The classics. Pick one.

Germany crossing.

Strasbourg, France · easy

Island loop from Oban, castle views, seafood hut. Ferry both ways.

Oban, Scotland · easy

Bridge and beach loop.

Miami, USA · easy

Karst towers, hornbills, dam viewpoint. Early cool hours.

Khao Sok, Thailand · moderate

5,359 meters.

Leh, India · hard

Lagoon to ocean gap, oyster lunch, forest return. Garden Route gem.

Garden Route, South Africa · moderate

Fishing village climb, military tunnels, Blue Cave boats. Far island.

Vis, Croatia · hard

Fjord-like bay loop, Perast islands, fortress views. Morning calm.

Kotor, Montenegro · moderate

Freeride down to Obertraun.

Hallstatt, Austria · hard

Lift-served trails.

Heidal, Norway · moderate

Waterfront path.

Montreal, Canada · easy

Big Fish quay.

Belfast, United Kingdom · easy

Six-kilometer circuit.

Bled, Slovenia · easy

Lighthouse loop.

Oklahoma City, USA · easy

Gravel miles along the lake with bighorn sightings.

Banff, Canada · moderate

Interlaken to Thun lakeside, castles, ice cream in Spiez.

Interlaken, Switzerland · moderate

Lake loop.

Manapouri, New Zealand · easy

Shore miles.

Killarney, Ireland · easy

Lake loop.

Madison, USA · easy

Three lakes.

Trakai, Lithuania · easy

Clutha track.

Wanaka, New Zealand · easy

Island loop, cable car option, duty-free chocolate. Hot and flat-ish.

Kuah, Malaysia · moderate

Banff to Canmore paved path, elk meadows, Bow River. Family classic.

Banff, Canada · easy

Ferry over, rent a bike, swim the Adriatic side.

Venice, Italy · easy

East coast road, acropolis views, Anthony Quinn bay swim.

Rhodes, Greece · hard

South shore quiet road, Falls of Foyers, monster viewpoints.

Fort Augustus, Scotland · hard

Reine to Svolvær Arctic highway, beaches, rorbu overnights.

Reine, Norway · hard

Lewis and Clark highway, Lochsa river alongside, wilderness miles.

Lowell, USA · expert

Lakeside promenades, Pilatus views, ferry shortcut back.

Lucerne, Switzerland · easy

Gandria tunnel, Italian border hop, lakeside grotti lunch.

Lugano, Switzerland · moderate

27 switchbacks from the ferry, Kjerag views. Car-free mornings.

Lysebotn, Norway · expert

Lift-linked trails.

Davos, Switzerland · hard

Summer lifts.

Morzine, France · hard

Summer park.

Borovets, Bulgaria · moderate

Summer lift.

Sierra Nevada, Spain · hard

Lift descents.

Big Sky, USA · moderate

Summer park.

Soldeu, Andorra · moderate

1942 river tunnel.

Rotterdam, Netherlands · easy

Cyclists chapel above Bellagio, museum of pink jerseys. Climbrepent.

Bellagio, Italy · hard

Jasper to Maligne Canyon cruise, elk jams, lake finish.

Jasper, Canada · moderate

River ferry crossings, cave historic tour stop, forest roads.

Mammoth Cave, USA · moderate

Quiet lakeside spin, Kepler backdrop, sandfly sprint finish.

Manapouri, New Zealand · easy

Historic loops road car-free, gorge views, Stonehenge replica. Climb!

Goldendale, USA · hard

Park loop.

Seville, Spain · easy

Desert singletrack.

Terrebonne, USA · moderate

Estuary rail-trail.

Dolgellau, Wales · easy

Estuary rail-trail Dolgellau to Barmouth, mountains mirror. Family gold.

Dolgellau, Wales · easy

Revelstoke summit road car-free mornings, wildflowers July.

Revelstoke, Canada · hard

Mass-start DH.

Alpe d'Huez, France · expert

Ouray to Silverton, no guardrails, Red Mountain drama. Ride early.

Ouray, USA · expert

Sarakiniko moonscape, Kleftiko viewpoint, fishing villages. Windy wow.

Milos, Greece · moderate

Bay loop.

San Diego, USA · easy

Gravity trails.

Thredbo, Australia · hard

Quindío trails.

Salento, Colombia · moderate

Trail system.

Park City, USA · moderate

Whaka trails.

Rotorua, New Zealand · moderate

Sani descent.

Underberg, South Africa · hard

Macheras forest.

Troodos, Cyprus · moderate

South to Leibnitz.

Graz, Austria · easy

Green banks.

Vilnius, Lithuania · easy