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Into the Forgotten Kingdom

Lesotho · 10-page feature

Bicycling Magazine’s Issue 3, 2026 feature on the Lesotho ride — 344 km, nine days, no roads, and one Jack Russell riding shotgun in a handlebar basket. Words & pictures by Sean Fraenkel. Browse the full scanned spread below.

The Route Journal

Plan the ride on the map.

RideWithGPS collection for route shape, segments, and elevation. Open the full route guide for field notes on the climb over Sani Pass, the high-altitude camps, and life on the road.

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Into the Forgotten Kingdom

Story, route & print

Lesotho highlands bikepacking
Editorial story

Unseen footage & images

Clips, field photos, and the long-form story — including moments that never made the magazine feature.

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Lesotho route guide
Route guide

Plan the Lesotho crossing

Map, field notes, high passes, and the practical intel from nine days in the mountains.

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Read the magazine version

The published Bicycling feature in flipbook format — browse the full ten-page spread above.