New Amtrak Bike Task Force Report: Bicycle-Friendly Trains
Led by the League of American Bicyclists, the Amtrak Bike Task Force advocates to make bike travel by train easier and more convenient. Since its inception in January 2014, the…
Fighting the Reduction of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Escalante National Monuments
Through Executive Order on Monday July 13th, President Trump reduced Bears Ears National Monument and Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument by a combined 3 million acres! This attack on public…
Vermont Community Campout returns to the Trailhouse in Poultney, VT
Hosted by Bikepacking Roots Community Stewards Ashley Rosemeyer and Alex Getty, Bikepacking Roots is excited to again patner with Vermont Bikepackers for their annual Community Campout! Join us September 5–7,…
The Department of the Interior and USDA open 30-day window to nominate trails for BOLT recognition
The Biking on Long Distance Trails (BOLT) Act was signed into law on January 4, 2025, after more than a decade of advocacy from the mountain biking and bikepacking communities.…
Protecting Otero Mesa
By Matt Mason, Bikepacking Roots’ Board Member and Route Creator We laid our bikes on Forest Road 67, making no effort to move them to the side as we hadn’t…
Long Live Long Trails: The BOLT Coalition Report
New BOLT Coalition Report Compiles Trails Eligible for Recognition by the BOLT Act The Biking on Long Distance Trails (BOLT) Act was signed into law on January 4, 2025, after…
Action Alert: Stand up for Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
Photo credit: David Tucker Last week Representative Maloy and Senator Lee of Utah introduced a joint resolution under the Congressional Review Act to overturn the management plan for Grand Staircase-Escalante…
Bikepackers against the Big Bend border wall
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has revealed plans to fast-track a border wall through the West Texas region, including sections of Big Bend Ranch State Park and Big Bend…
How Bikepacking Routes Can Impact Local Towns
Written by Danielle Parnes, Community Programs Manager If you’ve gone bikepacking before you’ve likely had the experience of being welcomed into a small town on a day you really needed…
A Ride Through Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
Written by: David Tucker, Bikepacking Roots Board Member A bobcat kitten and its mom, following the path of least resistance in the same way that I am, visible only in…
