The Sheltowee Bikepacking Route - Kentucky Is More Than Horses & Bourbon

In April 2021, five friends set out to establish an official bikepacking route that follows as much of Kentucky's Long Trail - The Sheltowee Trace - as possible. Following the original inspiration of Josh Patton, Scott Hess and Wess Murphy, we spent 6 days camping, hiking and sometimes riding our bikes through some of the most rugged wilderness Kentucky has to offer. What came out of this trip was a lot of character, stories, new brake pads and ultimately a 300 mile bikepacking route from Morehead Kentucky to Northern Tennessee. The Sheltowee Bikepacking Route is a hidden gem, buried deep in the hollers of The Daniel Boone National Forest that requires a bit of stubbornness to link together some pristine, beautiful stretches of single track, tranquil gravel roads and a bit of black top to give your legs a rest. This film is our story, we hope you enjoy it!. Special thank you to Austin Render, Morehead-Rowan County Tourism, The Sheltowee Trail Association & Bikepacking.com for their stoke and support for this project. The Team: Austin Render Mike Behrendt Max Milburn Neil Beltchenko Andrew Opila Photography & Footage by Andrew Opila & Neil Beltchenko Film Produced & Edited by Andrew Opila (www.andrewopila.com) Find the Sheltowee Bikepacking Route here: https://bikepacking.com/routes/shelto... #Bikepacking #Sheltowee #More2Morehead