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Off The Beaten Path

Sometimes it just has to be the grand adventure. Far away. Requiring long-term organization. Packing lists, permits, hours and hours of route planning. And still: Uncertainty. But that’s exactly what it is about. Because finding it in a highly civilized world is not exactly easy. Hot tip from our side: The less information, articles or google ratings you can find on the internet, the closer you are to finding your destination. Which doesn’t mean you need to plunge in at the deep end. We asked our very favorite adventurers to share their journey with us. The results are a couple of very special collections, part experience, part route to go. With these, you have half of the planning covered already.

We asked our very favorite adventurers to share their journey with us. The result are a couple of very special collections, part experience, part route to go.

Adventures for you

Choose from our ready-to-go Collections with handpicked routes and lots of handy information, created by passionate people like you.

The Himalayas — mountain biking on the roof of the world

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Ring of Kerry — a magical Irish weekend

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Morocco — cycling through the Atlas Mountains

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Palm trees, Bhudda, coconuts — bike adventures in Thailand and Indonesia

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Mountain biking in the deep wilderness of Georgia

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Through the magical light of the midnight sun — from Lofoten to Tromsø

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3 days of bikepacking on La Réunion

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Epic day hikes around the globe

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Dancing on the volcano — a three-day bikepacking adventure around Mt. Etna

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The world's most adventurous cycling passes

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Kailash — trekking on the Path of the Enlightened

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5 days of camping with reindeers in Sweden

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Kyrgyzstan — bikepacking in the wild east

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Isle of Arran — trails, bikes and the sea

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Arctic Circle Trail — Greenland's unique wilderness

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Frosty glaciers and endless nature — Kungsleden South

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Kilimanjaro — from the jungle to Africa's rooftop

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Bikepacking British Columbia — Vancouver roundtrip

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Where Shall I Start?

If it were easy, everyone would do it. So don’t panic – not having an idea straight away doesn’t mean you weren’t meant to do it. Nobody is being born as an adventurer. Over time, research and experience will help you build a library of knowledge.

So. Listen to your inner voice. When you close your eyes, which images are deep inside your head, yearning to become reality? Try to put them into words. Write them down. And then start the research. Internet, books, friends. Once you have a goal, the ball is rolling and each step of planning is coming up automatically. As long as you do not get distracted and really want it.

Michael Matti, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Nobody is being born as an adventurer. Over time, research and experience will help you build a library of knowledge.

Michael Matti, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0