On The Sheltowee Bikepacking Route

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Eastern Kentucky may not pop to mind as a bikepacking destination, but hidden in the hills and hollers is the Sheltowee Trace, a beautiful hiking-centric trail that was established in 1979. More recently, a handful of folks have been developing and launching a bike-friendly version of the trail. In this video, Neil narrates his 2021 trip on the route and shares some of the highlights of the recently published Sheltowee Bikepacking Route.
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@jamieroszel Жыл бұрын

As a resident of NC, it's great to see some bikepacking highlights from somewhere other than out west and British Columbia! All that clay, rocks, tree roots, and colorful locals was refreshing to see. Thanks for the video!

@orionlightheart640 Жыл бұрын

All these bikepacking videos has inspired me to do bikepacking as well. This looks fun.

@outbackwack368 Жыл бұрын

Great timing as we will be moving from Phoenix (no rain) to eastern Tennessee (45" of rain) in 2023! Spring brings lots of rain and bugs. Fall is beautiful! Thanks!

@zimmejoc Жыл бұрын

Depending on where in TN, October will be your driest month. Enjoy it. March the wettest. Take up paddling and enjoy the free flowing rivers and creeks.

@VeloObscura Жыл бұрын

Riding under those waterfalls at 2:50 looks amazing. What a beautiful route!

@KentuckyCycling Жыл бұрын

I've been hearing Austin talking about this route for a while so it's exciting to see it finally be published and to get to see your video!

@shawneetree1440 Жыл бұрын

The first 26 miles is one of my favorite regular rides. Thanks for the great video and scout Neil!!

@BIKEPACKINGcom Жыл бұрын

Some fantastic riding!

@mtwmbw Жыл бұрын

The terrain reminds me of the Missouri Ozarks, some of the toughest bikepacking I’ve done. Hardest day ever on a bike was 18 miles of Ozark Trail in warm weather with blowdown after blowdown. Nice video!

@tcg8283 Жыл бұрын

Gettin real serious down there in Kentucky

@kenprice1047 Жыл бұрын

Great video! Looks like a fun and challenging time! Thanks for sharing

@BIKEPACKINGcom Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Ken!

@silverdesk72 Жыл бұрын

Great film. I love this type of stuff.

@BIKEPACKINGcom Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@mihaylo_kovin Жыл бұрын

Nice!

@akbaramin3618 Жыл бұрын

Awesome.., greatings from indonesia..

@giuliom8520 Жыл бұрын

Looks interesting, at least it would be in the Fall. I wish it were more e-bike friendly, with more charging stations and less water. It's just tough to beat the mountain biking in California, though.

@BIKEPACKINGcom Жыл бұрын

Austin said fall was really wonderful.

@waltquandt6226 Жыл бұрын

Looks like this one can be hard on equipment. Did you rebuild your hubs after all that water? 😁

@BIKEPACKINGcom Жыл бұрын

Only thing that I needed to rebuild was I need new lowers on my fork as the bushings wore down.

@rmcnabb Жыл бұрын

Is suspension pretty much mandatory? So glad this route is getting some attention. I live near there and was told it was basically unrideable and that parts were closed to mechanical traffic of any kind.

@miatomi Жыл бұрын

talks about this in the vid

@garybentley1594 Жыл бұрын

Routing can be difficult and you have to ride some roads. I ride these trails for a majority of my time on the bike and I’m a fully rigid single speed.

@Outsideville Жыл бұрын

Looks like a great route except for that mud.

@BIKEPACKINGcom Жыл бұрын

It really is incredible and the best thing is that it's going to improve down the road. That muddy stretch was scouted and it didn't make the cut on the route.