Bikepacking Australia

Sparsely populated, diverse in landscapes, and rich in culture and history, Central Australia is a remarkable region to tour by bike. The 1,027-kilometer Red Centre route entails two loops from Alice Springs/Mparntwe and meanders through a landscape of desert plains, weathered mountain ranges, rocky gorges, and Aboriginal cultural sites. You’ll witness Outback sunsets, camp in dry riverbeds, and stargaze under some of the clearest skies in the world...

Just an hour north of Sydney via train, Hawkesbury OGNR provides a great accessible 2-3 day introduction to bikepacking in the region. With a mix of quiet dirt roads, pretty riverside riding, and heaps of local color (river ferries! country pubs! convict sites!) it's an easy route to love. For those looking for an adventure, the crux of the route – the remote and rugged Old Great North Road – will test your skills...

The New England High Country 1000 (NEHC1000) is a circumnavigation of the highest plateau on Australia's Great Dividing Range. This two-week, 1,000-kilometer journey around New England in New South Wales gives riders plentiful views of big-sky country. It features endless rolling country roads and lush regions where the old-growth rainforest remains untouched and the tracks get steeper and remote...

Stretching more than 1,000 kilometers from Mundaring to Albany in Australia's South West, the Munda Biddi Trail is a world-class off-road bikepacking route like no other. It follows a mix of fire roads, doubletrack, and singletrack, linking purpose-built shelters, unique small towns, and points of interest that all combine to provide an unforgettable experience. Ride the route in pieces or enjoy the entire trail from end-to-end…

The Morgan Loop is a wonderful, quiet, and relatively long overnighter or weekend loop on solitary dirt roads in an oft-overlooked part of regional South Australia...

The Otway Rip is a three-day gravel route designed to take in some of the best bits of beach and bush in South West Victoria. Easily accessible from the big smoke, it’s a ripper way to spend a long summer weekend!

The Kuitpo Forest Overnighter is meandering out-and-back overnight bikepacking route that includes a fancy hut-camp overnight. Foggy, winding gravel roads and hiking paths mean sights like black cockatoos, koalas, pine plantations, and abandoned mine shafts, all within a short distance from Adelaide City.

Attack of the Buns is a 3-day bikepacking route exploring Australia’s Southern Tablelands and Highlands by linking up three significant sections of car-free, wild, forest trails with quiet gravel backroads and short paved sections through four towns. It’s a perfect route for a long weekend that will spoil nature lovers with a buffet of lush landscapes, wildlife, majestic cliffs, and rock formations.

A 1,000 km journey through the rooftop of Australia along backcountry trails, across exposed high plains, through snow gum woodlands and among tall native forests. The trail links two of major cities with limited resupply points and some of Australia's best high country campsites.

The Tasmanian Trail is a scenic and peaceful — yet sometimes challenging — ride across the island state of Tasmania, accompanied by its unique fauna and flora, amazing food and incredible hospitality of the Tasmanian people.

A remote and weather-beaten ride from Granville Harbour to Arthur River along a mixture of exposed beach and 4WD track.

The Canning Stock Route is a truly remote West Australian desert route that's on the edge of what's possible by bicycle without vehicle support.