Great European Gravel Bike Routes

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Glorious Gravel Routes

Our selection of some of the best gravel bike routes in Europe

Gravel biking is the hot topic within cycling genres at the moment; and whilst still in its infancy, we’ve already seen gravel bike world championships taking place. All over Europe and beyond, and especially Stateside in America, gravel bike racing is the ideal cycle sport for those seeking thrills, adventure and adrenaline packed action on 2-wheels, riding the off-road gravel trails.

With so much activity taking place, we ought to bring you our very own selection of places to explore in Europe by gravel bike, along with the very best gravel biking events for you to enter. Add to this, our own epic U.K. Gravel Bike Coast to Coast route, and our new project in Italy, developing an awesome Italian Gravel Bike Coast to Coast route, and there’s going to be lots of options for you to choose from here at Pedalnorth, as this new and exciting European Gravel Biking routes section takes shape, bringing you what some consider to be amongst the very best gravel biking in Europe.

Images above by Evgeniya Dogan, DS Pro Ambassador

Gravel Bike Coast to Coast Routes

We first developed our own U.K. Gravel Bike Coast to Coast Route some 4 years ago, along with Beau Smith and Callum Robinson from Voom Nutrition. It’s since become one of the best and most popular gravel bike coast to coast routes in the world. It was this success, along with recent talks with industry friends in Italy, that encouraged us to widen our gravel bike route portfolio here at Pedalnorth. The result is a new project to create 3 very special options for an Italian Gravel Bike Coast to Coast route. The routes will hopefully be ready to ride by early 2025, with an option in the northern Italian Lakes and Mountains, a main option taking on the legendary white roads – Strade Bianche – of Tuscany.

Inspiring the adventure revolution

All that you need is a sense of adventure – and a great gravel bike,  to help you to create your own gravel biking adventure in Europe, as Pedalnorth light the spark on the best gravel bike routes you’re ever likely to ride. It’s time to join the adventure revolution!

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Gravel Bike Routes in the Chilterns and South Downs

Along with our friends at GRVL apparel, we'll be creating a selection of the very best gravel biking routes in the Chiltern Hills and the South Downs. Keep checking in as the routes get mapped out, and we give you free GPX files to find your next adventure on glorious gravel

Masham Moor Gravel Route

A superb introductory gravel bike route from the historic Dales market town of Masham. It takes you across high moorland, along tree lined lanes and through woodland, as you taste the gravel biking opportunities of this epic cycling location.
February 6, 2025/by Pedalnorth Website

VOTEC Gravel Fondo Route – Heidelberg Germany

Heidelberg is home to the oldest university in Germany, a splendidly historic church and several nearby castles. Alongside the Neckar River, it's a great place to explore by gravel bike.
October 9, 2024/by Pedalnorth Website

Regensburg to Kelheim Gravel Ride

A UNESCO World Heritage site, the 12th-century stone bridge at Regensburg is the starting place for this day trip to Kelheim along the river. Taking you into the heart of Bavarian history and culture, with all the facilities of Regensburg on hand for a weekend trip into cultural Germany
September 30, 2024/by Pedalnorth Website

Munich to Starnberger See Gravel Ride

This route is adapted from the well-known Bayern-Grevet series of events. It's an opportunity for a long one-day adventure, or more sensibly a two-day trip out to the beautiful Lake Starnbeger. With over 2 thirds of the route on gravel or cycle trails, it's a super route for an off-road adventure, exploring the forests and trails.
September 22, 2024/by Pedalnorth Website

Mittenwald-Ehrwald from Garmisch-Partenkirchen Bike Route

It's time to explore the beautiful cycling routes around Munich, as we ride out to Tegernsee and the lake. This magical place in the hills is the gateway to the Bavarian countryside, and close also to the magical town of Bad Tölz, on the Isar River. A great day or two on the bike.
September 16, 2024/by Pedalnorth Website

Munich to Tegernsee with Bad Tölz gravel bike route

It's time to explore the beautiful cycling routes around Munich, as we ride out to Tegernsee and the lake. This magical place in the hills is the gateway to the Bavarian countryside, and close also to the magical town of Bad Tölz, on the Isar River. A great day or two on the bike.
September 16, 2024/by Pedalnorth Website

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.
September 15, 2024/by Pedalnorth Website

Munich exploring castles and Bavarian Mountain views

This cycling route in Bavaria takes you from Munich and into the countryside of Bavaria, passing several castles along the way, and heading into the Bavarian Alps. It's a bikepacking trip in Bavaria that we suggest you ride by gravel bike over a few days.
September 13, 2024/by Pedalnorth Website

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.

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!

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!
June 25, 2024/by Pedalnorth Website

Romania Mountain Biking – Ride From Ciungetu and around Vf Paraginosu

This is an epic ride into the hills, with a long and steep start. However, you're more than rewarded, with an epic and extremely long descent through the hills and forests. The views over the mountains are spectacular, and you're also close enough to historic Sibiu, a World Heritage Site city, to make it your base for a great cycling vacation.
March 12, 2023/by Pedalnorth Website

Cisnadie & Magura Climbs MTB Route

A great days biking exploration and adventure, into the forested mountains of Transylvania. Lots of climbing, rewarded by epic descents
March 1, 2023/by Pedalnorth Website

Trans Bai Trail Romania

Transylvania and Romania have some of the most spectacular and beautiful mountains in the world. Best of all, they're accessible to adventure seekers, and I love living here 🙂 This mtb trail follows the TransBai trail, a highway in the Baiului Mountains, a truly magical wilderness.
September 27, 2022/by Pedalnorth Website

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
June 6, 2022/by Pedalnorth Website

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.
May 2, 2022/by Pedalnorth Website

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.
March 29, 2022/by Pedalnorth Website

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
March 1, 2022/by Pedalnorth Website

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 😉
January 24, 2022/by Pedalnorth Website

Wensleydale TrailFest

While this is a reasonably short 2 hour ride, it packs a punch, and is probably one of the very best rides in the National Park. With hard climbing, the rider is rewarded with epic descents and superb views across the hills. This is definitely a favourite ride with the team here.
October 14, 2021/by Pedalnorth Website
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