here is a link i found about some guys that just linked a bunch of trail together in VA. it would take a little work to figure it all out, but it sounds awesome.

http://forums.mtbr.com/passion/touring-virginia-mountain-bike-trail-746234.html

That sounds like a great run. I'll have to try and grab some more info from him on the route. Thanks!

it's about 160-worth on the GA side open to bikes.  I'll be bikepacking it with a bunch of like-minded miscreants in March and I'll let you know how it goes.  Also, another vote for SingleTrack Samurai Productions.

I may run this soon. It looks like a really good run and the wonderful guys at Mulberry Gap are right there to assist with shuttles.

You can take the Palmetto trail in SC from the start at BuckHall Plantation near Charleston and ride just pass Poinsett State Park. Think it is about 150 miles. Camp there and turn around and head back to BuckHall. Just Google Palmetto Trail and you can detailed maps with mile markers for these sections. Let me know if you plan a trip and I may meet up with you and ride.

So that would be Awendaw to Wateree Passage it looks like. Good to know that is, in fact, a completed route. At about 300 for an out and back would make for a great ride. Thanks for the heads up Dumpster. I'll be sure to let you know when I look to run it.

So I just moved (back) to Georgia. I wasn't a bikepacker while I lived here before, but a few years in that vast expanse of amazing out west changed that. I'm in the process of trying to get together a solid list of routes in the southeast to start running through the winter and into spring to prep for my Divide run this summer. While I'm at it I figured I would try and meet up with some other bikepackers around here since it seems my old riding buddies take me for a nutter when I ask them to do a 300+ miler. 

As for routes, so far from what I have seen...

Trans North Georgia - Looks great, lots of info available.

Pinhoti - I've hiked parts of this, but I've never biked any. I am having trouble figuring out which parts are open to bikes. From the info I've gathered it seems like the 100 miles on the Georgia side is open to bikes, but the Alabama side is not. Any info on this?

Palmetto Trail, SC - It seems they have done a bunch of work since I last saw it 5ish years ago. Having a bit of trouble identifying which sections link together. I did see the trip report of the Lake Moultrie to Awendaw, but from the map it appears that it connects all the way up to Wateree Passage. Just seeing if anyone had any knowledge on what the longest completed route so far is.

Sheltowee Trace, Kentucky - I have no experience with this trail. From the Forest Service website it appears that sections 1-30 can be biked with a bit of hiking through sections 12-14. I haven't had time to really look at a map of this one yet to see where the best place to pull off would be or if there is a route from section 11 to 15 by road to remove the hike.

Pisgah National Forrest, NC - I've been to Pisgah numerous times to hike and bike. From what I have seen, many people have had success here linking a number of the trails via fire roads to create some mad rides. This is another one which I have not really had time to dig out a good map and look at. I was just seeing if anyone had done any bikepacking up there and had a solid route down.

What else is out there? I'm looking for anything and everything from the longest epics the SE has to fun 3 day runs to overnight out-and-backs.

As for riders. I'm always looking for new people to ride with. Shoot me a message if you want to throw something together. As a warning... Between my SS, my camera, and the fact I could probably be in better shape, I'm not the quickest rider in the world. But lets be fair, who bikepacks to get anywhere quickly! 

I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with the OutThere AS-1 on a bike. I am looking for an all around pack that I can use on long bikepacking trips as well as short overnight/two night hikes. The original pack I was looking at for this application was the Wingnut Adventure, but I wanted to see if anyone had any opinions on the AS-1 as it is newer with far fewer reviews online. The AS-1 just appears a little bulky from the images, which could just be a result of them strapping everything possible to the outside just to show the versatility of the pack. The versatility of the AS-1 and the dual bladder system would move it above the Adventure in my book if it rides on the back while on the trails anywhere remotely close to now the Adventure rides.

Thanks for the help!