Cycling and Camping Adventures

In the Hudson Valley, Catskill Mountains, and Beyond

What We Offer

Lichen Bike Tours offers small group guided cycling trips with overnight camping where riders use the frame of their bicycle to carry their own shelter, sleep, and meals. LBT takes care of every detail before and during the trip so that riders can focus on enjoying the adventure with their fellow riders.

Our 2026 season includes:

  • Three WEEKEND OVERNIGHTERS that are BEGINNER FRIENDLY
  • 6 Days, 5 Nights of CYCLING, CAMPING & SWIMMING in the Catskill Mountains
  • One vehicle supported COMFY OVERNIGHTER with COOKED MEALS
  • Gravel + MTB Riding in the Taconic Mountains -- No Overnight Required!
  • CUSTOM PRIVATE BIKEPACKING TOURS For Hire

Our trips depart on 2 wheels from Hudson, NY, which is train-accessible on Amtrak.

Book Space on Upcoming Trips

Have a look at our FAQs for Trips with Lichen Bike Tours

  • 2 Days, 1 Night
    Sep 12-13 Weekend Overnight Poughkeepsie to Ferncliff Forest

    Sep 12-13 Weekend Overnight Poughkeepsie to Ferncliff Forest

    09/12/2026
    75 miles 2500ft Some hills

    $65. Spectacular Hudson Valley vistas in early Fall and riding almost entirely on bike trails make this overnighter a fun and accessible weekend adventure.

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  • 2 Days, 1 Night
    Oct 3-4 Weekend Overnight Hudson to Woodstock, NY

    Oct 3-4 Weekend Overnight Hudson to Woodstock, NY

    10/03/2026
    68 miles 4400ft Hilly

    $65. This trip is rustic camping in the Catskill Mountains in mid-Fall. We leave from Hudson, NY and it's a hilly route, but the scenery and cool-weather camping will make a memorable experience before Winter sets in.

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Who rides on a Lichen Bike Tours trip?

Everyone on an LBT trip likes riding for hours at a time, being outdoors all day and night, and socializing on bikes and in camp. Riders have been all ages, races and genders. If you're interested in that, then Lichen Bike Tours is right for you!

Shorter trips usually have a few first-timers. Are you new to bike tours with camping? You might be:

  1. A cyclist who wants to do more camping
  2. A camper who wants to do more cycling
  3. New to both

Bikepacking in the Catskills could be your next adventure

The Catskill Forest Preserve is designated as "forever wild" in the NY constitution. Following all DEC trail uses, it's possible to ride in a big loop and end up where you started on a combination of paved roads, rough doubletrack trails, and hilly gravel roads. Along the way you can camp every night in the woods away from the noisy public campgrounds. Plan your next bikepacking adventure in the Catskill Mountains.

Catskills Grand Loop bikepacking route