Get ready to saddle up and explore the great outdoors in 2024 with an array of exciting gravel and bikepacking events. From multi-day races to leisurely gravel rides through picturesque landscapes, these events offer cyclists of all levels the chance to discover new trails, forge lasting friendships, and create unforgettable memories on the bike. Here’s a glimpse into some of the standout events lined up for the year.
Some of the biggest and best-known gravel and bikepacking events
🇪🇺 Transcontinental Race (Europe)
This ultra-endurance bikepacking race crosses Europe from west to east, covering thousands of kilometers. It’s considered one of the toughest self-supported bikepacking events in the world.
Date: July 21, 2024
Start/ Finish: Roubaix (France)/ Instanbul (Tuerkiye)
Distance: 4000 km
🇮🇸 The Rift (Iceland)
Known for its challenging terrain and stunning landscapes, The Rift is a gravel race in Iceland that attracts cyclists from around the globe.
Date: July 20, 2024
Start/ Finish: Hvolsvöllur/ Iceland
Distance: 200 km
▶ The Rift
🇪🇸 TransPyrenees Race (Spain)
This bikepacking race takes participants on a journey from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean, traversing the entire length of the Pyrenees mountain range.
Date: June 30, 2024
Start/ Finish: Llançà (Spain)/ San Sebastián (Spain)
Distance: 1000 km
🇰🇬 Silk Road Mountain Race (Kyrgyzstan)
The Silk Road Mountain Race traverses the breathtaking landscapes of Central Asia along historic trade routes. This challenging bikepacking adventure takes riders through remote mountain ranges, desolate deserts, and picturesque valleys, offering an unparalleled experience of exploration and self-discovery.
Date: August 07, 2024
Start/ Finish: Bishkek/ Cholpon Ata
Distance: 1938 km
Bikepacking events lasting several days
🇩🇪 Bikepacking Franconia DIY
Date: self-selectable
Start/ Finish: Trebgast
Distance: 760 km / 150 km
🇩🇪 Hanse Gravel
Date: 11.4.2024
Start/ Finish: Hamburg/ Stettin
Distance: 600 km
🇪🇸 Desertus Bikus
Date: 13.-20.4.2024
Start/ Finish: Anglet/ ESP/ – Setubal/ ESP
Distance: 1350 km
🇳🇱 All Along The Watchtowers
Date: 9.5.2024
Start/ Finish: Echten/ NL
Distance: 750 km
🇩🇪 Mainfranken Graveller
Date: 9.5.2024
Start/ Finish: Würzburg
Distance: 482 km / 631 km
🇳🇱 The ASA Epic
Date: 10.-15.5.2024
Start/ Finish: Amersfoort/ NL
Distance: 1000 km
🇪🇸 Kromvojoj
Date: 11.5.2024
Start/ Finish: Reus/ ESP
Distance: 925 km / 1385 km
🇸🇮 🇮🇹 Seven Serpents
Date: 12.5.2024
Start/ Finish: Ljubljana, SVN – Triest, IT
Distance: 850 km
🇩🇪 Steppenwolf #BUB24 – Berlin-Usedom-Berlin
Date: 23.5.2024
Start/ Finish: Berlin
Distance: 550 km / 750 km
▶ #BUB24
🇮🇹 Tuscany Trail
Date: 24.-25.5.2024
Start/ Finish: Castagneto Carducci
Distance: 470 km
🇬🇧 Yorkshire Divide – Source to Sea Trail
Date: 25.-30.5.2024
Start/ Finish: Esk/ Calder, GB
Distance: 909 km
▶ Yorkshire Divide – Source to Sea Trail
🇬🇷 Hellenic Mountain Race
Date: 25.5.-1-6-2024
Start/ Finish: Meteora/ Nafpaktos, GRC
Distance: 900 km
🇨🇭 Gravel Trans Jura
Date: 30.5-5.6.2024
Start/ Finish: Baden/ CH – Nyon/ CH
Distance: 390 km
🇺🇸 Great American Wheel Race 2024
Date: 9.6.2024
Start/ Finish: Seattle/ USA – Washington/ USA
