Bikepacking

Mick Turnbull and Danielle O'Hara capture their modified version of the Alpine Pints and Pizza bikepacking route through Victoria High Country.

Jane Shearer and Chris Nelson recommend taking it slow to explore the centre-north of Mongolia by bike. People are friendly and unhurried – there’s nowhere to go in a rush across the steppe.

Pintxos (bar snacks) are a highlight of bikepacking the Basque Country, along with the great scenery, quiet roads and picturesque pueblos (villages). Jane Shearer & Chris Nelson cycled two loops in the Basque Country – the Vuelta de Vasco and the Iberica Norte – in search of mild spring weather within an easy ferry ride from England.

Brian Alder follows up guiding an Escape Adventures cycle tour in Kyrgyzstan with a tilt at one of the premier international bikepacking events – the Silk Road Mountain Race.

Marcela Restrepo & Michael Dammer and their young family head out of phone coverage into the depths of the Ecuadorian highlands for four days of adventure.

Jane Shearer regales us with the practicalities of bikepacking across Georgia, following the Caucasus Crossing route.

Rod Oram embarks on his ride along the Silk Road - the first phase of his odyssey connecting Beijing and Birmingham by bike.

Isabella Guise, aged eleven, tells it like it is on a whānau adventure over two days on Queenstown’s latest must-do ride.

Nick and Jenny Ferrier charge up their eBikes and spend 12 days bikepacking 1000 km from East Cape to Cape Egmont.

Wanaka-based conservation, adventure and wildlife filmmaker Richard Sidey captures his 8 day solo mission across Iceland.

Ground Effect staffer Cherie hooks up with friends and family to tie a figure eight around the Wairarapa, linking Greytown, Martinborough and Cape Palliser.

Jess Rathgen and Ryan Carr travel by bike to link up hard core trail running missions in the Pyrenees and the French Alps.