Fat-bike Archives - BIKEPACKING.com https://bikepacking.com/type/fatbike/ Bikepacking Routes, Stories, Gear, and Inspiration Thu, 21 Nov 2024 23:59:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 SAND: Segment 1 – Karoo https://bikepacking.com/routes/sand-s1/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/sand-s1/#comments Thu, 28 Sep 2023 11:14:58 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=158925 SAND Bikepacking Route Segment 1 KarooThe Karoo is incredibly vast. Including its smaller counterpart, the Klein Karoo, it extends from the Langeberg Range in the far southeast of South Africa all the way to the […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/sand-s1/feed/ 25 The Secret Mesa Loop: Fatpacking the Swell https://bikepacking.com/routes/secret-mesa-loop/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/secret-mesa-loop/#comments Mon, 07 Aug 2023 11:03:22 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=154027 Secret Mesa Loop, San Rafael Swell, UtahThe Secret Mesa Loop is located almost entirely within the Eagle Canyon, Coal Wash, and Sid’s Mountain Wilderness Areas north of I-70. The best starting location for the route is […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/secret-mesa-loop/feed/ 22 Eastern Divide Trail (S2): Tamarack https://bikepacking.com/routes/edt2/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/edt2/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2022 12:13:07 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=131935 Eastern Divide Trail Segment 2 TamarackNOTE: Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and parts of New Brunswick recently experienced extreme damage and loss from post-tropical storm Fiona (September 24-25, 2022). As such, this route may have flooding, downed […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/edt2/feed/ 80 Valhalla Beach Party https://bikepacking.com/routes/valhalla-beach-party/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/valhalla-beach-party/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2022 12:15:00 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=131629 Valhalla Beach Party Bikepacking OvernighterThe Valhalla Beach Party is a shorter route that overlaps a bit with the Wisconsin Waterfall Loop and includes a couple of waterfalls, but the highlights of this route are […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/valhalla-beach-party/feed/ 11 False Cape Border Dash https://bikepacking.com/routes/false-cape-border-dash/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/false-cape-border-dash/#comments Mon, 25 Nov 2019 13:07:01 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=66783 False Cape Border Dash Overnighter, Fat Bike BikepackingWith photos by Brian Brockway The Outer Banks are a series of remote, narrow barrier islands on the Eastern US coast that extend over two hundred miles from southeastern Virginia […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/false-cape-border-dash/feed/ 23 Hopkins Valley Overnighter https://bikepacking.com/routes/hopkins-valley-overnighter/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/hopkins-valley-overnighter/#comments Mon, 11 Nov 2019 14:14:26 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=65847 Hopkins Valley Overnighter, New ZealandHopkins Valley is a super flexible overnighter that can be tailored to any skill level, and is a great way of experiencing the beauty of New Zealand’s South Island. A […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/hopkins-valley-overnighter/feed/ 4 El Camino del Diablo https://bikepacking.com/routes/el-camino-del-diablo/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/el-camino-del-diablo/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2019 13:19:20 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=7106 El Camino del Diablo, bikepacking ArizonaUPDATE: El Camino del Diablo was originally contributed by Scott Morris in 2015. In March 2019, it was ridden and re-documented by Logan Watts and Joe Cruz. Photos and text […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/iceland-divide/feed/ 153 Ruta de Los Seis Miles, Sur https://bikepacking.com/routes/ruta-seis-miles-sur/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/ruta-seis-miles-sur/#comments Tue, 09 Oct 2018 12:24:04 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=48383 Ruta de Los Seis Miles, SurFor Ruta de Los Seis Miles, Norte, see here. If there is one part of the world that long-distance cyclists talk about and are drawn back to, it is the […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/bikepacking-tasmania-west-coast/feed/ 4 Bikepacking Iceland: Landmannalaugar to Skogar https://bikepacking.com/routes/bikepacking-iceland-landmanalauger-to-skogar/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/bikepacking-iceland-landmanalauger-to-skogar/#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2015 11:41:49 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=8830 Bikepacking Iceland RouteThe two tracks that connect these points are the Laugavegur and Fimmvörðuháls trails. Covering only 67 miles, they traverse some of the most exotic and unrelenting terrain any rider will […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/bikepacking-iceland-landmanalauger-to-skogar/feed/ 34 Kane Creek Pritchett Canyon Loop, Moab https://bikepacking.com/routes/fatpacking-moab-kane-creak-and-pritchett-canyon/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/fatpacking-moab-kane-creak-and-pritchett-canyon/#comments Fri, 01 May 2015 03:38:37 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=8027 Kane Creek Pritchett Canyon Loop, MoabOriginally published April 2015; recently updated April 2024 The Kane Creak Pritchett Canyon Loop begins and ends in downtown Moab and follows Kane Creek Blvd out of town and along […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/fatpacking-moab-kane-creak-and-pritchett-canyon/feed/ 40 Kokopelli Trail (Bikepacking Route + Porcupine Rim) https://bikepacking.com/routes/kokopelli-trail-bikepacking-route/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/kokopelli-trail-bikepacking-route/#comments Tue, 21 Apr 2015 03:53:55 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=7905 The Kokopelli's Trail, Self-supported, campsitesIMPORTANT NOTICE: The La Sal Loop Road is currently undergoing construction this spring/summer/fall, 2017 and portions of it is closed, including a section of it that is used by the […]

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]]> https://bikepacking.com/routes/kokopelli-trail-bikepacking-route/feed/ 224 Bikepacking Joshua Tree https://bikepacking.com/routes/bike-touring-joshua-tree-dirt-roads/ https://bikepacking.com/routes/bike-touring-joshua-tree-dirt-roads/#comments Mon, 09 Mar 2015 06:14:19 +0000 https://bikepacking.com/?post_type=route&p=7604 Bikepacking Joshua Tree National ParkJoshua Tree National Park lies on a 790,000+ acre land area that’s bisected by the border of two distinct deserts. The western half of the park sits on the high […]

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