Tour Divide 2027
Tour Divide 2027 is expected to start on 11 June 2027 in Banff (Alberta), Canada. The finish is in Antelope Wells (New Mexico), USA. The route is 4,418 km long with 60,960 m of climbing. Format: Race, on gravel, without a personal crew (unsupported). Registration is not open yet. Entry fee: no entry fee (as of 25 Sep 2026). Requirement: No formal registration: letter of intent between the winter solstice (21 December) and the Grand Départ via the contact form; starting without a letter is also possible. All details come from the organiser, last checked on 29 September 2026.
Price levels and categories
no entry fee, no formal registration (letter of intent to the organiser); source bikepacking.com, tourdivide.org itself only mentions the LOI procedure
Classification
Requirement: No formal registration: letter of intent between the winter solstice (21 December) and the Grand Départ via the contact form; starting without a letter is also possible.
Registration
- Status
- Registration to follow
- Date
- 11 June 2027
What it’s about
The mother of all bikepacking races: around 4,400 km along the Great Divide from Banff to the Mexican border, with no entry fee, no organisation, no support.
Date by tradition: Grand Départ on the second Friday in June (2027: 11 June), not yet officially confirmed. No entry fee, no formal registration, no finish cut-off. Grand Départ traditionally on the second Friday in June from Banff. Metres of climbing converted from “nearly 200,000 feet of vertical” (organiser).
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Source: tourdivide.org · last checked 29 Sep 2026 · start location exact