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BPR Route Rating SCALE

For each of our published bikepacking routes and segments thereof, we include descriptions of the difficulty and challenges experienced along the way. We break these apart into physical difficulty, technical difficulty, and other challenging elements of the route. The BPR Route Rating Scale is defined as follows:
 
Physical difficulty
  • 1-2 - Relatively level riding
  • 3-4 - Regular rolling terrain with sustained climbing
  • 5-6 - Rugged terrain with frequent climbs, some of which may be steep and unrelenting
  • 7-8 - Very rugged terrain with abundant climbing, some of which is very steep and unrideable
  • 9-10 - Numerous very steep, climbs requiring bike-pushing and/or carrying
 
 
 
Technical difficulty
  • 1-2 - Smooth riding surface with few obstacles (e.g., graded dirt roads, rail trails); suitable for novice mountain bikers
  • 3-4 - Track has occasional obstacles and steep sections (e.g., maintained forest roads, mellow singletrack); suitable for beginner mountain bikers
  • 5-6 - Continuous sections of track may be rocky, loose, and steep; (e.g., 4x4 roads or singletrack in rugged/rocky terrain) suitable for intermediate mountain bikers
  • 7-8 - Narrow trail with regular obstacles, sustained steep grades; suitable for intermediate to advanced mountain bikers
  • 9-10 - Very challenging riding with frequent large obstacles, exposure, very steep grades; suitable for advanced mountain bikers

Bikepacking Challenges
For our routes and route segments, route guides identify any elements of travel that are important to consider when planning a trip. Such challenges might include scarce water, high elevation, extensive hike-a-bike, impassible mud when wet, remoteness, summer heat, minimally maintained trails, or limited resupply options.

 
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  • Home
  • Donate
  • News
  • Advocacy
    • 2019 Analysis of Bikepacker Spending Habits
    • Advocacy Issue Submission
    • Where we stand
    • Who are bikepackers?
    • U.S. Public Lands History
    • America's wild lands at risk
    • 2018 Bikepacking Community Survey
    • Archive of submitted public comments
  • Routes
    • Our Routes
    • BPR Route Rating Scale
    • In development
    • Wild West Route >
      • WWR Downloads and Guides
      • WWR Segment 1
      • WWR Segment 2
      • WWR Segment 3
      • WWR Segment 4
      • WWR Segment 5
      • WWR Segment 6
      • WWR Segment 7
      • WWR Segment 8
      • WWR Segment 9
      • WWR Updates
    • Plateau Passage >
      • Plateau Passage Segments
    • Colorado 14ers Loop
    • Craters and Cinder Cones
    • Orogenesis
    • Northwoods Route
    • Pony Express Route
  • Free membership
  • About
    • Mission
    • Who we are
    • Regional Advisors
    • Supporters
    • Contact