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 2010-07-07

biketour Luglio 7, 2010 July 7, 2010

Today we arrived at @huntingtonlane nr Telford where we stay for 3 nights to show solidarity with their defense of the land against new coal # Laura's bike was knocked over by strong winds in Yorkshire on Sunday but we are glad to hear she is okay and will rejoin us in Abergavenny! #

Biketour update for 2010-07-06

biketour Luglio 6, 2010 July 6, 2010

Today is Mark's birthday so at breakfast we shared an m-shaped cake of skipped oat bars! http://yfrog.com/bf55shj # From the Peak District we have descended to the Potteries, another site of the UK's historic contribution to global CO2 emissions. #

Biketour update for 2010-07-05

biketour Luglio 5, 2010 July 5, 2010

Another hard day of cycling up hills into the wind, today across the Peak District from Sheffield to Congleton on our way to @huntingtonlane #

Biketour update for 2010-07-04

biketour Luglio 4, 2010 July 4, 2010

But on Wednesday night we arrive at the Huntington Lane Camp to help defend the site from plans to turn it into a coal mine # Drinking a beer in the hills west of Sheffield after a long day cycling uphill into the wind… We have a few 'transition' days now # We have vegan pumpkin cake today because it is Yo's birthday! #