Ecotopia Biketour is a self-organized environmental and social activist bicycle tour that has been cycling through different parts of Europe each summer since 1990. On our way we visit social and environmental projects and groups, to learn about their struggles and visions, to exchange knowledge, to create connections and to support them by participating in actions or doing some physical work. Read more about what the Ecotopia Biketour is.

Ecotopia Biketour 2017 will go through Germany, France and may be to Switzerland and eastern Spain. A more specific route will be announced on the website as soon as it is decided. If you have some recommendations for projects, groups and events for us to visit on the way or would like to help preparing the tour, write to 2017@ecotopiabiketour.net. Read more about Ecotopia Biketour 2017.

Biketour concepts

Participation guidelines

Because we all have different visions of life and diverse personalities, Ecotopia Biketour has developed a set of basic values, which helps all of us to create similar expectations from this project.

Self-Organisation

As we oppose any leadership or hierachical structures, the Biketour is organised in an open way where everyone can be a part of.
>how it's prepared
>consensus
>circles

Online Tools

We try to use free and open-source software as much as possible in the preparation process. The same goes for sharing photos and videos in the group.

On the road

Everyone should be able to cycle with the Biketour. Therefore we keep distances low and have scouts going ahead who mark the route. Everyone can follow the signs on their own level of speed. Any tasks like scouting, cooking or pulling a trailer are shared.

=>tasks & rota

=>trailers

=>wildcamping

Food

All communal food on Biketour is vegan and cooked with wood on our mobile rocket stove. Whenever it's possible we go dumpster-diving and buy food from local farmers and small shops.
> veganism
> rocket stove
> dumpster-diving

Activities

We plan and make many activities on the tour: skill-sharing, helping at projects, joining actions and protests, bike-fixing and other events.
> skill-sharing

Latest blog posts

Biketour update for 2010-08-13

biketour August 13, 2010 August 26, 2010

Hiding from the rain right now before we cross the border into Belgium, staying tonight in Keiem, West Flanders # Spent a few days in Calais meeting migrants & activists there – shocked at the situation,Had a critical mass for solidarity for sans-papiers # We left Wales 4 weeks ago but @campcymru09 is starting today! Sorry we couldn't be there now but today we arrive in Belgium… #

Biketour update for 2010-08-08

biketour August 8, 2010 August 8, 2010

Going from Ruisseauville to Wierre-Effroy today, arriving in Calais at 13:00 on Monday to make lunch and decide where we are going to stay # Satisfied & wet: in the rain we built foundations of a hut, moved 4000kg of hay, constructed a compost toilet & had a rocket-stove workshop! #

Biketour update for 2010-08-06

biketour August 6, 2010 August 6, 2010

We sucessfully spent the last 5 days making the itinerary up as we went, surprisingly easy to find suitable free camp spots, even in France! # 20-people now, the biketour arrived to a warm welcome at "A Petits Pas" http://www.apetitspas.net/ in Ruisseauville, France #

Biketour update for 2010-08-03

biketour August 3, 2010 August 3, 2010

RT @benkamorvan: photo indymedia : Des activistes visitent l’usine d’agrocarburantsTereos près du Havre http://bit.ly/bZiPSs #campclimat #