Bikepacking • Touring • Gravel • Est. 2012

Pedal further. Ramble longer.

Bicycle Ramblings on bicycleramblings.com is a living cycling journal — 2,400+ km of tested routes a year, honest gear diaries, touring philosophy and photo essays from backroads, passes and desert tracks.

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13 yrs
On the road

47k km
Logged & mapped

312
Routes published

★ Featured traverse: Cascades 680 km

680 kmCascades Loop • 6 days

4.9 ★2,140 rider reviews

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Since 2012 — two bikes, one tent.
What started as weekend ramblings became a full-time cycling atlas.

OUR CREED

● About Bicycle Ramblings

We don't race. We ramble.

Bicycle Ramblings began as a paper notebook strapped to a handlebar bag — rain-warped pages about headwinds, kind strangers, flat tires and perfect descents. Today bicycleramblings.com is a home for slow cyclists: bikepackers, commuters-turned-tourers, gravel wanderers and anyone who believes the best plan is a loose one.

We test everything we write about. No showroom reviews. Every route is ridden loaded, every tent slept in, every stove boiled in the wind. If a road is boring, we tell you. If a climb breaks you, we tell you that too — and how to love it.

47k+km ridden loaded with photo proof and GPX

18countries crossed by bike and ferry

100%independent — no sponsored rankings

24hrepair guides tested in the field

2012 — The first ramblePortland to Astoria on $180 steel bikes. Three flats, one epiphany.

2017 — Bikepacking shiftWe ditch panniers, go ultralight, cross the Great Divide.

2022 — Community atlasReaders submit 200+ routes. We verify every mile.

2026 — This siteA new home for routes, journals and workshops.

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● Signature traverses

Routes worth getting lost for

Downloadable GPX, water sources, camp spots and honest difficulty ratings. All ridden by our crew in the last 24 months.

Gravel road through forest for bikepacking

Gravel • 420 km

Oregon Outback Ramble

Volcanic plains, hot springs, zero resupply for 90 km. Our favorite solitude loop.

Road • 680 km

Cascades Divide

6 passes in 6 days. Snowmelt lakes, bakery stops, 8,200 m of climbing.

Mixed • 310 km

Coast & Redwoods

Fog, ferns and ferry crossings. Beginner-friendly touring with big views.

How we rate

Our honesty system: wind, water, wildness

Every route gets three scores from 1–10. Wind exposure, water availability, wild camp ease. No fluff — if you’ll push 12 km in sand, we say so on page one.

Free GPX

What you get with each guide

Turn-by-turn cues, resupply table, elevation profile, bail-out options, bear-box locations and a printable one-page cheat sheet for your stem bag.

● From the handlebars

Field gallery

Shot on film and battered mirrorless cameras. Dust, sweat and golden hour included at no extra charge.

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● Tested to destruction

Gear we actually use

All gear diaries

Bikepacking kit

The 6.8 kg desert setup that survived 1,100 km

Frame bag vs panniers? We weighed, rattled and crashed both. Includes full pack list, what broke, what we’d ditch, and the $12 hack that saved our water supply.

Steel vs carbon for loaded touring — real numbers
Tubeless sealant in thorns: 4 brands compared
Sleep system for 0°C with 2 kg limit

Workshop

Trailside repairs every rambler must know

Broken spoke with no spare? Torn sidewall 40 km from town? We teach the ugly fixes that get you home — with photos from actual roadside meltdowns.

Boot a tire with a gel wrapper in 5 minutes
True a wheel using brake pads as guide
Single-speed your broken derailleur

● Journal • Field notes • Guides

Latest ramblings

Essays, route releases and gear autopsies. Click any story to read the full version — each article lives on its own page.

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Questions from the road

What is Bicycle Ramblings about?

Slow, self-supported cycling: bikepacking, touring, gravel and commuting adventures. We publish routes, gear tests, repair guides and personal essays — all ridden and tested, never rewritten press releases.

Are your routes free?

Yes. Every GPX, cue sheet and camp list on bicycleramblings.com is free to download. We maintain them with reader feedback each season.

What bike do I need to start touring?

The one you have. Start with an overnight 40 km loop, a borrowed tent and low gears. Our beginner guides walk you through bags, fit and packing without buying a new bike.

How do I submit my own ramble?

Ride it, photograph it, write 800+ honest words with a GPX track. Use the contact block below — we read everything and reply within a week during riding season.

Do you do group rides?

Three open ramblings a year: spring gravel, summer tour, autumn overnighter. All paces welcome, no drop, campfire mandatory.

● CONTACT BASECAMP

Have a road we should ride?

Tell us about your favorite loop, broken derailleur or dream traverse. We answer from the road — sometimes with greasy fingers.

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