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Fayetteville Bikepacking Route Network

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Region: Northwest Arkansas

Season: Any, spring and fall are ideal

Number of Routes: 7

Total Miles: 766

The Fayetteville Bikepacking Route Network showcases a first-of-its-kind progressive suite of loops providing multi-day riding adventures with a range of lengths and difficulties. Five unique routes range from 60 to 190 miles (~2 to 4+ days), and loops can be linked together into several longer tours of up to 260+ miles. Riders new to bikepacking can progress through these loops to gain experience and confidence, and more seasoned bikepackers can use the longer routes as preparation for the even more ambitious Arkansas High Country Route, created by Adventure Cycling Association.

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The Western Wildlands Route

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Region: Idaho, Montana, Utah, Arizona

Season: Summer to Early Fall

Miles: 2,700  |  Elevation: 120,000′

Days Out: 40-65  |  Tire Size: ≥ 2.2″”

Difficulty: 5/10 Physical   |  4.5/10 Technical

 

The Western Wildlands Route is a non-technical expedition, immersing riders in vast expanses of wild and public lands in the Intermountain West.

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The Pony Express

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Region: Missouri to California

Season: Spring to Early Fall

Miles: 2,208   |   Elevation: 80,000′

Days Out: 30-55   |   Tire Size: ≥ 2″”

Difficulty: 4/10 Physical   |   4/10 Technical

 

The Pony Express Route follows the famed mail trail from smoother riding in the East to rugged and remote riding in the West, tracing Indigenous and settler history along the way.

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The Northwoods Route

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Region: Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin

Season: Late Spring to Early Fall

Miles: 630   |   Elevation: 25,000′

Days Out: 10-14+   |   Tire Size: ≥ 1.75″”

Difficulty: 4.5/10 Physical   |   4/10 Technical

 

The Northwoods Route circumnavigates the west end of Lake Superior following gravel roads, smooth two-tracks, and rail trails, through thick forests, along countless lakes, and to Isle Royale National Park.

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The Bears Ears Loops

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Region: Central Utah

Season: Late Spring or Early Fall

Miles: 647   |   Elevation: 47,000′

Days Out: 9-14   |   Tire Size: ≥ 2.3″”

Difficulty: 6/10 Physical   |   4.5/10 Technical

 

The Bears Ears Loops immerses bikepackers in the magnificent, immense, complex and threatened landscape in and around Bears Ears National Monument.

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Intermountain Connectors

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Region: Intermountain

Season: Varies

Number of Routes: 7

Total Miles: 2,416

The Intermountain Connectors are literal and figurative links between the Western Wildlands Route (WWR) and the iconic Great Divide MTB Route (GDMBR) that has inspired thousands of bikepackers worldwide and the creation of the WWR itself. Adventure Cycling Association (ACA) released the GDMBR in 1998, and it has been the most influential of all bikepacking routes out there. As soon as Bikepacking Roots (BPR) released the WWR in 2017, riders inquired about links between these two epic routes to allow for loops of a variety of scales. We’re excited to now share these Intermountain Connectors, a collaborative project of BPR and ACA, with the bikepacking world.

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Craters and Cinder Cones

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Region: Central Arizona

Season: Late Spring or Fall

Miles: 184   |   Elevation: 12,000′

Days Out: 3+   |   Tire Size: ≥ 2.3″”

Difficulty: 4.5/10 Physical   |   3.5/10 Technical

 

Craters and Cindercones follows quiet dirt roads and two-tracks through woodlands and grasslands among 800+ extinct volcanoes, from small cinder cones to the towering San Francisco Peaks.

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The Colorado 14ers Loop

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Region: Central Colorado

Season: Summer to Early Fall

Miles: 192-285   |   Elevation: 28,500′-50,000′

Days Out: 4-9+   |   Tire Size: ≥ 2.3″”

Physical Difficulty: 6/10 – 10/10

Technical Difficulty: 6/10 – 10/10

 

The Colorado 14ers Loop meanders among the towering peaks on a single-track rich route with the option to adventure up some of the summits along the way, by bike or by foot.

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The Plateau Passage

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Region: Nevada, Utah, Colorado

Season: Summer to Early Fall

Miles: 1,218   |   Elevation: 120,000’

Days Out: 30+   |   Tire Size: ≥ 2.3”

Difficulty: 6.5/10 Physical   |   6.5/10 Technical

 

The Plateau Passage traverses the Colorado Plateau from the edge of the Mojave Desert to the colorful peaks of the San Juan Mountains following remote 4×4 and gravel roads and backcountry singletrack.