For the adventurous

Bikepacking Ontario

Looking for some bikepacking adventures in your own backyard? Trying to build up to longer and more exciting adventures? Below are some of Bikepack Adventures’ favourite routes. We’ve been hard at work putting together an assortment of routes throughout the region, ranging in difficulty from 1 day to multi-week challenges. Not just the routes we’ve developed but also some of the amazing creations of adventures in the local area and further afield. As an estimate I have calculated between 80km – 120km as a typical day of riding, depending on the route conditions. This will vary based on the riders fitness and skill levels.

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Almonte Gravel Express

130km
1019m
90%

This route was created by:

Chris Panasky, host of the Bikepack Adventures Podcast.

BT700

790km
7600m
85%

This route was created by:

Matthew Kadey, curator of Bikepacking Ontario.

Bikes, Boats and Bridges

301km
1,159m
38%

This route was created by:

Chris Panasky, host of the Bikepack Adventures Podcast.

Blazing Saddles

565km
2821
69%

This route was created by:

Tiago Varella-Cid

Farmer's Folly

415km
3100m
75%

This route was created by:

Matthew Kadey, curator of Bikepacking Ontario.

Full Frontenac

200km
895m
85%

This route was created by:

Adrian Grant of www.ridegravel.ca

Full Frontenac XL

384km
2663m
84%

This route was created by:

Adrian Grant of www.ridegravel.ca

Grand Nith Ramble

373km
3128m
75%

This route was created by:

Matthew Kadey, curator of Bikepacking Ontario.

Great Southwest

1018km
3292m
85%

This route was created by:

Leif Maitland of the London Centennial Wheelers Touring

Great Southwest - All the shortcuts

700km
2432
57%

This route was created by:

London Centennial Wheelers Touring

Hasty Highlander

731km
7000m
80%

This route was created by:

Matthew Kadey, creator of Bikepacking Ontario.

I'm Not Worthy

161km
1994m
80%

This route was created by:

Durham Destroyer

King to Brockton

210km
2450m
54%

This route was created by:

Theo Kelsey-Verdeccia.

Lake to Lake (Pickering to Sibbald Point)

120km
750m
71%

This route was created by:

Michael Nyby

Lake to Lake (Sibbald Point to Pickering)

119km
699m
50%

This route was created by:

Michael Nyby

Log Driver's Waltz

804km
8800m
73%

This route was created by:

Eric Betteridge and Jen Adams of The Log Driver's Waltz

North of Seven 770

770km
8137m
65-83%

This route was created by:

Justin Ross, Kieran Andrews and Brayden McGregor

Sharb Echo Scramble

293km
2307m
94%

This route was created by:

Paul Galipeau at Decent Diversions.

Simcoe County Loop Trail

160km
548m
80%

This route was created by:

Tourism Simcoe County.

The Full Monty

304km
2894m
75%

This route was created by:

Durham Destroyer

The Motherlode

260km
4000m
53%

This route was created by:

Thiago Varella-Cid.

The Rookie Route

100km
810m
90%

This route was created by:

Durham Destroyer

Level of Difficulty

Rather than re-creating an entirely new system of grading the difficulty of a bikepacking route, we at Bikepack Adventures have decided to use the grading system created by Bikepacking Roots. The difficulty is broken down into 2 main components: Physical difficulty and Technical difficulty. This is given an overall average out of 10 in the key stats part of the route, but is described more fully in the tabbed section under the heading “Difficulty”. For more details, read the article Rating the Difficulty of Bikepacking Routes in my blog.

Disclosure

Be aware that all routes published, posted and linked to are unsupported and unsanctioned with no insurance provided. All riders are responsible for their own personal well-being when riding on any of the routes on the Bikepack Adventures website and do so at their own risk. The route developer takes no responsibility for personal injury, damage to personal property or any other circumstance that might happen to individual riders cycling these route. There is no guarantee of route conditions at any given time and the route developer takes no responsibility for disrupted route conditions. You are entirely responsible for your own safety and decisions that are made including accommodation and necessary detours. It is advised to study route maps and make note of your supply options as well as possible detours. If you are not comfortable riding a section of a route, take any necessary alternatives. Planning and due diligence is imperative as is riding within your means.  People “racing” the route do so at their own risk.