A rugged and slightly masochistic variant of bikepacking, where cyclists trade in the smooth
hum of
road bikes for the bone-rattling experience of gravel bikes. This activity involves braving the wilderness on unpolished
fire roads and off-road trails, often with more
grit in their teeth than on the path. Gravelpacking is to bikepacking what off-roading is to a Sunday drive – more bumps, more bruises, and a lot more "Are we really supposed to ride through that?" moments. The perfect cocktail of adventure, endurance, and a questionable disregard for
one's own comfort.
After
three days of gravelpacking, Jake returned looking like he'd wrestled a dust storm... and
lost, but with the kind of
wild grin only a gravelpacker understands.