Bikepacking The Western Wildlands Route 2026

We rode 20 days on the Bikepacking Roots Western Wildlands Route in May 2026. We started in Sierra Vista and rode to the souther border then headed north to Salina Utah where we ran out of time. It was an excellent experience and also a difficult one. Hot weather, long water carries, crazy wind! The landscapes were amazing! Description of route from: https://bikepackingroots.org/project/... The 2,700-mile (185,000 feet of climbing) Western Wildlands Route offers bikepackers an expeditionary-scale riding experience that immerses one in the vast expanses of wild and public lands in the Intermountain West. Nearly 70% of the route is on public lands – 18 National Forests, 6 National Parks and Monuments, and 4 areas with Bureau of Land Management National Conservation Lands designation. Riders will experience the incredibly remote mountains of western Montana and central Idaho, the desolate beauty of southern Idaho’s Snake River Plain, endless vistas from Utah’s high plateaus at 10,000 feet elevation, the canyon country of Navajo Nation and Grand Canyon region, and the towering Sky Islands and low Sonoran Desert of southern Arizona.