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.
Region: Great Plains
Season: Spring to Fall
Miles: 3,500 | Elevation: 130,000′
Days Out: 30-60 | Tire Size: ≥ 40mm-2.0″
Difficulty: 5/10 Physical | 3.5/10 Technical
The Great Plains Gravel Route is a 3,500-mile gravel bikepacking route traversing the Great Plains Region of the United States from Mexico to Canada. The route showcases the beauty of the Great Plains, from the rugged Big Bend region of Texas to the rolling Flint Hills of Kansas, and from Nebraska’s prairies to the iconic Black Hills and Badlands of the Dakotas.
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.
Region: Oregon
Season: Mid-June – late October
Miles: 552 | Elevation: 41,000’
Days Out: 8-12 | Tire Size: 2″+
Difficulty: 6/10 Physical | 5/10 Technical
The gravel version of the Oregon Timber Trail winds the length of Oregon through some of its wildest terrain, it’s a secluded backroads adventure along the spine of Oregon.
Region: Pennsylvania, Maryland, and West Virginia
Season: June – September
Miles: 465 | Elevation: 43,350’
Days Out: 5-9 | Tire Size: ≥ 50mm – 2.4″
Difficulty: 7/10 Physical | 4/10 Technical
On this gravel bikepacking loop, you’ll traverse the Allegheny Mountains (twice!), immerse yourself in the forests on each side of the Eastern Continental Divide, and visit over a dozen state forests, parks, and game lands, including both popular parks and remote forest roads that typically see no more than a few bicyclists each year.
Region: Nevada and Arizona
Season: November – Early April
Miles: 133 | Elevation: 11,269′
Days Out: 3-4 | Tire Size: ≥ 2.6 – 3.0”
Difficulty: 7/10 Physical | 5/10 Technical
Gold to Grand Loop takes bikepackers on a desert ride through Gold Butte and Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monuments along the Nevada/Arizona border. The route travels across the vast arid basins of the Mojave Desert in addition to tracing and climbing over the pinyon-studded Virgin Mountains.
Region: California
Season: Fall – Spring
Miles: 74 | Elevation: 3,600’
Days Out: 2-3 | Tire Size: 2.4″
Difficulty: 6/10 Physical | 6/10 Technical
This route uncovers the fascinating history of the Small Tract Act of 1938, and explores the remnants of the once-thriving gold mines where artifacts of the past still linger amongst breathtaking desert views and some of the best bike camping spots in this area of the Mojave.
Region: Louisiana
Season: Year-round
Miles: 45 | Elevation: 1,754’
Days Out: 2 | Tire Size: 2.0″+
Difficulty: 2/10 Physical | 3/10 Technical
Enjoy an unforgettable overnight bikepacking adventure on the Wild Azalea Overnight Route, which passes through the stunning multi-use trails, gravel roads, and quiet paved roads of the Kisatchie National Forest.
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.
