Region: New Jersey
Season: Year-round
Miles: 170 | Elevation: 2,250’
Days Out: 2-4 | Tire Size: 40mm tires are recommended, but wider is better
Difficulty: 2/10 Physical | 2/10 Technical
Explore the vast Pine Barrens, a wilderness the size of Yosemite National Park—right in the heart of the East Coast metro region, accessible by train from Philadelphia, New York City, Baltimore and Washington D.C.!
Region: California
Season: Late March – May and October – early December.
Miles: 186 | Elevation: 18,500’
Days Out: 3-4 | Tire Size: 2.25″+
Difficulty: 6/10 Physical | 7/10 Technical
The Tour de los Padres (Tour Route) is a rugged and challenging bikepacking route that traverses through some of the most scenic areas of the Southern Los Padres National forest.
Region: West Virginia
Season: April – November
Miles: 102 | Elevation: 10,277’
Days Out: 2-3 | Tire Size: 50mm+
Difficulty: 7/10 Physical | 6/10 Technical
Challenge yourself in some of the most beautiful and most rugged riding in Mountaineer Country, complete with waterfalls, swim holes, stunning rivers, and mountain vistas, on these wild and wonderful trails!
Region: North of Boston
Season: Any time, ice cream stands are only open Summer months
Miles: 94 | Elevation: 4,700’
Days Out: 2 | Tire Size: 40mm+
Difficulty: 2/10 Physical | 3/10 Technical
Easy Access, easy riding, swimming holes, and ice cream bowls! Ice Cream Float is an approachable escape from Boston city living through a mosaic of dense forest pockets, wetlands, and agricultural fields, where riders are tempted by refreshing swimming holes and roadside dairy bars around every turn.
Region: Central Idaho
Season: July through Early October
Miles: 250 | Elevation: 35,000’
Days Out: 5-7 | Tire Size: 2.3′
Difficulty: 9/10 Physical | 9/10 Technical
A tough, sometimes remote, and scenic tour showcasing Central Idaho’s backcountry riding. Riders can expect stunning terrain, plenty of camping options, challenging single-track, adequate water sources, and little pavement.
Region: Washington
Season: Spring through Fall
Miles: 628 | Elevation: 36,100’
Days Out: 9-16 | Tire Size: 2.25″-3″
Difficulty:5/10 Physical | 5/10 Technical
Immerse yourself in Eastern Washington by following the Columbia for 620 miles, rambling and camping through pine forests, sagebrush steppe, ancient coulees and wildlife refuges, past dams and towns, along irrigation ditches, farmland and orchards.
Region: Southern New Mexico
Season: October to April
Miles: 365 | Elevation: 13,459’
Days Out: 6-8 | Tire Size: 2.2″
Difficulty: 6/10 Physical | 7/10 Technical
Monumental Loop version 3.0 includes much of the best riding from Loop 2.0 and adds in four new and distinct mountain ranges, each with its own unique geology, cultural sites, and cycling experience.
Region: SW Montana
Season: Summer and Fall
Miles: 150 | Elevation: 9,000′
Days Out: 2-4 | Tire Size: ≥ 1.75-2.5″
Difficulty: 7/10 Physical | 4/10 Technical
The Tobacco Root Gravel Loop is a long weekender in southwest Montana with burly climbs and thrilling descents featuring three hot springs, abandoned mines, historic barns, scenic vistas, refreshing rivers, and friendly towns.
Region: NW Colorado
Season: Summer to Early Fall
Miles: 460 | Elevation: 60,000′
Days Out: 9-14 | Tire Size: ≥ 2.3″+
Difficulty: 8/10 Physical | 7/10 Technical
The Rolling Horse seeks to reawaken the intimate cultural connections between the many varied landscapes surrounding northwestern Colorado’s Grand Hogback – a 90-mile-long spine of upturned rock marking the violent geologic meeting of the Southern Rockies and the Colorado Plateau.
Region: NE Pennsylvania
Season: April to October
Miles: 430 | Elevation: 41,622′
Days Out: 4-8 | Tire Size: ≥ 38-48mm
Difficulty: 7/10 Physical | 3/10 Technical
Endless rolling gravel roads through northern Pennsylvania’s forests and farmland connecting small towns across the Endless Mountains Heritage Region.
