on Monday July 13th, President Trump reduced Bears Ears National Monument and Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument…
Hosted by Bikepacking Roots Community Stewards Ashley Rosemeyer and Alex Getty, Bikepacking Roots is excited to again patner with Vermont…
The Biking on Long Distance Trails (BOLT) Act was signed into law on January 4, 2025, after more than a…
Find adventure, fund the future of bikepacking, and win a dream bike! The landscapes we love need us. Let’s ride…
By Matt Mason, Bikepacking Roots’ Board Member and Route Creator We laid our bikes on Forest Road 67, making no…
New BOLT Coalition Report Compiles Trails Eligible for Recognition by the BOLT Act The Biking on Long Distance Trails (BOLT)…
Bikepacking Roots has selected seven new grant recipients for the 2026 cycle of its BIPOC Bike Adventure Grant. In total,…
6 States ⋅ 3,500 Miles ⋅ 35 Days The Great Plains Gravel Route is a 3,500-mile bikepacking route connecting the landscapes,…
We are stoked to announce that the Mountaineer Monster Grand Depart will return on October 24, 2026 with three distances to choose from: 110, 275, and 465-miles.
The Sonoran Desert and greater Arizona are beautiful, rugged, and culturally diverse landscapes. Stories emerge from every saguaro, lie in every wash, under every rock and around every corner.
We’ve all had them, spooky encounters, whether its people, animals, or the beyond. Come join us on Tuesday October 27th at 6:00 PM at Campfire Cycling (15 E Toole Ave, Tucson, AZ 85701) and listen to stories from local storytellers tell hair raising, heart stopping, thrilling tails of exploring, navigating, and discovering this incredible landscape and more!
The Ranchita Rambler Grand Depart is not a race, but you can ride fast if you want to. It is intended as a chill weekend of bikepacking with friends, and is an excellent option for experienced mountain bikers for their first bikepacking adventure. Riders will start together and camp together, but are encouraged to ride their own pace and are expected to navigate for themselves.
This is an intermediate level bikepacking trip to a private property out in East Austin. The round trip mileage is ~50 miles.
Join us for a spoooky overnight to a local favorite at Green Lane Park.
Join us for a community bikepacking film festival and fundraiser celebrating trans, non-binary, gender-expansive, and women riders with short films, raffle prizes, limited edition merch, and more!
🚴♂️ Introducing the Birdeye 500 🚴♀️ No frills. No support. Just you, your bike, and 500 miles of gravel. This November, riders will take on the inaugural Birdeye 500 —…
Dangerbird is the annual kick-off event to bikepack the Monumental Loop – the informal route that connects all parts of the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument. This event started out with community bikers and now has expanded to inviting bikepackers from across New Mexico, across the United States, and even a few from across the Atlantic!
Join us for our first Thursday touring presentation delivered by the rider themself! These feature a Q&A session, plenty opportunity for mingling, and refreshments. November's presenter is Robert Blake on the TransVA Mountain Route!
Birdeye is a rally-style event for runners and gravel cyclists, mixing it up with music, food, and fun cultural activities. It’s a true one-of-a-kind adventure on Crowley's Ridge that you do not want to miss.
This is a grassroots campout taking place at Sunny Daze Campground (we have the whole private campsite booked!) near Shawnigan Lake.