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 any of the listings on my Event Calendars page, please send me an e-mail.
February
Tuesday Night Gravel-February 6, 2024
Central Park
Northfield, MN
CIRREM 16-February 24, 2024
Cumming Tap
Cumming, IA
100 km
Dahlgreen Gravel Ride-February 24, 2024
Dahlgren Golf Club
Chaska, MN
42 miles
March
Chaska Gravel Ride-March 2, 2024
Chaska Curling Center
Chaska, MN
46 miles
Hugo Gravel Group Ride-March 2, 2024
Dunn Brothers
Hugo, MN
38 miles
Tuesday Night Gravel-March 5, 2024
Central Park
Northfield, MN
24 miles
Gravel/asphalt ride out through Jordan and back by Belle Plaine and up By the Yard hill-March 9, 2024
Michael's Cycles
Prior Lake, MN
40.62 miles
Saturday Morning Gravel-March 9, 2024
Central Park
Northfield, MN
42.5 miles
Gravel Grinders Spring Maintenance Clinic-March 22, 2024
Easy Riders Bicycle & Sport Shop
Brainerd, MN
April
Red Wing, MN
105 miles
Postcard Registration must be postmarked by December 31, 2023
PBB-ish Gravel Ride-April 11, 2024
Luce Line Brewing
Plymouth, MN
35 miles
Hugo Gravel Saturday Morning Ride!-April 20, 2024
Dunn Brothers Coffee
Hugo, MN
35 miles
Iowa Wind and Rock-April 20-21, 2024
Winterset, IA
340 miles
Pella Roubaix Spring Classic-April 20, 2024
Iowa Bike Co.
Pella, IA
100 km, 50 km
Online Registration opens January 1. 2024
Plymouth Bikes n Beers Gravel Ride #1-April 25, 2024
Luce Line Brewing
Plymouth, MN
37 miles
Driftless 100-April 27, 2024
Elkader City Pool
Elkader, IA
100, 60, 30 miles
Miesville FiftySix-April 28, 2024
Jack Ruhr Field
Miesville, MN
56 miles
May
Granny’s Gravel Grinder-May 4, 2024
Grandma’s House
Princeton, MN
100, 50, 25 miles
Hogback GRVL-May 4, 2024
Kinship Brewing Company
Waukee, IA
74, 40 miles
Hungry Bear 100-May 11, 2024
Cable, WI
100, 60, 30 miles
Kalona Horseshoe-May 11, 2024
Kalona Historical Village
Kalona, IA
100 km, 50 km
GRVL DRMA V-May 18, 2024
Central Park
Northfield, MN
390, 165, 110, 55, 30 miles
Le Grand du Nord Gravel Classic-May 25, 2024
Grand Marais, MN
110, 54, 26 miles
Online Registration (opens January 1, 2024)
June
Epic Bike Fest-June 7-9, 2024
American Birkebeiner Trailhead
Cable, WI
Epic Singletrack-June 8
37, 18 miles
Epic Gravel-June 9
50, 27 miles
Kasners Kick Duchenne Charitable Gravel Bike Ride-June 8, 2024
Rambling River Park
Farmington, MN
158, 79, 44, 17.9 miles
Zumbro Gravel Challenge-June 15, 2024
Kwik Trip
Zumbrota, MN
135 km
The Fox Bikepacking Race-June 22-23, 2024
Finland Community Center
Finland, MN
120 miles
Online Registration (opens January 1, 2024)
Lutsen 99'er-June 29, 2024
Lutsen Mountains
Lutsen, MN
99, 69, 49, 25 miles
Online registration opens January 9, 2024
July
Online Registration (opens January 1, 2024)
Bluenose Gopher 50-July 13, 2024
Bluenose Gopher Public House
Granite Falls, MN
50, 10 miles
Lyons-Heart Gravel Classic-July 13, 2024
Dykshoorn Park
Mandan, ND
100, 65, 35 miles
The Wolf Bikepacking Race-July 19-21, 2024
Two Harbors/Ely/Grand Marais/Two Harbors
300 miles
Online Registration (opens January 1, 2024)
Albia Holy Cow-July 20, 2024
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Albia, IA
100 km. 50 km
Tour de SAVE-Northfield MN-July 20, 2024
Sechler Park
Northfield, MN
50, 25, 7 miles
57, 30 miles gravel
Wilderman Offroad Triathlon-July 20-21, 2024
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
Hotdish 100-July 27, 2024
Briggs Outdoors
Winona, MN
100 miles, 100 km, 50km
Tour de Bun Bike Classic-July 27, 2024
Memorial Park Stadium
Montgomery, MN
50, 33, 13 miles
40 miles gravel
August
The Day Across Minnesota-August 10, 2024
Gary, SD to Hager City, WI
480, 240 miles
Online Registration (opens January 6, 2024)
Hollo Gravel Classic-August 10, 2024
Battle Lake, MN
70 miles
Postcard Registration April 1st to August 1st
Rosemount-Miesville Gravel-August 10, 2024
Starbucks
Rosemount, MN
110 km
Rosemount - Red Wing Gravel Challenge-August 10, 2024
Soldier Cutoff Hillduro-August 10, 2024
Pisgah, IA
100 km, 50 km
Gravel route TBD
core4 gravel-August 17, 2024
Wilson's Ciderhouse & Venue
Iowa City, IA
100, 60, 40, 20 miles
Coon Fork 40: A Gravel Ride Adventure-August 24, 2024
Coon Fork Lake County Park
Augusta, WI
88, 45, 28 miles
Gray Duck Grit III-August 31-September 1, 2024
Cannon Valley Fairgrounds
Cannon Falls, MN
333, 222, 111, 69, 50 miles
Online Registration (opens April 1, 2024)
Murphy-Hanrehan Gravel Cruise-August 31, 2024
Murphy-Hanrehan Regional Park
Savage, MN
110 km
September
Redfield Rock’N’Roll -September 7, 2024
Redfield City Park
Redfield, IA
350 km, 200 km, 65 miles, 50 km
WoodChipper Gravel Fondo-September 14, 2024
Hawley, MN
100, 65, 35 miles
Glenwood Superbloom-September 21, 2024
Glenwood, IA
100 km, 50 km
Fairfield Harvest Rush-September 28, 2024
Fairfield, IA
100 miles, 100 km, 50 km
Goliath Gravel Grinder-September 28, 2024
Toppling Goliath Brewing Co.
Decorah, IA
100 km, 50 km, 25 km
The Hardwood Hustle-September 28, 2024
Buchanan Memorial Recreation Area
Nelma, WI
101, 62, 39 miles
Heck of the North Gravel Classic-September 28, 2024
Two Harbors, MN
105, 56, 18 miles
Online Registration (opens January 1, 2024)
Rosewood Gramble-September 28, 2024
Northland Community & Technical College
Thief River Falls, MN
64, 25 miles gravel, 30, 16, 1.4 miles paved
October
Old Fashioned Gravel-October 5, 2024
Hokah, MN
99, 60, 40, 20 miles
Red Granite Grinder-October 12, 2024
Wausau, WI
144, 85, 50, 12 miles
