The Great Divide Mountain Bike Route is widely known as the best bikepacking route in the United States, and possibly the world. It is considered one of the birthplaces of modern day bikepacking and spans the Continental Divide from north to south. Starting in Banff, Alberta, Canada and finishing at the US/Mexico border in Antelope Wells, New Mexico.
Best known for the annual self-supported Tour Divide race, the route was first developed and mapped in 1997 by the Adventure Cycling Association, and is approximately 4,339km long with a mind-boggling 45,618 meters of ascent. The current fastest known time (FKT) stands at 13 days, 22 hours and 51 minutes set in 2016 by the late Mike Hall, who died in 2017 when struck from behind while racing in Australia.
