Rural Minnesota is home to quite a few long standing gravel road races and in recent years many new events have started to become a yearly tradition with cyclists. With varying terrain, minimum maintenance roads, elevation changes, great rural scenery and unpredictable weather in the Spring and Fall, these events are sure to be fun and challenging. Some are free while others require registration fees. Almost all are unsupported requiring the participants to be their own repair and support crew.
This year's calendar will include all types of gravel races, rides and mixed surface events from around the state and just across the border. Some of these have registration cutoff dates, have a rider cap, or more information and registration details that are yet to be announced. Below is a list of all of the gravel events that I'm aware of in chronological order. I will continue to update and add events to this post as they become available. If you are a race or event organizer and would like your event listed here and on my 2022 Minnesota Bike Tours, Rides, Races & Events Schedule, please send me an e-mail.
*Due to Covid-19 some events may have been cancelled, postponed or rescheduled.
February
Hugo FatBike Gravel Road ride-February 26, 2022
Dunn Brothers Coffee
Hugo, MN
March
Hugo FatBike Gravel Road ride-March 5, 2022
Dunn Brothers Coffee
Hugo, MN
Hugo FatBike Gravel Road ride-March 12, 2022
Dunn Brothers Coffee
Hugo, MN
April
Spring Gravel Bike Maintenance Clinic & Social-April 1, 2022
YMCA Camp Vanasek
Baxter, MN
Hugo Gravel Road ride-April 2, 2022
Mississippi National Golf Course
Red Wing, MN
Postcard Registration open November 26-December 31, 2021
150 racer cap
Ride for Rolls-April 3, 2022
Dunn Brothers Coffee
Hugo, MN
50 miles
Pancake 50K (gravel ride)-April 9, 2022
111 S Mitchell St.
St. Ansgar, IA
50 km
Nick E-T's Annual Birthday Gravel Ride-April 10, 2022
Red Wing High School
Red Wing, MN
36 miles
Hugo Gravel Road ride Leaderless ride - Easter weekend-April 16, 2022
Dunn Brothers Coffee
Hugo, MN
Saturday Gravel Ride-April 16, 2022
Imminent Brewing
Dunn Brothers Coffee
Hugo, MN
Saturday Gravel Ride-April 23, 2022
Jack Ruhr Stadium
Miesville, MN
56 miles
Driftless 100-April 30, 2022
Nicollet Bike & Ski Shop
Mankato, MN
25-40 miles
May
HGG Lakeville ride-May 7, 2022
Saturday Gravel Ride-May 7, 2022
GRVL DRMA 3-May 14, 2022
Cable, WI
100, 60 miles
Saturday Gravel Ride-May 14, 2022
Nicollet Bike & Ski Shop
Mankato, MN
25-40 miles
Anders' B-Day Gravel Ride!-May 15, 2022
Behind Bars Bicycle Shop
Minneapolis, MN
50 miles
Sunday Gravel Kickoff Ride-May 15, 2022
Spokengear
Two Harbors, MN
Tuesday Night Gravel-May 17, 2022
Sioux Falls Bicycle Company
Sioux Falls, SD
20-30 miles
Spring Valley 100 Gravel Bike Race-May 21, 2022
Nicollet Bike & Ski Shop
Mankato, MN
25-40 miles
June
Beginner BikePacking Series - Tour 1-June 3-5, 2022
Canton High School - 01
Canton, SD
55 miles
Epic Bike Fest-June 4-5, 2022
American Birkebeiner Trailhead
Cable, WI
Epic Singletrack-June 4
34 miles
Epic Gravel-June 5
70, 30 miles
Dunn Brothers Coffee
Hugo, MN
100 miles
Grav'Elle Ride-June 5, 2022
Jack Ruhr Field
Miesville, MN
35, 20 miles
Ride for Rolls-June 5, 2022
Nicollet Bike & Ski Shop
Mankato, MN
25 miles
Kasners Kick Duchenne Charitable Gravel Bike Ride-June 11, 2022
Nicollet Bike & Ski Shop
Mankato, MN
25-40 miles
Sunday Gravel - Ramblin' with Spokengear-June 12, 2022
Sioux Falls Bicycle Company
Sioux Falls, SD
20-30 miles
Father's Day Gravel - Ramblin' with Spokengear-June 19, 2022
Nicollet Bike & Ski Shop
Mankato, MN
25-40 miles
Sunday Gravel - Ramblin' with Spokengear-June 26, 2022
Brownsville Post Office
Brownsville MN
43, 27 miles
July
Freedhem 76 presented by Panaracer-July 2, 2022
Freedhem Store
Little Falls, MN
76, 46 miles
Saturday Gravel Ride-July 2, 2022
Nicollet Bike & Ski Shop
Mankato, MN
25 miles
Fulton Surface Sampler-July 9, 2022
Nicollet Bike & Ski Shop
Mankato, MN
25-40 miles
Sunday Gravel - Ramblin' with Spokengear-July 10, 2022
Sioux Falls Bicycle Company
Sioux Falls, SD
20-30 miles
Wilderman Offroad Triathlon-July 16-17, 2022
Pembina Gorge
Walhalla, ND
Wilderman Full: 2.4 mile swim, 113.4 mile gravel grinding, mountain biking, 26.7 mile trail run.
