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That’s the best part of the whole route - it follows the Katahdin Loop Road which is part of Katahdin Woods & Waters National Monument. Great views of Katahdin if it’s not in the clouds.

@@chrisandchris Saweeeet! Thanks!

Awesome! You'll absolutely love it.

Glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks for reminding us. We put our route into the description of the video. It's a shortened version of the full Gravel Growler route which can be found on Bikepacking.com

We don't live there so we couldn't say. But it seems it snows a few times a year.

Thanks for reminding us! We just put the full route into the video description for you. You should ride it!

It hasn’t changed. We stayed at a backcountry site for our one night. Ours was Gooseberry and ended up being about 50 miles on the first day from where we parked our cars.

@@chrisandchris ah. Nice trip. One day is a rushed trip but it was one of my best memories in my years of riding.

That’s awesome to hear! VT gravel is some of the best in the world. Burlington is such a bike friendly place, too.

Thanks! No doubt it's the best state :)

That's awesome! Hope to do it again someday. It's such a special way to experience the coast of New England.

We'd agree, a longer trip would be a lot of fun. Fortunately for us it was cold enough in February we were able to carry all the water we needed for two days one night, otherwise we would've opted for a one day mission or a longer, supported mission. We're glad it worked out the way it did, since we had to drive to Grand Canyon right after this for a Rim 2 Rim 2 :)

Wasn't dusty! Just windy.

We put the bike rental company in the video description in case anyone wants to check them out. In terms of gear/clothes, the answer is largely determined by the time of year you go. Any kind of weather is possible in the canyon, so best to prepare by checking the weather forecast a week out and making decisions there. Overall, we would suggest prioritizing carrying excess water, basic survival supplies, and bike repair kits, above all. In terms of bike gear, we did a section on our bike choices in the video and would defer anyone to that if curious about bike stuff. There's no wrong answer, but hardtail mtb setups are probably the most enjoyable ride.

It's our pleasure!

Thanks! That’s the best comment yet!

Thank you!

They’re much comfier and lighter on the feet and definitely faster. Saves the feet from slamming around in big ski boots on flat ground for a few hours. It’s a 5mile mostly flat ski to the start of the actual mountain so we prefer to save our feet for the good stuff

It’s better in winter in our opinion!

Spirit of Oliver…

Thanks! We really appreciate your comment

You should! The Baxter State Park website has a ton of information on rules and how to approach planning a trip in winter. Katahdin is a different mountain in winter. Check the site out if looking for more info or give them a call!

Cheers man! Hope you can get a day in the park and up Katahdin for yourself. It would be cool to get the kiddos up Katahdin when they’re old enough…

Glad you enjoyed it!

Core memory

Glad you like them!

In this case, the pleasure is all ours.

Thanks!

Thank you!

Thanks for getting us in at the last moment man. We’re forever indebted to ya.

Glad you enjoyed it!

Glad you enjoyed it!

Maine is home! The Strava route does not include our hike, it is the bikepacking loop.

So that loop from mile 90ish is just riding - cool. Thanks!

@@DrDilweed yes, that loop is the Katahdin Loop Road in Katahdin Woods National Monument and best part of the route

The route is a loop so we rode back to our starting point. Both directions work, though we’d recommend counter clockwise.

@@chrisandchris link to route loop? Looks like an out and back? Out is 800 miles?

Sorry, we thought you were referring to the Katahdin loop. We drove back home from the finish.

It's probably about half way. Its fine to cross just not for vehicles.

Hey Tom, the route is in the video description via Strava.

I'm not seeing a link for your Strava.

NM .... I found it!

We all have 20L packs. Please check out Baxter State Parks website to learn more about hiking in the park and what gear appropriate skills you may need to visit the park and all of its mountains.

Awesome, thank you!

We didn’t as this ended up being a bit modified from our original route. We’d recommend checking out Bikepacking.com and the VT Gravel Growler page to grab a full gpx route there.

@@chrisandchristhanks!

Awesome! You definitely should. Mosquitoes are likely going to be around and pretty pesky from June to August. They’re definitely worse early summer. Honestly, the black flies are worse though. They are manageable as long as you keep moving though!

You’ll need to register when entering Baxter State Park (it’s free for cyclists), and you’ll need a reservation made via their website to stay at any campground area inside of the park. Most are usually booked well in advance because it’s a popular place, but you’re usually good earlier in the summer. We’d recommend riding through the park counterclockwise (entering from the North entrance), and staying at either South Branch or Nesowadnehunk Field Campground. You’ll want to familiarize yourself with Baxter State Park and all of its unique rules & regulations as well, so check out their website!

We highly recommend it!

We’re wondering, is this a rap verse from a song we don’t know about?

We just figured it out. Ben’s. We thought you were referring to a car. Yup it’s for only the worst bug situations, or for an old GoPro lens. Which still works well btw!

@@chrisandchris just typo

Fortunately it was a little packed down for us given the light rain on this day :)