{"id":821916,"date":"2026-11-02T17:24:11","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T17:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/821916\/"},"modified":"2026-11-02T17:24:11","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T17:24:11","slug":"weekend-snapshot-bikepacking-com-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/821916\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Snapshot \u2013 BIKEPACKING.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This edition of Weekend Snapshot highlights quick getaways from readers in England and two corners of the United States. See how a few folks from our worldwide bikepacking community spent their recent time away and share something from one of your rides here\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s Weekend Snapshot is a testament to the power of the quick trip. It showcases scenes from a day ride and a pair of overnighters in England and the United States, serving up a reminder that even a day out on the bike can be more than enough to fill your cup. Browse the latest reader-submitted vignettes below, then scroll on to find related routes from our 15-year archive and a quick form to share a shot for consideration in a future installment of this longtime series.<\/p>\n<p>Michigan, USA<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bikepacking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Weekend-Snapshot-255_2.jpg\" class=\"media-img\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Weekend-Snapshot-255_2-960x640.jpg\" alt=\"Weekend Snapshot\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-285964\"  \/><\/a><br \/>\nBy Andy Doten<\/p>\n<p>Took my first bikepacking trip ever up in Michigan and did the <a href=\"https:\/\/bikepacking.com\/routes\/manistee-overnighter\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Manistee River Loop<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Bath, England<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bikepacking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Weekend-Snapshot-255_3.jpg\" class=\"media-img\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Weekend-Snapshot-255_3-960x640.jpg\" alt=\"Weekend Snapshot\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-285965\"  \/><\/a><br \/>\nBy Robert Mendes da Costa<\/p>\n<p>I cycled along the Kennet and Avon Canal this weekend to a Halloween party in Bath. Lovely to see autumn colours in full bloom!<\/p>\n<p>California, USA<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bikepacking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Weekend-Snapshot-255_1.jpg\" class=\"media-img\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Weekend-Snapshot-255_1-960x640.jpg\" alt=\"Weekend Snapshot\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-285963\"  \/><\/a><br \/>\nBy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/timelapzr\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Alexander Taylor<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Left from my apartment in San Francisco and rode over to Haypress Campground in the Marin Headlands for an overnighter. Went to dinner over the hill at Pelican Inn and rode back to camp in the dark.<\/p>\n<p>Send Us Your Weekend Snapshot<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll be selecting three photos per week to feature in Weekend Snapshot. Send yours along for consideration, and if it\u2019s selected, we\u2019ll be in touch! Note: We prefer 3:2 ratio landscape-oriented photos.<\/p>\n<p>Further Riding<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;padding:0;\">Make sure to dig into these related routes for more info&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"comments\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"conversation-policy\">Please keep the conversation civil, constructive, and inclusive, or your comment will be removed.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This edition of Weekend Snapshot highlights quick getaways from readers in England and two corners of the United&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":821917,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[173302,173298,173299,173303,50635,173300,50634,4985,101,173305,173301,387,56,54,55,173304],"class_list":["post-821916","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","tag-adventure-cycling","tag-bicycle-touring","tag-bike-touring","tag-bike-tours","tag-bike-packing","tag-bikepacking","tag-cycle-touring","tag-cycling","tag-sports","tag-stealth-camping","tag-touring-bikes","tag-travel","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-world-travel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/821916","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=821916"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/821916\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/821917"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=821916"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=821916"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=821916"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}