The Rider Guide
One place for everything: the week, what to bring, how each day runs, where you sleep, and how you get home. Bookmark this page.
The printable fold-up set of daily cheat sheets. Each day also has its own card on its page.
All five day routes in one collection. Save them offline before you arrive — cell service drops out in the Delta.
How the gear-truck bag system works: one 27-gallon tote not to exceed 50 lbs and one small, soft-sided duffel, plus the full packing list.
Scan with your phone camera to join the 2026 Graveler Rider Community for announcements.
The days
Each day, hour by hour: the schedule, the route and its mile markers, where you sleep, the town you are in, and the plan if something goes wrong.
- Day 0 · Monday, October 5 — Arrival in Jonesboro
- Day 1 · Tuesday, October 6 — Onto the ridge
- Day 2 · Wednesday, October 7 — Into the St. Francis
- Day 3 · Thursday, October 8 — Short day to the blues festival
- Day 4 · Friday, October 9 — Across the rice
- Day 5 · Saturday, October 10 — The long one, to the river
- Day 6 · Sunday, October 11 — Going home
Places
The towns you sleep in, the venues you sleep at, and the places you pass. Each one is written up on the day that owns it.
