Cycling Pamir Highway has received a lot of attention in recent years and is no longer a secret among cycle tourers. That said, the sheer length of the route spreads riders out considerably. You will meet other cyclists almost every day, but it never feels crowded in the way some European cycling routes do. More … Read more
I cannot speak for the entire length of Ruta 40 — it runs for thousands of kilometers through Argentina and I have only ridden a portion of it. But the stretch from the Bolivian border down to the Paso Agua Negra turnoff is reason enough to make the trip. The Route My ride started at … Read more
The Karakoram Highway runs from Kashgar in western China through northern Pakistan to the plains beyond the Babusar Pass — and for long stretches it passes through some of the most impressive mountain scenery I have encountered anywhere in the world. I rode this route as part of a longer journey from the Pamir Highway, … Read more