Welcome to the Trail Warrior Project. We are a Veteran non-profit organization providing guided bikepacking and adventure cycling trips. Our mission is to provide guided outdoor activities for veterans to spend time in nature as a restorative experience.

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"This ride was packed with awesome scenery and great conversations with fellow veterans. I was able to disconnect from everything stressful in life and focus all my attention on the moment. I was able to push myself mentally and physically as well. Thank you Trail Warriors for this amazing opportunity. I haven’t had that much fun in a long time."

Joshua Junkin - El Paso ride - 2021

Mission Debrief: Deep in the Heart of Texas

Odis Franklin

May 26
5 min

Mission Debrief: Deep in the Heart of Texas

I've always wanted to do a bikepacking route in Texas, but the problem was, that Texas has so much private land and so little public...

Odis Franklin

Jan 25
3 min

A Monumental Time in the Desert

Every January, the Trail Warrior Project tackles a part of the Monumental Loop around Las Cruces, NM. The past two years we did the...

Odis Franklin

Jun 14, 2022
3 min

A Memorial and an Extraction

The New Mexico Off-Road Runner is the route the Trail Warrior Project was created on. John Carter was on the original ride and was an...

Odis Franklin

Jun 11, 2022
3 min

Lightening the Load

The first time I did the New Mexico Off Road Runner, I used the bike I had at the time. I wasn't sure if I'd like bikepacking and didn't...

Mick Sudano

Jun 2, 2022
4 min

Mission Debrief: Cabezon Peak 2022

In late April of 2022, we returned to Cabezon Peak near Albuquerque, NM for a 2-night | 78-mile mission. Our crew consisted of Jesse...

Odis Franklin

Jun 1, 2022
4 min

Battle Buddy

What is a battle buddy? The battle buddy system teaches Soldiers how to work together as a team and how to look out for fellow Soldiers...

Odis Franklin

Jan 21, 2022
5 min

Trip Report Monumental Loop

In 2020 we tried to do the top portion of the Monumental Loop and to say the least, it was much tougher than expected. We decided to make...

Mick Sudano

Dec 29, 2021
7 min

Trip Report: Big Bend Expedition 2021

"The struggle makes it memorable," I told Joe, as we pushed our bikes up another chunky steep ascent. There were many moments on this...

Mick Sudano

Oct 29, 2021
5 min

Trip Report: Ruidoso Expedition

Early October is a special time of year around Ruidoso, New Mexico. The heat mellows, nights become cool, and the leaves change color in...

marissaawright

Jun 6, 2021
12 min

Trip Report: Cabezon Peak Overnighter

This trip began with our crew in Placitas, New Mexico, just outside of Albuquerque via Rio Rancho; a deviation off the route between...

marissaawright

Mar 6, 2021
9 min

Trip Report: El Paso Overnighter

"Slowing down" is the reason so many of us get outdoors. Slowing down was the last thing on my mind as I rolled west through Van Horn...

marissaawright

Jan 6, 2021
10 min

BBNP Day One: "Ain't got no more go"

“You can't see anything from a car; you've got to get out of the goddamn contraption and walk, better yet crawl, on hands and knees, over...

Odis Franklin

Jan 5, 2021
2 min

NMORR Day 2...Struck all our Matches

I'll randomly post some write-ups of memorable days on the bike.....this was very memorable. We got up late, it was a very cold night and...

Odis Franklin

Dec 20, 2020
1 min

2020 - What a Year!

Here at the Trail Warrior project, we have had quite a year, like everyone else has due to the "C" word. We always start our "year" out...

Odis Franklin

Dec 6, 2020
1 min

Veterans Day Fundraiser

The annual Veterans Day ride was a huge success this year! We had 36 registered riders, our biggest year yet! We have our ride on...

Day 8 From the NMORR "A Day for Everything"

Odis Franklin

Nov 6, 2020
2 min

Day 8 From the NMORR "A Day for Everything"

After enduring "Beartrap Canyon the day before" As we ate breakfast looking toward the direction Winston was in and the direction we were...

Odis Franklin

Oct 23, 2020
1 min

Have Fun!

One reason we all go bikepacking is to get away from the day to day and "unplug". I always try to have fun and joke around. When I first...

Mick Sudano

Apr 8, 2020
2 min

Letting Go

We have decided to simply just be The Trail Warrior Project. Sap&Sprocket will be a pleasant memory and part of our history.

Mick Sudano

Feb 8, 2020
6 min

Ambition v. Reality

It seemed like no matter how much I told my legs to go, they refused to put out more than 10%. I thought I probably just needed to eat ...

Feb 7, 2020
1 min

Big Bend Expedition 2019

On December 14-17 the Trail Warrior Project had their inaugural Veterans bikepacking expedition at the Big Bend Ranch State Park. There...

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