Eloise and Joy sidestep their wintry 50th celebrations to go push heavy bikes somewhere warmer instead
International Adventure
It may come as a surprise but there are places outside the UK that are worth taking a bike to. We’ve visted quite a few – It’s a tough job but we feel you deserve it. You can thank us later.
Issue 163: Foxfire & Gravel Trails (Beyond the Arctic Circle)
Shamans, saunas, and salmon sauteed at endless sunset are just some of the things awaiting Martin Bissig and the Gehrig twins on their gravel exploration of Lapland.
Issue 163: Into The Wind
It's ten years since Singletrack World lost its Deputy Editor to cancer. Laura Killingbeck recalls a chance meeting with her in the wilds of America.
Issue 163: Inter Trailing
Luke Bradley attempts to discover if you can Interrail through Switzerland like a student, only with a mountain bike and high-zoot locations like Davos in your sights.Â
Issue 162: Gravel Schmavel
Taking a gravel bike to the freeride capital of the Alps might not be anyone’s first choice, but Sanny has always been contrary like that.
Issue 162: Taking it e-asy? Not entirely.
Mark took one look at the soaring Alpine peaks and opted to use an ebike for his trip.
Issue 162: Les Gets, knocking it out of the park!
Go for the bike parks, stay for the awesome backcountry trails. Sanny finds that there’s more to the Portes du Soleil than just its famous bike parks.
Pisgah Up In A Brewery – photo gallery
Delicious leftovers from Deep in the North Carolina backwoods, where Luke Bradley discovered a vibrant and welcoming outdoor scene Singletrack Magazine Issue 161. Here’s a gallery of great pics that…
A Journey to the Falkland Islands – photo gallery
Delicious leftovers from John Hellowell’s epic Falkland biking odyssey on the far side of the world in Singletrack Magazine Issue 161. International Adventure: Mountain Biking at the Bottom of the…
Issue 161: Pisgah Up In A Brewery
Deep in the North Carolina backwoods, discover a vibrant and welcoming outdoor scene where hunters happily rub shoulders with mountain bikers down at the craft brewery.
Issue 161: Mountain Biking at the Bottom of the World – A Journey to the Falkland Islands
Imagine the Falkland Islands as having the scenery of the Scottish isles, but the size of Wales. With penguins…
Issue 160: The American Dream
Ambition is not always enough to succeed, but should the risk of failure stop you trying?
Issue 160: All That Matters
A bike tour through Morocco whittles away at daily concerns until all that’s left is what matters.
Issue 159: Last Minute Tuscany, Bikepacking in Style
Sanny ditches the traditional endless planning of a bikepacking trip and jumps all in last minute.
Issue 159: (Calculated) Risks
Hannah reveals the careful behind-the-scenes work that brings the wild spectacle of Red Bull Rampage to the masses.
Issue 158: Bourganised Chaos
Barney skips the lifts for a self-propelled – and self-inflicted – Alps adventure. Words and photos by Barney Marsh It seemed like such a fine idea. In the thick of…
Issue 157: Busman’s Holiday
Tracy Moseley’s idea of a holiday does not involve a sun lounger, but it is all-inclusive – and all-in. A trip of a lifetime to the BC Bike Race lives…
Issue 157 – Norway Hans Rey
What would you say are the greatest innovations in mountain biking? Most would agree the invention of full suspension, then there is the dropper seat post; in more recent times…
Issue 156 – Beyond Benidorm
WORDS & PHOTOGRAPHY CHIPPS One blazing sun, two very different worlds on Spain’s Costa Blanca. As I look around at the hotel breakfast buffet, there are two distinctly different groups…
International Adventure: Gaze Up To The Breeze Of The Heavens
Pete’s overnight ride idea remains a dream, as the weather gods demand a change of plan. Words & Photography Pete Scullion In stark contrast to the bright white limestone towers…
International Adventure: Atmospheric Andes
Amanda heads to the other hemisphere for some good vegetables and vitamin D* *Dust Words Amanda Photography Etienne Schoeman We haven’t even begun the descent to Santiago Airport when I…
Issue 154 International Adventure: The Last Yak Attack
The high altitude race that brought so much to Nepal and to its racers in turn has run its last. Words by Laura Martin The Yak Attack race in Nepal…
Issue 153 Bikepacking: Spend Time Not Money
Amanda and Rhys spend their summer holiday discovering that cheap really can be cheerful. Words Amanda Photography Rhys Wainwright & Amanda In summer 2022 we crammed two enduro bikes and…
Issue 152 International Adventure: There’s more to Europe Than Mountains
Hannah explores the hillsides of Tuscany, where European mountain bikers are busy having their holidays without you. Words by Hannah, pictures by Hannah or as credited. In my mind’s eye,…
Issue 152 International Adventure: Icy Trails And Fairy Tales
Martin Bissig makes the most of a week in surprisingly snow-dusted Cappadocia. Words & Photography Martin Bissig Unexpectedly caught in a snowstorm on a biking trip in Turkey, I found…
Issue 152 International Adventure: Choosing The Right Path
Jonathan Kambskarð-Bennett took on unseasonable Moroccan weather and unfriendly dogs in order to get a glimpse of the vast Sahara Desert on his bike. It wasn’t a simple journey. Words…
Singletrack Issue 151: Borneo Singletrack
