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.
Membership is free!
To view our full 2017 year-end report, click on the image above
Our Colorado Plateau Landscape Guide is now available!

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
  • Geology
  • Landscape evolution
  • Climate - past, present, and future
  • Biotic communities
  • Wolves on the Plateau
  • People of the Greater Grand Canyon Region - past and present
  • History of water in the Colorado River watershed
  • Desert empires and the future of water
  • Uranium mining on Navajo Nation
Click here to download the full 130-page PDF

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.

Route Development

Creating bikepacking high quality routes and detailed route guides is one of our primary goals. We released 3 new routes in May, 2017 and have more in preparation.

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.

Advocacy & Conservation

We advocate for backcountry trail access & 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.

New 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.

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.

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.

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.