Distance: 6000 km
▶ Great American Wheel Race 2024
🇩🇪 Hackenpedder
Date: 15.6.2024
Start/ Finish: Kiel
Distance: 1000 km / 600 km
🇪🇸 El Piri 2024
Date: 15.6.2024
Start/ Finish: Girona/ ESP
Distance: 850 km
▶ El Piri
🇦🇹 The ALPS
Date: 22.-29.6.2024
Start/ Finish: Gmund am Tegernsee/ Sal, IT
Distance: 630 km
▶ The ALPS
🇳🇱 The Hills Have Bikes
Date: 22.-30.6.2024
Start/ Finish: Amerongen/ NL
Distance: 1130 km
🇳🇴 The Bright Midnight
Date: 14.-21.7.2024
Start/ Finish: Tolga/ NOR
Distance: 1100 km
🇪🇸 The Capitals 2024
Date: 21.-26.7.2024
Start/ Finish: Barcelona/ ESP
Distance: 823 km
🇩🇪 Lakes ‘N’ Knödel
Date: 3.8.2024
Start/ Finish: Salzburg, AT / Bregenz, AT
Distance: 725 km
🇳🇱 Utrecht Ultra
Date: 3.-7.8.2024
Start/ Finish: Utrecht/ NL
Distance: 1000 km
🇳🇴 Mother North
Date: 11.8.2024
Start/ Finish: Lillehammer/ NOR
Distance: 950 km
🇩🇪 Expedition Ost
Date: 16.-18.8.2024
Start/ Finish: Leipzig
Distance: 500 km
🇨🇭 Vollgummi Vol.2
Date: 16.-18.8.2024
Start/ Finish: Burgdorf/ CH
Distance: 500 km
🇮🇹 Sneak Peaks
Date: 5./6.9.2024
Start/ Finish: Bozen, IT
Distance: 500 / 770 / 1100 km
🇫🇷 🇨🇭 The Alps Divide
Date: 7.9.2024
Start/ Finish: Menton, FR / Genfer See, CH
Distance: 1000 km
One-day Gravel Rides or over the Weekend
🇺🇸 Gran Fondo Merced
Date: 15.-16.3.2024
Start/ Finish: Merced, CA, USA
Distance: 98 km / 135 km
🇩🇪 Ronde van de Wijnstraat
Date: 30.3.2024
Start/ Finish: Worms
Distance: 130 km / 200 km
🇦🇹 Wörthersee Gravel Race
Date: 7.4.2024
Start/ Finish: Velden am Wörthersee/ AT
Distance: 144 km
🇩🇪 Doitnau Gravel Camp
Date: 8.-11.4.2024
Start/ Finish: Volkenroda
Distance: –
🇪🇸 Border Bash Aragon
Date: 18.-21.4.2024
Start/ Finish: Aragon, ESP
Distance: different distances
🇪🇸 Utopia Gravel Festival
Date: 26.-28.4.2024
Start/ Finish: Baza/ ESP
Distance: 50 km / 110 km / 170 km
🇳🇱 Gravel Fondo Limburg
Date: 28.4.2024
Start/ Finish: Valkenburg/ NL
Distance: 80 – 120 km
🇩🇪 3Rides Gravel Rides
Date: 10.-12-5.2024
Start/ Finish: Aachen
Distance: 60 – 126 km
🇺🇸 Roughneck Gravel Roubaix
Date: 25.5.2024
Start/ Finish: Titusville/ USA
Distance: 40 / 64 km / 160 km / 400 km
🇩🇪 Allgäu Gravel
Date: 8.6.2024
Start/ Finish: Isny im Allgäu
Distance: –
🇩🇪 Everve Graveltour
Date: 15.6.2024
Start/ Finish: Albstadt
Distance: 42 km / 89 km / 123 km
🇦🇹 Gravallo
Date: 15.6.2024
Start/ Finish: Linz/ AUT
Distance: 85 km / 95 km / 130 km
▶ Gravallo
🇦🇹 Into The Wold
Date: 27.-30.6.2024
Start/ Finish: Mellau/ AUT
Distance: 55 km / 75 km / 100 km
🇩🇪 Gravelhunt
Date: 28.-30.6.2024
Start/ Finish: Marburg
Distance: 60 km / 100 km / 250 km
🇨🇭 Octopus Gravel
Date: 29.6.2024
Start/ Finish: Andermatt/ C
Distance: 155 km
🇩🇪 Nibelungen Gravelride
Date: 6.7.2024
Start/ Finish: Worms
Distance: 100 km / 140 km / 2600 km
🇩🇪 Gravel Rallye Balck Forest
Date: 19.-21.7.2024
Start/ Finish: Feldberg, Baden-Württemberg
Distance: 30 km – 155 km
🇧🇪 Dirty Boar Gravelride
Date: 7.9.2024
Start/ Finish: Hautes Fagnes, BEL
Distance: 160 – 170 km
🇩🇪 Matschfuss Fall Edition 2.0
Date: 28.-29.9.2024
Start/ Finish: Kiel
Distance: 100 km
🇩🇪 Gravel Rallye Rhine Valley
Date: 12.-13.10.2024
Start/ Finish: Eichstetten am Kaiserstuhl
Distance: 50 km – 160 km
