17 'Alternative' Beginner Bikepacking Tips
Nothing is a constant in bikepacking; the terrain, the weather, your physical health, your mental health, your equipment and your interactio
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Angela Hart
- Apr 30, 2023
- 23 min
Bikepacking Mount Lawson Loop
Mistakes were made, no one died! Unlike Autumn 2022 when it didn't stop raining, Autumn 2023 was giving us beautiful crisp mornings and...
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Angela Hart
- Dec 29, 2021
- 1 min
The Bikepacking Gear Essential for Seniors
One thing that may not rank as high as it should on your bikepacking or hiking gear list, could be your footwear. Unless you're using a...
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Angela Hart
- May 22, 2021
- 6 min
Bikepacking Gear List V2.0
A downloadable list of all my bikepacking gear can be found in this post, first some background information. Clothes and personal items...
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Angela Hart
- Aug 18, 2019
- 9 min
Bikepacking the Altravesur-Gear Review
My preference was to have a completely free-standing tent. I really can’t be doing with staking out the guy ropes every time I put it up. I
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Angela Hart
- Aug 14, 2019
- 3 min
Bikepacking the Altravesur-Gear List
This mid-range gear is smaller and lighter than 'normal' gear but not as light or as compact as the very expensive stuff.
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Angela Hart
- Aug 4, 2019
- 22 min
Chapter 27: Bikepacking the Altravesur-Hospital to the UK
In the arid plains of the Sierra de Cazola, I had fallen heavily from my bike, and was somewhat dazed. The first thing I knew that I'd fall
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Angela Hart
- Aug 1, 2019
- 8 min
Chapter 26: Bikepacking the Altravesur-Sierra de Cazorla to Hospital
I was hoping to get to the village of Santiago Pontones by nightfall, I left the refugio at half nine, a lot later than I’d planned. By now
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Angela Hart
- Jul 30, 2019
- 8 min
Chapter 25: Bikepacking the Altravesur-Campo Camara to the Sierra de Cazorla
Soon the mountains to both sides of the camino becomes steeper and rockier with gorges and high cliffs all around. It was another good sign
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Angela Hart
- Jul 29, 2019
- 5 min
Chapter 24: Bikepacking the Altravesur-Baza to Campo Camara
I’m having an internal fight! I know I should wear my helmet whilst riding, but I often forget to put it back on, or can’t be bothered to as
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Angela Hart
- Jul 28, 2019
- 8 min
Chapter 23: Bikepacking the Altravesur-Sierra de Baza to Zujar
I woke up at my wildcamp at the Refugio Canaleja Alta, in the Sierra de Baza, at around 7am, the tent had got quite wet from, I think, only
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Angela Hart
- Jul 27, 2019
- 8 min
Chapter 22: Bikepacking the Altravesur-La Calahorra to the Sierra de Baza
Next up, crossing the Marquesado Plateau between La Calahorra and the Sierra de Baza. I wasn’t looking forward to this leg, I’d thought it w
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Angela Hart
- Jul 25, 2019
- 7 min
Chapter 21: Bikepacking the Altravesur-Bayarcal to La Calahorra
went to dab with my right foot, but nothing was there, it was a twenty foot drop down to a barranco. Me and Bay fell sideways down the
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Angela Hart
- Jul 24, 2019
- 12 min
Chapter 20: Bikepacking the Altravesur-Alcutar to above Bayarcal in the Sierra Nevada
The days off also gave me time to do shopping and prepare myself mentally for the return to being alone in the mountains. I was enjoying my
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Angela Hart
- May 27, 2019
- 7 min
Chapter 19: Bikepacking the Altravesur-Trevelez detouring to Alcutar
The terrain varied from very rocky and steep, to meadow with grazing cattle, to mountain springs wetting the soil making it a slippery uphil
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Angela Hart
- May 26, 2019
- 12 min
Chapter 18: Bikepacking the Altravesur-Pampaneira to Trevelez
Flies! Flies had been a problem the last few days when travelling slowly. They would congregate around my sweaty head and face, eventually y
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Angela Hart
- May 26, 2019
- 10 min
Chapter 17: Bikepacking the Altravesur-Niguelas to Pampaneira
So I’d ridden/pushed-up the mountain visible from Nigϋelas, to 1200 metres then along the ridgeline of the higher peak behind it to around 1
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Angela Hart
- May 26, 2019
- 8 min
Chapter 16: Bikepacking the Altravesur-Albunuelas to Niguelas
Nigϋelas is perched on the very edge of a ravine, it looks like some of the houses will fall off one day! And the views had improved with mo
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Angela Hart
- May 25, 2019
- 9 min
Chapter 15: Bikepacking the Altravesur-Jayena to Albunuelas
I was so relieved to get onto the trail, it was a mountain edge single-track, and was so fabulous. Mostly downhill, sometimes steep, sometim
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Angela Hart
- May 24, 2019
- 7 min
Chapter 14: Bikepacking the Altravesur-Valdeiglesias to Jayena
I crossed the river and sat and ate the rest of my bocadillo and cooled down also taking the opportunity to filter some water. Onwards, and
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