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"When will you be releasing the Wild West Route?"
We're receiving this question every few days, and all the excitement about this new 2,700-mile route is tremendously inspiring. We are currently working through some final details with land managers, Navajo Nation, and private landowners regarding a few sections of the route. We anticipate being able to release the GPS data and logistics guide for the 2019 riding season in early April. Other resources, including the Wild West Route smartphone app, will follow. Please watch for announcements about these releases here, on our Facebook and Instagram, or become a member to get our e-newsletter. If you require a pre-release version of the GPS data for trip planning purposes, we can offer that after March 10 - please send us an email to request that. Photo: @outfromthevalley captured the magnitude and solitude of the East Rim of Grand Canyon looking west toward the Kaibab Plateau in northern Arizona. |
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We have winners to announce!
We have some lucky winners to announce. Thanks to these brands for supporting Bikepacking Roots, and if your name is on this list, congratulations! We'll be reaching out shortly about getting some new gear to you.
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Our 2018 Annual Report - sharing what you helped make possible
As we near the close of our second year, we want to share with the our members, supporters, and the broader bikepacking community what we've accomplished in 2018. In this report, we share our accomplishments in the route development, advocacy, education, and organizational growth realms, as well as showing how we've stretched the dollars that have been contributed to Bikepacking Roots. And we share our goals as we look toward 2019 and beyond. |
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First riders complete the Wild West Route
The first two adventurous souls have completed the full length of the Wild West Route! A huge, hearty congratulations goes out to Clee Roy of Canada and Samuel Schlicht of Germany for completing the 2,700-mile route (plus some extra miles to see sights along the way!). Thanks to Sam (@outfromthevalley) for the photo, and thanks to both these adventurous souls for taking on a brand new route, providing invaluable feedback, and raising awareness of this new route in communities along the way. |
Our Mission and Goals
Bikepacking Roots is dedicated to the support and advancement of bikepacking
and the conservation of the landscapes through which we ride. 
Current Projects
We have a series of ambitious projects already in progress, across the country (literally), and on the horizon. Click above to learn more.
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Route DevelopmentCreating high quality, themed, and carefully scouted bikepacking routes with detailed route guides is one of our primary goals - ranging from weekend loops to expedition-scale epics.
Regional Advisors
Our eyes and ears on the ground , these experienced bikepackers and explorers will help with our route development and advocacy efforts all across the United States.
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Advocacy & Conservation
We advocate for backcountry trail access, public lands, & promote landscape conservation through education. Click above to learn more about our stances on some of these issues.
Who We Are
Bikepacking Roots is led by a group of long-time bikepackers and cycling and conservation advocates.
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Our Newest Bikepacking Routes
Craters & Cinder Cones Loop
This 185-mile loop follows quiet dirt roads and two-tracks through woodlands and grasslands among 800+ extinct volcanoes of all sizes, from small cinder cones to the towering San Francisco Peaks in northern Arizona. Optional side trips include fire lookouts, cinder cone summits, and Lava River Cave.
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Plateau Passage
Arid peaks, lush plateaus, deep canyons, slickrock, and stunning mountains - 1,200+ miles of rugged, isolated, and challenging riding that takes you from the low Mojave Desert, across the peerless Colorado Plateau, and into the high Rocky Mountains. This is an adventure route in the truest sense of the words.
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Colorado 14ers Loop
Towering mountains, cheery small towns, abundant flowy singletrack, and the option to tackle as many as 7 bike-legal 14ers along the way - a classic choose-your-level-of-challenge route in the heart of the Colorado Rockies.
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The Colorado Plateau Landscape Guide
The Colorado Plateau Landscape Guide, authored by Kaitlyn Boyle, is a resource for bikepackers to learn about and connect with the Colorado Plateau region and its interconnected landscape layers. Topics covered include
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Bikepacking Roots is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded by long-time bikepackers with the mission of increasing the availability of and access to the bikepacking experience and the conservation of the landscapes through which we ride.
Our efforts are focused on developing bikepacking routes, advocating for public lands and backcountry mountain bike access, and promoting landscape conservation through advocacy and education. The larger our membership, the more influential our collective voice becomes in advocacy, partnerships, and many other initiatives. Members also receive our quarterly e-newsletter.
Our efforts are focused on developing bikepacking routes, advocating for public lands and backcountry mountain bike access, and promoting landscape conservation through advocacy and education. The larger our membership, the more influential our collective voice becomes in advocacy, partnerships, and many other initiatives. Members also receive our quarterly e-newsletter.
Membership is free!
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Our Founding Supporters
Bikepacking Roots thanks our Founding Supporters who believe in our mission, have a desire to support the bikepacking community, and eagerly contributed to an upstart non-profit organization. |