Wilderman Half: 1.2 mile swim, 63.8 miles bike, 16.2 mile trail run
Wilderman Relay: Full course, but as a relay. Teams of 2 or 3
Saturday Gravel Ride-July 23, 2022
Sechler Park
Northfield, MN
50, 25, 7 miles / 55, 30 miles gravel
August
Gritty Goose Gravel Grinder-August 6, 2022
Bertram Chain of Lakes Regional Park
Monticello, MN
70, 50, 35 miles
Saturday Gravel Ride-August 6, 2022
Chestnut Plaza
Stillwater, MN
70, 45, 25, 10 miles
75 mile GRAVEL Challenge
Sunday Gravel Langley Shuttle Edition-August 14, 2022
Spokengear
Two Harbors, MN
56, 44, 32, 14 miles
Thursday Ride: Sunshine Summer House-August 18, 2022
Battle Lake, MN
66 miles
Saturday Gravel Ride-August 20, 2022
Sioux Falls Bicycle Company
Sioux Falls, SD
20-30 miles
Grit And Gratitude - A Benefit Ride-August 21, 2022
Spokengear
Two Harbors, MN
50, 25 miles pavement
50 miles gravel
Beginner BikePacking Series - Tour 3-August 26-28, 2022
Mankato, MN
100 mile or 100km paved, 100km gravel
September
Bikepacking S24O (Sub 24 Hour Overnighter)-September 3-4, 2022
Cedar Coffee Company
Two Harbors, MN
Saturday Gravel Ride-September 3, 2022
WI-17
Rhinelander, WI
Friday: Arrive, Bandit Cross
Saturday: Ride, Party
85, 50, 26 miles
Saturday Gravel Ride-September 10, 2022
Nicollet Bike & Ski Shop
Mankato, MN
25-40 miles
Sunrise Gravel Century-September 10, 2022
Sioux Falls Bicycle Company
Sioux Falls, SD
20-30 miles
Cuyuna Class 5 Century - Woodtick Edition-September 18, 2022
The Woodtick Inn
Cuyuna, MN
100, 70, 40 miles
GIRG Ride V - Bull Durham edition-September 18, 2022
Happenings
Steamboat Rock, IA
100, 62, 45, 30 miles
Michael's Cycles Tuesday Night Gravel-September 20, 2022
Fish Tales Bar and Grill
Squaw Lake, MN
104, 50 miles
Dirty 39'er gravel ride-September 24, 2022
Eau Claire County & Clark County, WI
45 miles Saturday/25-30 miles Sunday
Northfield Rotary Bike Tour-September 24, 2022
October
Heck of the North-October 1, 2022
Two Harbors, MN
110, 50, 20 miles
600 rider cap
PAC Gravel Ride Hammond, MN-October 1, 2022
Nicollet Bike & Ski Shop
Mankato, MN
25 miles
Michael's Cycles Gravel Ride-October 4, 2022
Minocqua Winter Park
Minocqua, WI
30, 12 miles
Extreme North Dakota Country Hills Invoking Plaudits (END-CHIP)-October 8, 2022
Lanesboro, MN
50, 24 miles
Online Registration opens June 21, 2022
Rosewood Gramble-October 8, 2022
Northland Community & Technical College
Thief River Falls, MN
62, 25 miles gravel, 30 miles paved
Gray Duck Grit-October 14-15, 2022
Northfield, MN
333, 222, 111 miles
FAB Fall Festival & Rides-October 15, 2022
Blue Rock Bar & Grill
Sioux Falls, SD
20 mile road ride
15 mile gravel ride
Gravel West-October 16, 2022
Fenton Lake
Long Lake, WI
100 miles
Thursday night gravely ride-October 27, 2022
Winona, MN
100, 50 Km
November
PB&B GRAVEL FINALE-November 3, 2022
Luce Line Brewing
Plymouth, MN
Thursday Night Gravel Ride-November 3, 2022
Michael's Cycles-Prior Lake
Prior Lake, MN
27 miles
Michael's Cycles Gravel-November 10, 2022
Michael's Cycles-Prior Lake
Prior Lake, MN
26 miles
Fat & Happy-Thanksgiving Day-November 24, 2022
Square Lake Park
Stillwater, MN
Short Course-11.8 miles
Long Course-21.9 miles
