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.
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: NW Arkansas
Season: Any, spring and fall are ideal
Miles: 78 | Elevation: 3,200’
Days Out: 2 | Tire Size: 40mm+
Difficulty: 3/10 Physical | 2/10 Technical
The beginner-bikepacker-friendly Razorback Greenway Loop links the namesake regional paved recreation path with quiet country gravel roads from Fayetteville to Bentonville past numerous parks, restaurants, coffee shops, and singletrack networks.
