Why a group bikepacking trip needs more than a group chat
A group bikepacking trip lives in four places at once: the route in Komoot or Ride with GPS, the kit list in a Google Doc, the resupply plan in someone’s head, and every decision buried in a group chat. By the time you roll out, half the crew has read none of it, and you find out at mile 20 that two riders packed the same repair kit while nobody carried a spare hanger.
The Dirt Brief puts the whole brief on one page. Your crew opens a link, sees the route on an interactive map, claims the shared kit and spares, votes on the roll-out time, and asks questions in one place, and you can see who has actually read it.
Everything your crew needs on one page
Your route, on an interactive map
Export the GPX route from Komoot, Ride with GPS, or Gaia GPS and drop it in. The crew sees the full route with resupply stops, camps, and water sources, not a screenshot.
Kit and spares, claimed not duplicated
A shared kit list where each rider claims what they are bringing. No more three riders packing a chain breaker and nobody carrying a spare derailleur hanger or tubes.
Resupply sorted before you roll out
Map the resupply stops and who is carrying what between them, so nobody runs dry two ridges from the next town. Everyone sees the plan without a spreadsheet.
Decisions settled with polls
Roll-out time, which route variant to ride, layover day or push on: put it to a poll and get an answer instead of forty unread messages.
Know who is actually prepared
Engagement tracking shows who has opened the brief. Nudge the two riders who have not before they show up short a spare tube.
Three steps. That’s it.
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Drop in your GPX from GAIA GPS, onX Offroad, Komoot, or CalTopo — it becomes an interactive route map.
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Add camps, gear, meals, and any polls or questions for the crew.
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Share one link. Everyone views the brief, claims gear, and votes — no accounts, no downloads.
Bikepacking trip planning, answered
How do I share a Komoot or Ride with GPS route with my whole group?
Export your route as a GPX file from Komoot, Ride with GPS, or Gaia GPS and drop it into The Dirt Brief. It becomes an interactive map inside a full trip brief covering the route, resupply stops, kit, and camps, that your crew opens with one link. No one needs a route-planning subscription just to see where you are riding.
Do the riders in my crew need to make accounts?
No. You build the brief; every rider opens one link. They can view the route, claim kit and spares, vote on polls, and ask questions without signing up or downloading anything.
Is this a navigation app for the ride?
No, and it is not trying to be. You still navigate with Komoot, Ride with GPS, or your GPS head unit. The Dirt Brief is the pre-ride briefing that gets your whole crew on the same page, the part a route file cannot carry.
What does it cost for a group bikepacking trip?
Your first trip is free with every feature unlocked. After that it is $9 one-time per trip, or $39/year for unlimited trips. Only the organizer ever pays, and riders are always free.
Brief your crew with one link
Your first trip is free with every feature unlocked. No credit card.
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