About
Ride, eat, sleEp, repeat
The Servatius Bikepacking Weekend is a 3 day self-supported gravel adventure starting & finishing in Maastricht, The Netherlands.
You will enjoy beautiful gravel roads, dirt tracks, adventurous campsites, good food, cold beer and amazing company.
The 2024 edition of the Servatius Bikepacking Weekend will be organized from Friday September 6th till Sunday September 8th 2024.
This year’s route will go back to the roots of the first Servatius edition by visiting the Belgium Ardennes, German Eiffel & Dutch Heuvelland. The total route is a bit over 300km, nicely spaced over 3 days. The start & finish are both in the historical city of Maastricht.
The adventure is a fully self-supported bikepacking ride aimed at beginner & intermediate bikepackers. It is definitely not a race, so feel free to ride alone or team up with your fellow bike packers. Sharing a cold drink afterwards is always encouraged. And since the ride is self supported, make sure to bring reliable mechanical gear. You will also have to carry your own camping equipment and additional food & water. What we will do for you? The organization will provide you with a GPX file of the full route, senic camping locations & a hot meal on day 1 & 2.
When
Departure: September 6th, 10:00, exact location to be announced
Finish: September 8th at Maastricht Saint Pietersberg.
Camping
After a long day in the saddle, you'll finish at a lovely campsite where we will set up camp for the night. The camping locations will be beautiful and have some basic facilities like running water, toilets and a few showers.
Since this is a Bikepacking weekend you'll need to carry all your gear including a tent or bivvy bag on your bicycle. The organisation cannot offer any luggage transportation (as we’re riding ourselves as well!).
Route
The 2024 route will revisit the highlights of the previous editions and some exciting new sections.
Expect daily distances between 90 - 130 km with a maximum ascent of 1500m per day. The routes follow mostly senic gravel roads and forest tracks away from tarmac and traffic. A gravel bike or mountainbike is most suitable for this event.
Ride character
How you go through the days is completely up to you, so you can take the occasional coffee and lunch break. We’ve made sure the route passes a number of villages with supermarkets, bars & restaurants each day. When you reach your campspot at the end of each stage, we will make sure a hot meal and a cold beer is waiting for you. The route will not be signposted, so the organization will provide a GPX track a few days before the start.
Food & drinks
Each night a simple, but very nutritious hot meal will be provided to all participants (vegetarian option possible). Don't forget to bring your own plate, mug and utensils!
We will also offer unlimited hot water at the camping location to prepare coffee, tea or breakfast. In the afternoon and evening we sell a few cold beers & soda’s to enjoy after a long day in the saddle.
All other food & drink's you will need during the weekend (breakfast, lunch, snack) should be taken care of by yourself. There are no cooking facilities at the campsites, but we do provide you with boiled water for things like oatmeal or instant noodles.
The route will regularly pass through towns with supermarkets & restaurants where you can resupply.
Costs & registration
The costs of entry, which includes a.o. the costs for the campsites, 2 hot meals and the GPX routes is €125 (exc. service fee) per person.
Servatius Bikepacking Weekend is is being organised by JL Bedrijvigheid. See terms and regulations for more details.
Don’t forget to check out our other bikepacking weekend in July in Groningen: Grunnduro.
Terms and regulations
A little boring, but useful to know
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1. Servatius Bikepacking weekend is organized by JL Bedrijvigheid in Groningen. The latter sets the participation regulations. JL Bedrijvigheid in Groningen is registered in the register of the Chamber of Commerce under number 80821472.
2. Servatius Bikepacking Weekend is a recreational cycling event without a competitive element.
3. At registration the participant declares to know and agree with the regulations.
4. Participation in Servatius Bikepacking Weekend is possible for participants of all nationalities provided the participant is 16 years of age or older.
5. A participation certificate is only valid after the full amount due has been paid into the account of the organization.
6. Participation certificates are personal, but transferable. Changes can be made in the Atleta participant dashboard. If you are unable to make it or have any other request, please feel free to email servatius@bikepackingweekend.com. Upon registration, the participant certifies that he is of sufficient health to complete the tour and that he has a proper bicycle. The participant must judge for himself whether he is capable of cycling. In case of doubt regarding for example health, participation is not recommended.
7. The participant is obliged to wear a crash helmet during the entire bicycle tour.
8. Participation in Servatius is entirely voluntary and is at one's own expense and risk. The participant renounces in advance all claims, which he could make against the organization, because of damage by whatever cause and indemnifies the organization for all claims which could be the result of participating. This also applies to side activities at the start and finish or en route (for example at the stamping points) along the route.
9. The organization accepts no liability for loss or damage to personal property, nor for any personal injury incurred, except by demonstrable gross negligence of the organization.
10. The local Road Traffic Act and the Traffic Rules and Signs Regulations will remain in full force during the bike ride. The participant declares to be aware of and adhere to the applicable local traffic regulations at all times.
11. Bicycles must meet the requirements set by law. The use of bicycles with pedal assistance (electric bicycles) is permitted. The use of bicycles with auxiliary motors, mopeds or scooters is not permitted.
12. It is forbidden by inappropriate loudness or unmanly conduct to disturb others or nature. Violation of this may result in exclusion.
13. If the board is forced by special circumstances to cancel all or part of the event, the participant cannot claim any refund of the entry fee.
The participant or any interested party cannot claim any further compensation in the event of a decision by the board as referred to in the previous paragraph of this article.
14. Everyone is expected not to damage nature or other people's property and not to leave litter behind.
15. The participant agrees to any use of their image in print, on the internet, photo, film, video etc. for promotional purposes of Servatius Bikepacking Weekend or other events organized by JL Bedrijvigheid it without claiming compensation. If any images are used (for promotional purposes) in which you are featured but do not wish to be published, please let us know at servatius@bikepackingweekend.com. We will then remove these images as soon as possible.
16. The participant who has registered and waives participation is not entitled to any refund of the registration fee.
17. In all cases not covered by the regulations, the organization will decide.
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JL Bedrijvigheid
Chamber of Commerce 80821472 in Groningen.
Korreweg 295
9714 AL, Groningen