Plan Your Trip

Planning a gravel or bikepacking trip in the Endless Mountains means preparing for one of the most scenic and rewarding riding experiences in the Northeast. This region’s network of quiet forest roads, rolling ridgelines, river valleys, and historic small towns offers endless options for both multi-day adventures and single-day loops from local hubs. The terrain is rugged and remote in places, with long climbs, limited cell service, and wide spacing between services, so thoughtful preparation—navigation, resupply, gear, and seasonal considerations—will make your trip smoother and more enjoyable. With the right planning, riders can fully immerse themselves in the beauty, culture, and challenge that define the Endless Mountains.

Exterior view of Lydia's Bake Shop, a bakery offering fresh baked cookies, with a bicycle parked outside, a colorful flower arrangement in a stone planter, a sign advertising cookies, and the storefront featuring large glass windows and signage.

Bike-Friendly Businesses

Across the region, many cafés, markets, breweries, inns, shops, and lodging providers proudly welcome cyclists with amenities like secure bike storage, refill stations, outdoor seating, and flexible check-in options. Supporting these bike-friendly businesses helps strengthen the rural communities that make bikepacking in the Endless Mountains possible.

A woman wearing a black helmet and sunglasses kneels on the ground, petting a light-colored Labrador retriever laying on its side. Another light-colored Labrador Retriever sits nearby, facing the kneeling woman. The scene is outdoors on a gravel surface with green trees, a farm fence, and a black trailer in the background under a blue sky with white clouds.
Six mountain bikers pose together on a forest trail, with tall green trees and leaves surrounding them, all wearing helmets and biking gear.
Four cyclists with helmets resting beside their bikes under a stone wall, with a large stone bridge arching in the background surrounded by green trees and a partly cloudy sky.
A man cycling on a road surrounded by trees with autumn leaves, wearing a helmet, sunglasses, and cycling gear.