There are many websites and blogs (see some of them below) that provide almost all information one needs to plan their first long-distance bikepacking trip. What provided below is from my personal experience, observations, and reading from a perspective of a newbie to long-distance bikepacking. I hope the information would help others to get into long-distance bikepacking tours. Each bullet below is a link to a page on a specific topic. On each page, click “Bike Tour 101” at the bottom to get back to this page.
Information Resources:
There are unlimited online information resources that cover everything one needs to know about bikepacking tours. I have particularly benefited from these listed below. Some of them provide links to other resources.
Comprehensive information on many, if not all aspects of bikepacking:
Routes:
Gravel ride:
Packing gears:
Food and cooking:
Chidong Zhang's WA2MA Bike Trip 