Bikepacking Trips

Trips Outside the UK


Trips in the UK




Pamir Highway 2026


Background

Pamir Highway - Background
What's Different About the Pamir Highway?
Flying with Bikes (theory)
Packing List

Tajikistan



Europe 2025




England

Day 01 - Banstead to Arques-la-Bataille

France

Day 02 - Arques-la-Bataille to Le Coudray-Saint-Germer
Day 03 - Le Coudray-Saint-Germer to Verneuil-en-Halatte
Day 04 - Verneuil-en-Halatte to Dormans
Day 05 - Dormans to Luxemont
Day 06 - Luxemont to Joinville
Day 07 - Rest day in Joinville
Day 08 - Joinville to Bannes
Day 09 - Bannes to Port-sir-Saone
Day 10 - Port-sir-Saone to L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs
Day 11 - L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs to Mulhouse

Switzerland

Day 12 - Mulhouse (F) to Gelterkinden (Ch)
Day 13 - Gelterkinden to Lucerne
Day 14 - Lucerne and Schattdorf
Day 16 - Schattdorf to Andermatt
Day 17 - Andermatt to Valendas via Oberalp Pass

Liechtenstein

Day 18 - Valendas (CH) to Vaduz (LI)
Day 19 - Rest day in Vaduz

Switzerland

Day 20 - Vaduz (LI) to Bottighofen (CH) via Austria

Germany

Day 21 - Bottighofen (CH) to Hohentengen (DE)

Switzerland

Day 22 -Hohetengen (DE) to Basel (CH)
Day 23 - Rest day in Basel

France

Day 24 - Basel (CH) to Selestat (F)
Day 25 - Selestat to Selz

Germany

Day 26 - Seltz (F) to Speyer (D)
Day 27 - Speyer to Mainz
Day 28 - Mainz to Koblenz
Day 29 - Rest day in Koblenz
Day 30 - Koblenz to Bonn
Day 31 - Bonn to Cologne
Day 32 - Rest day in Cologne
Day 33 - Cologne to Meerbusch
Day 34 - Meerbusch to Xanten

Netherlands

Day 35 - Xanten (D) to Doorwerth (NL)
Day 36 - Doorwerth to Utrecht
Day 37 - Rest day 1 in Utrecht
Day 38 - Rest day 2 Utrecht
Day 39 - Utrecht to Woudrichem
Day 40 - Woudrichem to Rotterdam
Day 41 - Art and Architecture in Rotterdam
Day 42 - Rotterdam to Hook of Holland via Delft

England

Day 43 - Returning to the UK
Day 44 - Harwich to Banstead

After the trip



Europe 2024


The final Europe 2024 bikepacking route

Statistics

Distance (miles) Distance (km) Ascent (feet) Ascent (metres) Punctures
Trip Totals 1337.7 2151.7 49843 15192 0

Before the trip started


England


France


Spain



Europe 2023


The final Europe 2023 bikepacking route

Statistics

Distance (miles) Distance (km) Ascent (feet) Ascent (metres) Punctures
Trip Totals 1494.8 2404.4 53629 16346 0

Before the trip started


England


France

Day 03 - Folkestone to Dover (England), Calais to Renescure (France)
 Day 04 - Renescure to Herlies

Belgium

Day 05 - Herlies (France) to Ellezelles (Belgium)
Day 06 - Ellezelles to Brussels
Day 07 - Rest day in Brussels
Day 08 - Brussels to Overijse
Day 09 - Overijse to Namur

France

Day 10 - Namur (Belgium) to Haybes (France)
Day 11 - Haybes to Douzy
Day 12 - Douzy to Doulcon
Day 13 - Rest day #1 in Doulcon
Day 14 - Rest day #2 in Doulcon
Day 15 - Doulcon to Villers-sur-Meuse
Day 16 - Villers-sur-Meuse to Corny-sur-Moselle
Day 17 - Corny-sur-Moselle to Vic-sur-Seille
Day 18 - Vic-sur-Seille to Mittersheim

Germany

Day 19 - Mittersheim to Saarbrücken
Day 20 - Rest day #1 in Saarbrücken
Day 21 - Rest day #2 in Saarbrücken

Luxembourg

Day 22 - Saarbrücken (Germany) to Luxembourg City
Day 23 - Rest and Tourism in Luxembourg City

Belgium

Day 24 - Luxembourg City to Florenville (Belgium)

France

Day 25 - Florenville (Belgium) to Charleville-Mézières (France)

Belgium

Day 26 - Charleville-Mézières (France) to Chimay (Belgium)

France

Day 27 - Chimay (Belgium) to Le Quesnoy (France)
Day 28 - Rest Day in Le Quesnoy and the Bimberlot Festival
Day 29 - Le Quesnoy to Bullecourt
Day 30 - Bullecourt to Amiens
Day 31 - Amiens to Aumale
Day 32 - Aumale to Saint-Martin-en-Campagne
Day 33 - Saint-Martin-en-Campagne to Saint-Blimont
Day 34 - Rest day in Saint-Blimont
Day 35 - Saint-Blimont to Berck
Day 36 - Berck to Étaples via Montreuil-sur-Mer
Day 37 - Étaples to Liques
Day 38 - Liques to Ambleteuse
Day 39 - Ambleteuse and a Cap Gris-Nez Walk
Day 40 - Ambleteuse to Calais
Day 41 - Rest Day in Calais

England

Day 42 - Calais (France) to Cranbrook (England)
Day 43 - Cranbrook to Banstead

After the trip



Europe 2022

The final Europe 2022 bikepacking route

Statistics

Distance (miles) Distance (km) Ascent (feet) Ascent (metres) Punctures
Trip Totals 2943 4736.3 135443 41283 0



Before the trip started



England



France



Switzerland



Italy


France


Spain


England


After the end of the trip

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