The adventure cycling and bikepacking podcast, brought to you by Katherine Moore and Tom Bonnett.
Join us as we travel the length and breadth of the UK, seeking out the very best off road riding in the wild and wonderful British Isles. We’re seeking out the riders, route masters, gear designers and creatives that help us get the most out of leaving the tarmac behind.
Our introductory series explores the fundamental concepts of what it means to ride off road; exploring cycling history, how new communities are being born all over the country and how attitudes are changing more than they have done in decades. We show you what happens when we take this kind of riding to the extremes and how the cycling industry is responding to the surging all-terrain appetite. This is not a studio podcast. In each episode we join our guests as they showcase the very best of their local dirt, come snow, rain or shine. You might be tuning into us from your commute, work or your local rides, but you won’t be missing out. With each episode we’ll be providing you with the route and highlights on our Unpaved komoot account so you can go and enjoy the locals’ best off road trails all over the UK too.
Our introductory series explores the fundamental concepts of what it means to ride off road; exploring cycling history, how new communities are being born all over the country and how attitudes are changing more than they have done in decades. We show you what happens when we take this kind of riding to the extremes and how the cycling industry is responding to the surging all-terrain appetite. This is not a studio podcast. In each episode we join our guests as they showcase the very best of their local dirt, come snow, rain or shine. You might be tuning into us from your commute, work or your local rides, but you won’t be missing out. With each episode we’ll be providing you with the route and highlights on our Unpaved komoot account so you can go and enjoy the locals’ best off road trails all over the UK too.
Who's behind Unpaved?
Katherine Moore
Katherine is a gravel and bikepacking nerd that values rides more on stoke level than speed. She fell in love with off-road cycling almost by accident on a last-minute trip to the Cairngorms and hasn’t looked back since.
From tackling the 200 miles of Dirty Kanza in the USA to week-long bikepacking tours in the UK, Katherine loves documenting her rides through video, words and photographs, and is always keen to share the best off road gems for others to go explore.
When Katherine's not riding with friends, you’ll find her at home researching routes, writing or sewing, with her two cats and endless cups of tea.
From tackling the 200 miles of Dirty Kanza in the USA to week-long bikepacking tours in the UK, Katherine loves documenting her rides through video, words and photographs, and is always keen to share the best off road gems for others to go explore.
When Katherine's not riding with friends, you’ll find her at home researching routes, writing or sewing, with her two cats and endless cups of tea.
Tom Bonnett
Tom produces atmospherically told stories with a focus on cycling, music, arts, tech, food, nature and architecture.
You may have heard his official Transcontinental Race and Trans Pyrenees Race podcasts for The Lost Dot, podcasts on BBC Sounds and more, including In the Dark Bristol, the Empathy Museum and Stride Treglown.
When it’s time to put the mic and headphones aside, you’ll find Tom scaling the breadth of the country on an audax.
You may have heard his official Transcontinental Race and Trans Pyrenees Race podcasts for The Lost Dot, podcasts on BBC Sounds and more, including In the Dark Bristol, the Empathy Museum and Stride Treglown.
When it’s time to put the mic and headphones aside, you’ll find Tom scaling the breadth of the country on an audax.
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Explore more with Unpaved
When we first conceived Unpaved, we knew it was about more than just giving you something to listen to.
We want to not only inspire you to ride, but also give you the tools to get out there. No, we're not talking tyre levers, tubeless plugs and alan keys. We know that one of the biggest barriers stopping people venturing off road is knowing where to find the best trails.
From our travels with Unpaved, we bring you banging routes from every episode, crafted with the local knowledge of our podcast guests. What's stopping you now?
Find these dirt gems here at our Unpaved komoot account, and give us a follow while you're there to find out about all our new routes fresh off the press.
Not familiar with komoot? It's a handy route planning and navigation app that you can use both on your desktop, phone, and linked to your head unit. Komoot brings together the recommendations from users all over the world combined with handy maps and route plotting for your sport, whether that's gravel, MTB, road or even hiking. Check it out - it's free to join.