5 bikepacking trails to celebrate 200 years of the bicycle
Photo: Backpacking, Reading-Bristol, UK / Tharik Hussain
This year marks the 200th anniversary of the “velocipede”—that’s “bicycle” to you and me. The great-great-grandfather of the modern bike was first ridden by German inventor Karl Drais in 1817.
To celebrate two centuries on two wheels, we’ve come up with a list of bikepacking trails for riders of all abilities. For those of you that don’t know what bikepacking is, it’s just like backpacking, only on two wheels, with the added bonus that you don’t have to carry your stuff on your back, as your trusty two wheeled-mule will do it for you!
1. THE DRAGON’S SPINE, SOUTH AFRICA
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Tharik Hussain