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Pedalnorth Website2025-05-16 21:01:342025-05-16 21:07:03Costa Brava Road Cycling LoopBikepacking – In Partnership with Bikemonger
As more and more people take to cycling, cycle touring and bikepacking is seeing a renaissance. The Tour Divide and other epic adventures are capturing the imagination of a new generation of riders, all thirsty for their own adventure. We want to try and capture the spirit of bikepacking and bring you some great route ideas from around the world, all sharing one thing – epic scenery and a superb cycling trip of a lifetime!
We’re extremely lucky on the team at Pedalnorth, having Aa close partnership with Sam and Theo from the legendary specialist bikepacking store ‘Bikemonger‘, ensuring that as we develop this section, the information and advice will be the very best. Alongside the blogs from Scott Cornish, we have some of the best advice online for creating your own bike packing adventure.
Take a trip with Tailfin – the ultimate load carrying system
With routes between U.K. National Parks, across the European mountains, and epic rides in North America, we’re planning on creating some awesome routes for you to try; all that you need is a a map and compass and a sense of adventure 😉 . Thanks to our friends at Tailfin, we’ll be able to ride anywhere, with the best load carrying system available today. Fiona is currently planning a trip into France and the Pyrenees this summer, using their full bike set-up.
Take a look at our growing selection of bikepacking route suggestions below. If you need advice on kit to take or anything else, why not send us an email or better still, take a look at the Bikemonger website and ask the online experts. They’ll help to kit you out with the best possible gear for your own specific needs.
Cycling the Salzburgerland in Austria
Back in 2021, Maria Wilke took herself off to explore the lakes and mountains of Austria. Here's her account of the first days adventure, along with a map and GPX file for you to take on the same ride. Why not ride this route in 2025,as an alpine road adventure
Dolomiti region – road cycling classic
This end of season ride with Stefan and Assault to Freedom team is situated in the northern Italian mountain region of the Dolomiti. This epic ride takes you to several Italian cycling summits and is a true cycling challenge in the Italian mountains
Bavaria 5 Rivers Cycle Route
The 5 Rivers cycling route in Bavaria is an easy muti-day cycling route in Bavaria. However, it has along its way, some of the most captivating cultural history in Bavaria to explore.
UK best gravel bike routes
The U.K. has a wealth of rocky bridleways that create awesome gravel bike routes for the adventure seekers. We want to bring together the very best of these, for you to easily create your own gravel biking vacation in the U.K. Here's our growing selection of the best gravel bike routes in the U.K.
Yorkshire Best Gravel Bike Routes – Dales and the Moors
Yorkshire is a haven for technical trails and gravel tracks, especially North Yorkshire. We've decided to start to map out the very best for you, and to share those mtb routes where gravel can also add to the excitement.
Italy’s best gravel bike routes
Italy has the very best gravel bike routes in the world. Home to the famed Strade Bianche race and these white roads of the world tour, It's the perfect place for a gravel bike vacation, under the Tuscan sun. Here's our growing selection of the best gravel bike routes in Italy - with our partners at 3T Bikes!
Great European Gravel Bike Routes
Italian Gravel Bike Coast to Coast Route
3T create some of the best gravel bikes in the world. Add this to being Italian and having some of the best gravel biking trails in the world too, and you've got a great reason to take a bikecation vacation and ride our new Italian Gravel Bike Coast to Coast route, in partnership with 3T Bikes - inspiring adventure since 1961!
On the trails of Triada – Transylvania epic ride
We're developing a new 4-day challenge route, for both gravel bikes and mountain bikes' It'll take you from the mountain resort of Paltinis in Transylvania, exploring the epic trails of Europe's last great wilderness. Join the ride, on the adventure revolution - with TRIADA mountain bike!
Tailfin Alloy Rack with Pannier Mounts
Tailfin changed to way we look at bike racks, when they launched their first design only a few short years ago. With a system that fastens to any bike, without touching the frame, it gives everyone the opportunity to take on a 2-wheeled adventure. We decided to ask Bikepacking expert, Sam Huby, to take a look at their latest alloy rack, and see how useful it could be on a short trip to the Hebrides.
Gravel Bike Coast to Coast Moors Section
Ride through the North Yorks Moors on some of the best gravel bike trails in the U.K., as you take on our Gravel Bike Coast to Coast route, with Voom Nutrition
Gravel Bike Coast To Coast Lakes Section
Our U.K. Gravel Bike Coast to Coast route starts at the beautiful coastal hamlet of Ravenglass, before entering Eskdale and the Lake District. This technical section brings epic views and a mixture of easy gravel riding and more technical terrain, as you ride your gravel bike towards Sedbergh and the Dales.
Gravel Vaucluse Cycling Route
VTOPO launched the gravel route guide at the end of last year for the Departement de Vaucluse, probably better known for its Provence region, renowned for the fields of lavender and the classic climbs of Mt Ventoux. It’s a paradise for road riding, mtb routes and is one of the first areas of France to have been developed for gravel riding.
Gravel Bike Coast to Coast Dales Section
Ride through the Yorkshire Dales on some of the best gravel bike trails in the U.K., as you take on our Gravel Bike Coast to Coast route, with Voom Nutrition
Mountain Bike Tour of Brucegi and Strunga – Romania
Romania and the area of Transylvania have some of the most beautiful forested areas and awesome mountains in Europe - if not the world. This two-day mountain bike trip takes in the mountain area of Brucegi and the Omu Peak, a famous Romanian summit.
Gravel Bike Coast to Coast Route
From inspiring Eskdale in the west, through to the historic Roman Cam Road in the Dales and Wensleydale and the magnificent beauty of Jervaulx Abbey,onto Rosedale in the North Yorks Moors, this Gravel Bike Coast to Coast route has something for everyone. It's also the very first U.K. Gravel Bike C2C - and we think that it'll be the best too 😉
Settle to Carlisle Cycling Route
One of the most famous rail journeys in the U.K., the Settle Carlisle road cycling route takes you from the historic Yorkshire Dales market town of Settle, all the way through the magnificent Dales National Park, to historic Carlisle and it's wealth of Roman and medieval history.
Stoneman Trail Mountain Bike Challenge
If you’re a lover of mountains and adventure and you ride a mountain bike, then you’ll love the Stoneman Trail in the Dolomites. The route sits neatly in the mountains in the north of Italy and briefly crosses the border in Austria. With a distance of over 100km, this mountain bike challenge has a number of days in which to complete the ride, visiting certain checkpoints along the way, so that your ride can be verified. It’s a challenge and a tough one, but ultimately it’s up to you.
Tour des Combins
Take on this classic bike packing tour in the Alps. If you're after a real adventure, then this could be for you. There's some bike hike along the way, but the rewards are epic. Either a hardtail MTB or a Gravel Bike is the ideal way to travel this route at speed.
The Jeroboam Franciacorta 300km
The Jeroboam Franciacorta 300km is Beauty and the Beast, gravel riding redefined between the shores of lake Iseo and Lake Garda. Spectacular riding and views awaited us, but not without earning them via some hefty climbing.
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