Steve helped plant the mountain biking seed in Borneo a decade ago. Visiting again for the first time, he wondered if it had taken root and flourished. Words Steve Chapman…
Issue 150: Limestone Cowboys
Can you really enjoy the delights of a new country when you’re racing through it at high speed on a stage race? There’s only one way to find out… Words…
International Adventure: Big Mountains, Small Details
In the vast Himalayan landscape, a solo trip is the stuff of dreams. Words & Photography Matthias Stitz It’s 4.30am. Dawn is breaking, it’s freezing, and I’m standing at the…
Kids In The Back(country)
Taking kids along for the ride may actually improve your experience. Words & Photography Tony Hutcheson For me, being a mountain bike dad has always been rather easy. You see,…
International Adventure: New Kids Sur Le Bloc
For my part, I have moved with my wife Beate to a little place called Fuilla, in the southeastern Pyrénées-Orientales – about as far south as you can get in France.…
Issue 146: International Adventure: Bring your ‘eh’ game
Tim Wild heads north for an epic BC trip. Will the stress of the planning pay off? Words Tim Wild Photography Casey Montandon Oh, Canada… I’ve been obsessing over the…
Issue 146: Pete’s Myths: Nesbyen Huldufólk
Pete chases shadows and Manon Carpenter in their search for this Norwegian myth. Words & Photography Pete Scullion Mention Scandinavian myth and legend to anyone, and they’ll no doubt think…
Reel Around The Mountain – A Mont Blanc Adventure
Originally published in Issue 110 of Singletrack World Magazine, let us take you back in time to the kind of adventure you might well find yourself planning from the comfort…
WTB: Cultivating Success
This story was originally published in Singletrack World, Issue 144. Hannah heads to the birthplace of mountain biking to meet a company that is part of mountain biking’s origin story.…
Issue 145: Red Bull Formation: A Foundation For The Future
Red Bull Formation pushes female freeriders into the mainstream. Words Nicole Formosa Photography Katie Lozancich Katie Holden and I are peering up at an amphitheatre of rust-coloured cliff bands in the Utah desert…
Singletrack World Issue 145: To Infinity and Beyond
A ride trip releases the parenting pressure and brings new perspective to daily life for Anders Engberg. Words & Illustrations: Anders Engberg In a mass of debris, a post-apocalyptic landscape…
Issue 143: A New Year’s Assault on Ventoux
When your traditional New Year’s ski-tour to a mountain hut won’t work because of the weather, then doing it on mountain bikes is arguably a better choice. Words & Photography…
Issue 143 International Adventure: Where The Wind Blows
An eager Hannah heads to one of her dream destinations, only to discover it’s not like she imagined at all. Words Hannah Photography Hannah and Snorri Thor Tryggvason Iceland Air’s…
Issue 142 UK Adventure: The Shugborough Inscription
Pete mixes fact, fantasy and pure speculation on a tour of Cannock Chase. If any legend has allowed humans to waste more of their time in fruitless pursuit of the…
Issue 142 International Adventure: Costa Del Climb
Amanda goes on a beach holiday, turns her back to the sea and rides inland to find trails and adventure. Given the opportunity of a cheap flight, a lift from…
Issue 142 International Adventure: Nice to see you, to see you… NICE!
Sanny loses himself in the sun and dusty trails of Southern France. Words & Photos: Sanny Sometimes you just have to accept that things don’t always go quite how you…
International Adventure: Rocks And Hard Places
Tim Wild packs a bike and his sense of adventure and takes part in the Sedona Mountain Bike Festival in Arizona. Words Tim Wild Photography as credited I’ve watched too…
International Adventure: Kiwi Beervet
A point-to-point, 450km off-road adventure, joining together the finest remote New Zealand country pubs with great riding, great mates and a lot of beer. Words & Photos: Tony Hutcheson Kiwi…
Singletrack Magazine Issue 133 : Bellingham, Washington
The best mountain bike town you’ve never heard of. Words Tim Newcomb Photography various Bellingham, Washington, loves to party in the woods. Everyone’s invited to join. Many do. The growing…
What’s Zermatter With You? Singletrack magazine issue 129
Emma and Carly head off to a different part of the mountains in their home-made camper. This time, it’s Zermatt and the Matterhorn that are getting all the attention. Only…
Singletrack Magazine Issue 129 | You should never go back…
Sanny reflects upon whether trail nirvana lightning can strike twice. Words & Photography Sanny They say that you should never go back. If you have experienced what you consider to…
Singletrack Magazine Issue 129 : International Adventure : What’s Zermatt’er With You?
Emma and Carly head off to a different part of the mountains in their home-made camper. This time, it’s Zermatt and the Matterhorn that are getting all the attention. Only…
Singletrack Magazine Issue 129 | The Frigid Secrets Of Ukraine
This story was originally published in Issue 129 of Singletrack World Magazine. We’ve pulled it out from behind our paywall – if you enjoy it, we’d like to invite you…
Singletrack Magazine Issue 128 | Revelstoked
On a day off in Revelstoke, Canada, James Vincent has no option but to climb a mountain, just to come back down again. Words & Photography James Vincent British Columbia.…