The Endless Mountains Grand Depart
Saturday, September 20, 2025
The first-ever bikepacking race and touring event in the scenic Endless Mountains of northeastern PA was such a massive success, it’s coming back for another year!
We are pleased to welcome new and returning cyclists to our area on September 20, 2025, for the second annual Endless Mountains Grand Depart. These 430-mile, 250-mile, and 115-mille multi-surface masterpieces are comprised of rural dirt and gravel roads, rail-trails, and paved roads through small historic downtowns, and various ascents over scenic rolling hills. The overall route, the Endless Mountains 430, formerly known as the Endless Mountains Gravel Bikepacking Loop (EMGBL), begins and ends in Towanda, Pennsylvania, along the beautiful Susquehanna River’s North Branch. The Loop officially launched in July 2022 following a two-year collaborative design process between multiple regional organizations and avid cyclists. The EM 430 is intended to be an epic multi-day adventure route across the four counties of Bradford, Sullivan, Susquehanna, and Wyoming in the Endless Mountains of northeastern PA. Now, the Endless Mountains Grand Depart will transform these multi-day adventures into a challenging and picturesque endurance race.
The Endless Mountains Gravel PA loops were created and designed by the Endless Mountains Heritage Region, Endless Mountains Visitors Bureau, Bradford County Tourism Promotion Agency, Susquehanna County Promotion & Tourism Agency, the Northern Tier Regional Planning & Development Commission, our four county planning departments, and a group of avid cyclists from our region. The Endless Mountains Grand Depart is the first official bikepacking event of this magnitude in Pennsylvania, which is managed by these organizations and trail developer David Landis of Village to Village Press, LLC.
Disclaimer: This is a self-supported race event in which riders participate and ride at their own risk.
Learn more at:
https://emheritage.org/endless-mountains-gravel-bikepacking-loop/