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Bikepacking Roots just published a new Community Route in an unlikely place, New Jersey! The Jersey Pine Barrens are an overlooked gem and are long overdue for a proper bikepacking route. This route has been thoughtfully crafted and is stewarded by Julian Bender of Philadelphia.⁠..

Bikepacking Roots has launched the 5th edition of their Bikepacking Community Survey, which is open for responses from now until September 29th…

Chumba USA and Astral Cycling have teamed up and kitted-out a one-of-a-kind USA-built gravel adventure bike to raise funds for Bikepacking Roots’ (BPR) BIPOC Bike Adventure Grant! The Terlingua Steel frame will include Astral Outback Wheels and components from other Bikepacking Roots Sponsors White Industries, Shimano, Old Man Mountain and Paul Components. Find out how you can win it below!

Bikepacking Roots is running a summer fundraiser giveaway with heaps of swag and prizes up for grabs. Let’s take a look at what the non-profit is giving away!

Bikepacking Roots is thrilled to host the very first Mid-Atlantic Bikepacking Summit this August in the scenic towns of Confluence and Ohiopyle in Western Pennsylvania. The community-driven non-profit is excited to share its love for the wonders of the Mid-Atlantic region, from country roads and paw-paws to hellbender salamanders and luscious green mountains.

This event is open to everyone, from total beginners to seasoned adventurers.

See all the 411 and sign up today at Bikepacking Roots.

The Tobacco Root Gravel Loop, created and stewarded by John Babcock and featuring some of southwestern Montana’s big sky gravel roads. This long weekender, 150-mile route circumnavigates the Tobacco Root Mountains.⁠..

If you’re looking for a two-week-long tour of epic doubletrack in Northwestern Colorado, then check out the latest Bikepacking Roots CRoP! The Rolling Horse route was designed with particular attention to the region’s rich natural and human history. It roughly circumnavigated the Grand Hogback–a 90-mile-long spine of upturned rock marking the geologic meeting of the Southern Rockies with the Colorado Plateau.

The route seeks to reveal the intimate connections between the many varied landscapes once stewarded by the Nuche (Ute people); specifically, those whose ancestors hunted amongst the high places we now know as the Elks, Raggeds, Flattops and Roan; and gathered along the banks of the Roaring Fork, Crystal, Colorado, and White Rivers.

Check out more at Bikepacking Roots!

Photo: Jason Fitzgibbon from his Lost Sierra trip years back here on The Radavist

Bikepacking Roots just announced a bike touring route through one of our favorite locales in California: the Lost Sierra. This area is incredibly remote with only a few small towns sprinkled throughout the valleys found between craggy peaks. You’ll encounter steep double track and ripping singletrack, with alpine lakes and plentiful wildflowers.

Check out the full route at Bikepacking Roots.

The Ranchita Rambler covers the high and low deserts in one go, with epic landscapes, the best mom-and-pop resupply shops you could ask for, and camping in a designated Dark Sky community.

This route is perfect for exposing mountain bikers to touring and bicycle camping but also fun and adventurous enough for the seasoned rider—it’s short at 57 miles long, has breathtaking landscapes, offers resupply and camping options with amenities, and supports rural communities via low-impact tourism.

See more at Bikepacking Roots.

El Lobo Lupus is a 412 mile route in Eastern Arizona touts 32,360′ of elevation gain. It crosses subalpine meadows lined with conifers and aspens, through dense ponderosa pine forests. You’ll ride along trout-filled rivers and lakes, and get endless high-elevation views…

Bikepacking Roots wants to thank its amazing supporters like you and its fabulous brand sponsors for donating to the BIPIC Bike Adventure Grant. The 501(c)(3)  non-profit is getting so close to its goal. But they still need to raise $3,000 more to make its BIPOC BikeAdventure Grant Program a reality this year so they’ve teamed up with Cane Creek to sweeten the deal!

Our friends at Bikepacking Roots just sounded the alarm to the AZT Association asking for public comment from the cycling community.

Exciting news! Oveja Negra are stoked to support Bikepacking Roots’ BIPOC Bike Adventure Grant fundraiser. So stoked that they are giving away a $300 gift certificate to one lucky supporter!

Every $25 donation will get you an entry into this giveaway which runs until Sunday March 10th, so don’t wait!

Bikepacking Roots (BPR – 501(c)(3) ) is excited to announce the re-envisioning of their BIPOC Bike Adventure Grant. A true non-profit grant in the bike touring and bikepacking space. Set to launch this Spring, the grant program is in its 3rd cycle, and it emphasizes the organization’s core focus on community building…

Bikepacking Roots are excited to jump right back into its virtual workshop series next week. Join us Wednesday, January 10th for EAT, DRINK, RIDE, REPEAT: Planning food & water, bikepacking nutrition and navigating resupplies. Check out more below.