A handpicked collection of bikepacking routes
For years, this was the home of our travel website, documenting over seven years of life on the road. While our long-term solo rides spanned 2009–2019, we have been traveling as a family of four with our twins since 2020. Though we no longer maintain a full-scale website, you can still find all stories and short updates here:
For those planning their own trips, the route descriptions found below remain as our legacy of a wild time out there. Enjoy! Brigitte & Ivo
A demanding journey crossing two national parks and a UNESCO site. Linking the Mongolian and Russian Altay via ancient nomad paths and the mystical Ukok Plateau. Expect steep gradients and trailless hike-a-bike passes.
VIEW ON GAIAGPS Find full route description in the notes sectionAn expedition across the world’s second-largest freshwater lake in brutal Siberian winter. Ride over meter-thick black ice, navigate pressure ridges, and endure temperatures down to -30°C.
VIEW ON GAIAGPS Find full route description in the notes sectionTraveling back in time through the ancestral home of the Berbers. This connoisseur’s route crosses the range four times and conquers ten major passes via ancient mule tracks.
VIEW ON GAIAGPS Find full route description in the notes sectionOne of the most spectacular glacier tracks in the Andes. A wild loop circumnavigations the mighty Illampu (6,368m), featuring high-altitude passes over 5,090 meters.
VIEW ON GAIAGPS Find full route description in the notes sectionA journey through rusty red dunes and deep-cut wadis. Features 300 kilometers of world-class, purpose-built singletrack on the Israel Bike Trail through the profound silence of the Negev.
VIEW ON GAIAGPS Find full route description in the notes sectionA bikepacking paradise of vast steppe and rugged mountains. Experience a country where nomadic culture is life, navigating an infinite network of dirt tracks through magical light.
VIEW ON GAIAGPS Find full route description in the notes sectionDiscover Utah’s slot canyons and rock formations off the beaten path. Traverses the Grand Staircase-Escalante and Capitol Reef, concluding in the world-famous slickrock of Moab.
VIEW ON GAIAGPS Find full route description in the notes sectionA gargantuan lunar landscape of stone and salt lakes. Experience the raw beauty of the Andes Puna, where volcanic cones cast long shadows and the solitude is as deep as the silence.
VIEW ON GAIAGPS Find full route description in the notes sectionTraversing the historic provinces of Kham and Amdo. Over twenty passes exceeding 4,000m, connecting remote monasteries and Khampa nomad camps via ancient hiking trails.
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