MAPS

Back in the day, before GPS, before ABS, before fuel injection, before the internet, there were paper maps. Hardy motorcycle folk visited specialist bookshops to buy maps of the world and set off on their converted road bikes in search of Adventure. The world was out there to be explored, but you had to put in a lot of effort to
make it happen.

TECHNOLOGY

And then satellites were launched into space that gave birth to GPS. All of a sudden we could look at a screen and find out exactly where we were anywhere on the planet. It wasn't long before those paper maps were assimilated into the tiny handheld GPS devices that began to be strapped to adventure riders’ bikes. But you still needed to know where to go.

ROUTES

So, with all the world at our fingertips adventure riders still needed a little insider knowledge. Sure you could head off into the unknown, and many riders still do, but if a life-changing, quit your job, go riding for 2 years experience isn't quite on the cards, what's the alternative? If I want to hop over the border and explore dirt roads, how do I find them? How do I know if they are legal? How do I know if they are safe? I just want an adventure bike holiday!

THE BIRTH OF THE TET

In 2016 UK based adventure rider John Ross had an idea. If he knew where to ride dirt roads in the UK, surely there must be other people in Europe that had the same knowledge. Of course they did. John set about creating a small group of visionaries to try and pool their collective knowledge. They would become the Trans Euro Trail's pioneer Linesmen. First France, then Spain, then more people began to hear about this idea to create a single dirt road route through Europe. The wheels were in motion...

TET & ADVENTURE SPEC

When John approached Adventure Spec with his idea we were blown away at what he'd managed to achieve so far. Surely this could be the holy grail of adventure riding in Europe. The foundations were there, John's network of volunteer Linesmen was growing and Adventure Spec had the team and resources that could help shape the idea into something that could have a lasting impact. We got to work creating the Trans Euro Trail website.

A PROJECT FOR GOOD

Adventure Spec are extremely proud to have been part of The Trans Euro Trail. Through John and his Linesmen's hard work the project has been steered with compassion and care. Riding dirt roads is not without challenges, balancing adventure with respect for the environment and communities.

We believe that The Trans Euro Trail can be a project for good. 

It can create lifelong memories for those who ride it, but just as importantly it can help steer adventure tourism into some of the most remote communities around Europe. 

Everyone who rides the TET can be an ambassador for adventure riding.

MAKE ADVENTURE MEMORIES WITH FRIENDS

Today the Trans Euro Trail covers over 85,000km of trails around Europe, and the Facebook group has 120,000 members. We’ve ridden a fraction of those trails with a handful of friends, and yet the memories we’ve created already will stay with us for our lifetime. The true gift of the TET is the adventure that awaits you and your friends, and the stories that are yet to be written.

START YOUR TET ADVENTURE HERE

 MADE FOR THE TET

It's no exaggeration to say that the needs of the TET rider is baked into pretty much every product Adventure Spec make. Our lightweight, layering approach is designed to help you enjoy the environment you are riding through and adapt as the conditions change. 

The styling of our gear is simple, taking cues from the wider world of outdoors hiking and mountaineering clothing. 

Adventure motorcycling on tracks like the TET needs to be as sustainable as possible, and that can be demonstrated from your attitude to the gear you wear.