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Route Information Part 3: Balkans + Western Europe
3,200 kilometers April & May 2009 Greece » Bulgaria » Serbia » Kosovo » Macedonia » Albania » Montenegro » Croatia » Bosnia » Slovenia » Italy » Switzerland » France » Germany Cycling in Greece was but a flash, less than 50
World Biking Route Information Part 2
Jordan » Israel » Palestine » Syria » Lebanon » Turkey 3,900 kilometers February & March 2009We entered Jordan at the port city of Aqaba and then began steadily climbing towards the King’s Highway to visit the ancient ruins
World Biking Route Information Part 1
France »Spain » Portugal 4,300 kilometers June-July 2006We set off from Eric’s hometown, Obernai , France on June 7th 2006 to follow the Rhine river bicycle route to Mulhouse. There we continued heading southwest along the Canal du Rhone
GDMBR New Mexico: Battling Mother Nature
The Final Hurdles After conquering Great Divide Route’s highest point, Indiana Pass at 11,910 feet, you’d think riders could let out a sigh of relief. The tough stuff as over. They’d glide across New Mexico and sail across the Mexcian
Biking the Great Divide: Colorado
After the vast empty spaces and rolling hills of Wyoming’s Great Basin, we were ready to test our mettle on some big mountains. Colorado called. The Cowboy State is home to the Great Divide’s most momentous climb: Indiana Pass (11,913
Big Mountains and the Big Empty: GDMBR Wyoming
As we zipped past the towering peaks of the Tetons, hail pelted us with a devious force. We were cold. And under normal circumstances we’d have been miserable. But not today. The Tetons rose before us, and we were awestruck
Great Divide Mountain Bike Route: Montana Moments
The Great Divide Mountain Bike Route is the world’s longest off-road bicycle touring route. The GDMBR is 2,768 miles (4,455 kilometers) long. It begins in Banff, Canada and continues across the spine of the continent all the way to
Idaho Hot Springs Route
In 2014, Adventure Cycling unveiled what promised to be one of America’s most beautiful and challenging bicycles touring routes: the Idaho Hot Springs Mountain Biking Route. The Idaho Hot Springs Mountain Bike Route guides riders over and through the breathtaking
Biking Eastern Oregon: the Stunning Steens Mountain Loop
“The most stunning, unique route in Oregon.” Who’d want to miss that? Not us. Bikepacking Oregon’s enthusiastic praise had us sold: Steens Mountain is one of the most spectacular places anywhere. The dramatic rise of this fault block mountain above the