Segment 5: South Dakota

 

Region: South Dakota

Season: May through September

Miles: 327 |  Elevation: 17,000′

Days Out: 3-6  |  Tire Size: 40mm+

Difficulty: 6/10 Physical   |  2/10 Technical

 

From the rolling plains to the spectacular views through the Black Hills this route is full of rare, rugged, and remote beauty that is best experienced from a bicycle.

Segment 6: North Dakota

 

Region: North Dakota

Season: Spring, Summer, and Fall

Miles: 363 |  Elevation: 14,500′

Days Out: 3-6  |  Tire Size: 40mm+

Difficulty: 5/10 Physical   |  4/10 Technical

 

This hopelessly lonely and desolate route is two parts remote, easy rolling, smooth prairie roads and one third stunningly beautiful and rugged red scoria gravel roads diving deep into the North Dakota Badlands’ desert prairie backcountry terrain, where Teddy Roosevelt once said if he had to forget all his memories, save one, he would choose to remember his time in these North Dakota Badlands.

The Butter Tart Express

 

Region: Ontario, Canada

Season: May – October

Miles: 505  |   Elevation: 25,000’

Days Out: 4-8  |  Tire Size: 50mm – 2.4″

Difficulty: 6/10 Physical   |  5/10 Technical

 

The Butter Tart Express is a beautiful wander through Southwestern Ontario as it explores the dirt roads, forest tracks, forested lands, agricultural sectors, lakes, wandering rivers, and escarpment ridges that populate this region of Ontario.

The Hood Loop

 

Region: Oregon

Season: May – October

Miles: 125  |   Elevation: 15,400’

Days Out: 3-4  |  Tire Size: 2.3″+

Difficulty: 6/10 Physical   |  6/10 Technical

 

The Hood Loop is a circumnavigational bikepacking route that takes you on an up close and personal tour around Mt Hood with deep-forest roads and some of Oregon’s finest singletrack.