Bikepacking route guide
Bikepacking routes, planned stage by stage
I’m Leandro. I ride and map multi-day gravel loops, and I sell route guides, stage planners, packing lists and two video courses.
From $4
The loop
The Golden Hills Loop, stop by stop
Fourteen stages in one loop, with a high gravel way and a low valley road between the second night and the sixth day.
Day 1 · 36 mi · +1,900 ft
Day 2 · 44 mi · +2,200 ft
High
The high gravel way: more climbing, wider views
Branches from Stages 3 to 5 pack · Rejoins at Where the two ways meet: the long gravel day
Day 3 · 41 mi · +3,200 ft
Day 4 · 38 mi · +4,300 ft
Town on the far side
Day 5 · 46 mi · +1,200 ft
Valley
The low valley road: less climbing, more miles
Branches from Stages 3 to 5 pack · Rejoins at Where the two ways meet: the long gravel day
Day 3 · 55 mi · +1,300 ft
Market town on the valley road
Day 4 · 58 mi · +1,100 ft
Camp beside the quiet creek
Day 5 · 52 mi · +1,500 ft
Rest night
One extra night at the fork camp, then on
Branches from Stages 3 to 5 pack
A second night at the fork camp
Day 3 · rest · 0 mi
Where the two ways meet: the long gravel day
Day 6 · 70 mi · +2,800 ft
Day 7 · 52 mi · +2,400 ft
The road home to the mill yard
Days 8 to 14 · 7 stages · 281 mi
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Loose Gravel
A short letter every Sunday: one stage, one packing tip and one thing to plan this week.
About
Hello, I’m Leandro
I started riding with a bag strapped to my bike about ten years ago, and the first trip taught me most of what I know now: plan the days, then pack for them. Since then I have ridden the same few loops again and again, in every season, and written down every stage. Distance, climbing, water, the place to sleep, the part you will want to walk.
My guides are those notes, tidied up. Each route is cut into stages, one day between two places to sleep, with the numbers on the page and a note on what the day feels like. Where the road forks, I show both ways and say plainly which is harder, and where they meet again. I ride on dirt roads and quiet valley roads in rolling golden country, and I carry a tent, a stove and not much else.
I do not sell bikes, bags or any gear, and I do not lead trips. What I sell is the planning: guides, stage sheets, lists and two video courses, so you can ride a loop on your own.