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 2010-07-04

biketour juli 4, 2010 July 4, 2010

Wir haben einen neuen blog von der Ecotopia Biketour (auf Deutsch): http://bewegung.taz.de/organisationen/biketour/blog # A new blog entry (in German) by Ole: http://bewegung.taz.de/organisationen/biketour/blog # After workshops this morning we have had the chance to rest, fix our bikes up and copy maps at the Cornerstone. 70km to Sheffield tomorrow! # Laura is leading a workshop on Climate Justice for us in the garden outside Cornerstone http://yfrog.com/9hc4bgj # Tomorrow we're riding from Leeds to Sheffield and not sure of which way to cycle. Anybody know any good routes? # Just getting our organic muesli breakfast ready before a morning of workshops on…

Biketour 2010 is actually happening right now!!!!!! by Yo

markgodber juli 4, 2010 July 4, 2010

Biketour 2010 started one week ago and altough you are most likely not there when reading this, you might be conscious of this and willing to get an update… Here it comes. You are welcome to react with thoughts/ideas/suggestions! We were and are about 12-14 participants up to now, if i counted well… The numbers change constantly, as sometimes some people decide to stay somewhere a bit longer and join us again later. This first week we took part in the critical mass of London and cycled from Darlington, via Botton to York. In York we took part in the…

Biketour update for 2010-07-02

biketour juli 2, 2010 July 2, 2010

A short day today riding from Pontefract to Leeds to stay at the inspiring Cornerstone Housing Coop #

Biketour update for 2010-07-01

biketour juli 1, 2010 July 1, 2010

Testing out our portable rocket stove at the Brotherhood Church near Pontfract. Dinner on the way! http://yfrog.com/mtjf7sj # Back on the road today and heading past Drax coal fired power station the biggest CO2 source and polluter in the UK http://yfrog.com/j9xazuj #