Cyclists on a bike-packing tour

Plan multi-day cycling tours

Plan your trip from start to finish, then break it down into stages.

Planning a full bike-packing trip with Bikemap

Start with one route

Start by mapping your full journey as a single route using a routing profile that suits your riding style. The planner will automatically split it into stages in the next step. Prefer to go step by step? Just create your first stage and add more as you go.

Splitting a trip into stages with the Bikemap tour planner

Split your route into stages

Next, divide your route into daily stages with just a few clicks. Choose your preferred daily distance and let the planner do the rest. You can also decide how elevation should be factored in, pick from three options to match your fitness level and tour goals.

Stages of a tour in Bikemap

Fine-tune each stage

Adjust the end point of any stage, for example to match an accommodation or a preferred stop. The following stage will automatically shift to keep the flow of your tour intact. This way, you stay flexible while making the route work for your plans.

Routing options

Choose the right route for every stage

Plan your journey using profiles tailored to your bike type, terrain, and riding style — from E-Bike and Road Bike to Mountain Bike and Cycle Paths. Want to cover more ground one day and enjoy a scenic ride the next? You can assign different profiles to each stage or even combine multiple profiles within the same stage for full control of your ride.

  • Group of cyclists on a ride

    Popular

    Routes favoured by our cycling community based on our heatmap data.

  • Family on a cycling tour

    Smooth Ride

    Prioritize your comfort and safety, avoids obstacles such as stairs, embedded rails, gravel, sand, cobblestones, and heavy traffic.

  • Woman on e-bike in the mountains

    E-Bike

    Includes more elevation and avoids steps which would require you to carry your bike.

  • Father and child riding with their bicycles tied together

    Balanced

    Cycling paths and streets with low traffic, avoids streets with speed limits above 50 km/h (31 mph).

  • Road bikers in a curve

    Road Bike

    Optimizes your journey for speed and efficiency. Unpaved roads will get avoided as much as possible.

  • Cyclist on a bridge in the city

    Cycling Paths

    Cycling lanes are prioritized over other roads as long as the detour is manageable.

  • Cyclist riding fast through the city

    Fastest

    Reduced amount of turns and shorter route.

  • Cyclist on a trail in the mountains.

    Mountain Bike

    Enable unpaved terrain, mountain bike tracks and more elevation in your route.

Take your tour on a ride

What you can do with your planned tour

Turn-by-turn navigation for cycling routes in the Bikemap App

Navigate each stage with the Bikemap app

Once your tour is planned, you’re ready to ride. Use the Bikemap app to navigate each stage with turn-by-turn voice instructions, offline maps, and real-time route tracking. Whether you’re on roads, trails, or bike paths, Bikemap keeps you on course.

Riding with a synchronized Bikemap route on a Wahoo bike computer

Sync with Garmin & Wahoo

Easily send your planned stages to your Garmin or Wahoo device for on-the-go navigation on your bike computer. You can also create a Bikemap tour from your tracks recorded with Garmin or Wahoo.

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Printout of a Bikemap cycling route including map, description, statistics, images and custom areas

Print your tour stage by stage

Need a paper backup or want to share your plans offline? You can print each stage of your tour separately. Add extra pages to zoom in on key sections or highlight important parts of your ride. You can also download each stage as a GPX or KML file to use with other devices.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the tour planner free?

The Multi-Day Tour Planner is completely free to use. However, some features like some routing options, exporting, and advanced map layers require a Bikemap Premium subscription.

Does the planner work on mobile devices?

The full planner is available on web. Once saved, your tour and stages automatically sync to the Bikemap app, where you can view, navigate, and edit them on the go.

Can I export the full tour to my GPS device?

Yes, each stage of your tour can be exported as a GPX or KML file. This lets you use your route with GPS bike computers, third-party apps, or mapping tools. If you connect Bikemap to Garmin or Wahoo the export will be handled automatically.

How does the elevation setting affect the stage planning?

When splitting your route into stages, you can choose between three elevation settings: Gentle, Moderate, and Sportive. These options control how much influence ascent and descent have on stage lengths.

For example, if you select Gentle, the planner will create shorter stages in hilly sections to avoid overloading a single day with too much climbing. Sportive allows for longer, more challenging stages with more ascent.

Can I change my stages after saving?

Yes, your tour stays fully editable. You can adjust stage endpoints, add or remove waypoints, and update routing profiles at any time. Changes are automatically synced to your account.

Can I print my entire tour?

Currently, you can print each stage individually. This allows you to include detailed zoomed-in views and highlight important segments for each day of your ride.