Bikepacking: The Small Big Sauerland Adventure (2,5 days)

Of all the types of riding, going on a multi-day bikepacking adventure on your gravel bike and getting 'lost' in the woods, must be escapism at its best. Sounds difficult or even scary? That's what Douwe thought before he joined me on his first-ever bikepacking adventure.Showing him that a bikepacking trip can be equally adventurous as it is easy, we traveled to Sauerland, only a 2-hour drive from Arnhem. There we set out for the weekend with nothing more than our gravel bikes and bikepacking setup. Showed Douwe the more adventurous side of bikepacking, we didn't stay in hotels and even our tents stayed at home.What happened next is our little hommage to the beauty of low-key bikepacking adventures powered by Shimano and proof that most of what makes bikepacking difficult is in your head. Read all about our weekend on Shimano's website, watch Douwe's video below, and check out this collection for all the fine details about our route, where we slept, and hiked our bikes.The full story on Shimano:
gravel.shimano.com/nl/stories/bikepacken-in-het-sauerlandThe full experience on YouTube: