Routes

Western U.S.A.

Name	Color	Distance	Climbing	Rideability*	Singletrack	Start	End
Arizona Trail		800 miles	100,000′	5-7	60%	Mexico border	Utah border
Coconino Loop	N/A	250 miles	28,000′	7-8	44%	Flagstaff	Flagstaff
Colorado Trail		530 miles	60,000′	6-8	60%	Denver	Durango
Continental Divide Trail		3000+ miles	250,000′	4?	50%	Mexico border	Canada border
El Camino del Diablo		130 miles	7,000′	6-9	<1%	Ajo, AZ	Yuma, AZ
Grand Loop		360 miles	48,000′	6	8%	Grand Junction, CO	Grand Junction, CO
Grand Enchantment Trail		580 miles	80,000′	4-6	50%	Phoenix, AZ	Albuquerque, NM
Great Divide Route		2709 miles	150,000′	10	<1%	Banff	Mexico border
Idaho Centennial Trail	N/A	1000 miles	80,000+’?	4-6	60%?	Utah State Line	Canada
Kokopelli’s Trail		144 miles	20,000′	8	5%	Moab, UT	Fruita, CO
Kaibab Monstercross		130 miles	15,000′	8	40%	North Rim, AZ	North Rim, AZ
Oregon 3 Rivers		400 miles	40,000′	9	70%	Eugene, OR	Eugene, OR
Ring the Peak		70 miles	12,000′	7	60%	Manitou Springs, CO	Manitou Springs, CO
Trans Utah		600 miles	60,000′	7	40%	St. George	Moab

* – Rideability ranges from 1 to 10. 1 = leave the bike home. 10 = where’s the challenge?

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Rest of U.S.A.

Name	Color	Distance	Climbing	Rideability*	Singletrack	Start	End
American Discovery Trail	N/A	6,800 miles	??	8	<33%	Pacific Ocean (CA)	Atlantic Ocean (DE)
Iditarod Trail	N/A	1100 miles	35,000′	3-9 (variable)	Snow	Knik	Nome
Maah Daah Hey Trail	N/A	115 miles	8,000′	9	75%	Watford City, ND	Medora , ND
Sheltowee Trace	N/A	270 miles	10,000+’	6?	75%?	Picket State Park, TN	HWY 377, northern KY
Trans Iowa	N/A	340 miles	20,000′	10	0%	Decorah or ?	Decorah or ?

Worldwide

Name	Color	Distance	Climbing	Rideability*	Singletrack	Start	End
Australian Bicentennial National Trail	N/A	5,330 km	Unknown	3?	?	Healesville	Cooktown
Freedom Trail	N/A	1450 miles	130,000′	4-7	~20%	Pietermaritzburg	Cape Town
Tasmanian Trail	N/A	477km	20,000′	9	<1%	Dover	Devonport
TransAndalus Loop	N/A	2173km	38,000m	9	10+%	Andalusia, Spain	Andalusia, Spain

New Routes

We are looking for route info and GPS data. If you have a route, whether official or of your own creation, email us at info@bikepacking.net. We’d love to hear from you.

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