Johor, Malaysia
Kota Tinggi Overnighter
The one to do first. Two days, one night out, and enough of a taste of self-supported riding to know whether you want more.
- Length
- 2 daysSample
- Daily
- 70–90 kmSample
- High point
- About 200 mSample
- Resupply
- DailySample
Taking shape
Long journeys are what BICII started for. These routes, stages and details are samples while we ride the first ones.
Everything that’s still missingThe route, in stagesSample
Woodlands to Kota Tinggi
Day 1. Across the border and north through the plantations.
Kota Tinggi and home
Day 2. Breakfast at camp and the long way back.
ConditionsSample
- Season
- Year round, dodging the worst of the monsoon
- Surface
- Quiet roads and plantation tracks
- Resupply
- Daily
What you carry
Sleeping
- Hammock or a light tent
- Sleeping bag liner
- Insect repellent
Cooking
- Small stove
- One pot
- Spork, mug, lighter
Tools
- Multi-tool
- Pump
- Tubes and patches
- Chain link and tool
Carrying
- Bar roll
- Frame bag
- Seat pack
- 3 L water minimum
- Passport
Before you commit
You carry everything
Shelter, cooking, tools, spares, and enough water to reach the next town. Typically 10–15 kg on the bike before water.
There is no van
If you stop, the group stops or the group goes on. Agree which before you leave, and mean it.
You fix your own bike
Learn the basics before you go: a puncture, a broken chain, a loose bolt. Ask us and we'll show you.
Weather decides
Routes change. In the monsoon, days get shortened or abandoned. Don't book anything tight for the last evening.
Ask about Kota Tinggi Overnighter.
Tell us what you've ridden before, and we'll be honest about the fit.