Further East bikepacking route

Put together by Josh Ibbett, ultra-endurance bikepacking racer, this is a route that's local to his part of the world, the East of England. You might think it's all flat out here, but there are quite a few hills of you go looking for them. While you wouldn't expect the flatter area's of the country to have such great off road riding, I think you'll be really surprised by the great variety of trails you can ride around here. Taking in such a variety of tracks and trails, bridleways and Roman Roads, hand-built mountain bike trails and old railway lines, this is a proper tour of some of the best off road riding around the East of England. There's plenty of culture and history of you want to take them time to tour the route, or if you're after a more challenging experience then you can set a time on the route then there's a race on the route in the autumn run by Albion Cycling. This route can definitely be ridden on a gravel bike, by there's plenty of rough trails, so it's up to you as to how uncomfortable a time you're willing to put up with. A fast and efficient MTB would be equally enjoyable to ride, plus you could really let rip on the rougher trails. Logistics are quite straightforward if you start near to Cambridge or Milton Keynes, with great transport links to the rest of the country, and there's loads of places to stay, either on our near to the route.