Events
Participating in, reporting on, and providing a deep list of events for our readers are a focus for The Unpaved Hub. Event promoters put their hearts, souls, and a lot of time and resources into hosting events. We want to inform readers about events near them and help drive participation. Cycling is a perfect way to meet people and see the world, and events are catalysts at achieving both.
The below events target the gravel and mountain biking disciplines, but include some awesome road cycling events as well. You will also find links to cycling expos and festivals. The events vary from well-known events across the U.S. (and some internationally) to more grassroots events near The Hub’s home base of Pennsylvania. If you don’t see your favorite event and want it added, please contact us on the form located at bottom.
***Please note that The Unpaved Hub is not affiliated with any of the events listed below.***
Table of Contents
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Ted’s XL’ent Adventure – California
Belgian Waffle Ride California
Tour of California Alps – Death Ride
Tahoe Trail MTB Leadville Race Series
Mountains to Meadows Gravelduro
Grasshopper Adventure Series
(The remaining hoppers vary year-to-year. See the series website for others).
Colorado
Cloud City Wheelers – Leadville Winter Bike Series
Grand Junction Rides & Vibes MTB Music Festival
Sunrise to Sunset Elephant Rock
Stages Cycling Silver Rush 50 MTB
Stages Cycling Leadville Stage Race
Telluride 100 Mountain Bike Race
Florida
Heartbreaker Cycling Invitational Ride
Georgia
Idaho
Kansas
Belgian Waffle Ride Lawrence, Kansas
Maryland
Michigan
Short’s Brewing Fat Bike Series
Polar Roll Winter Adventure Race
Salsa Fargo Sub-48 Bike Packing Adventure
The Maple River Gravel Grinder
Michigan Gravel Race Series
Lord of the Springs Gravel Bike Race
Lowell Classic Gravel Road Race
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Buffalo Bill Rough Rider Gravel Grinder
Nevada
New England
Ted’s XL’ent Adventure – Vermont
Carrabassett Backcountry Cycle Challenge
Mt. Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb
D2R2 – The Deerfield Dirt Road Randonnée
New York
Bike New York – Five Boro Bike Tour
The Farmer’s Daughter Gravel Grinder
Wilmington Whiteface Mountain Bike Race
North and South Carolina
Belgian Waffle Ride North Carolina
Southeast Gravel Races
Gravel Battle of Sumter Forest
Blue Ridge Adventures Races
Off-Road Assault on Mt. Mitchell – ORAMM
North Dakota
Ohio
Gravel
Ohio Gravel Race Series
Baitin’ the Shark Gravel Road Race
Ohio MTB Championship Events
All events listed on the OMBC website.
Oklahoma
Central Oklahoma Gravel Growler
Oregon
The Oregon Trail Gravel Grinder
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Gravel
Eastern PA
Cross Cut Dirty Metric Century
Philly Bike Expo (not gravel/MTB per se, but you can ride unpaved terrain around Philly) (2024)
Central PA
Seasons of Rothrock – Session I Whipple Dam State Park
Rothrock GRIT Gravel Grinder (Seasons of Rothrock – Session II)
Keystone Gravel (no 2023 event)
unPAved of the Susquehanna River Valley
Pennsylvania Gravel Race Series p/b Trans-Sylvania Productions
Allegheny National Forest Gravel Grinder
Western PA
The Hillman Hustle Gravel Road Circuit Race
SweetWater Whiskey Rebellion Gravel Race (canceled)
Oil Boom Gravel Ride (Facebook Page)
Tour the Montour (rail-trail)
The Quick & The Dead – Mt. Davis Gravel Grinder
Rock Oil Foliage Frenzy (Event website)
Pennsylvania MTB
Eastern PA
Mid-Atlantic Super Series (PA, DE, NJ, MD)
Rattling MTB (a part of Mid-Atlantic Super Series)
Bear Creek XC Challenge (a part of Mid-Atlantic Super Series)
On The Rocks @ French Creek (a part of Mid-Atlantic Super Series)
Central PA
Trans-Sylvania Mountain Bike Epic
Seasons of Rothrock – Session III Greenwood Furnace
Seasons of Rothrock – Session IV Tussey Mountain
Western PA
Hollow Oak Land Trust Winterfest @ Montour Woods
Yellow Creek Monthly MTB Race #1
Yellow Creek Monthly MTB Race #2
Son of a Beast of Brady’s Run 3/6 Hour MTB Race (no 2023 date as of 1/24/23)
Yellow Creek Monthly MTB Race #3 (Bike the Wilds Collab)
Yellow Creek Monthly MTB Race #4 (Bike the Wilds Collab)
South Dakota
Pine Island Gravel Odyssey, f/k/a Gold Rush Gravel Grinder
Tennessee
Texas
Austin Rattler Leadville Race Series
Utah
Cedar City Fire Road 100k (no 2023 date as of 1/24/23)
Virginia
Gravel
Stokesville Strade (no 2023 date as of 1/24/23)
Stokesville Gravel – Little Switzerland 100K (no 2023 date as of 1/24/23)
Epic Appalachian Gravel Camp – Spring Edition
Stokesville Gravel – Gaps & Hollows (no 2023 date as of 1/24/23)
MTB
Bikepacking
Washington
West Virginia
Bike Bash at Big Bear West Virginia
Revenge of the Rattlesnake MTB Race
West Virginia Gravel Series
Dirty Double Gravel Race (canceled)
Gravel Race Up Spruce Knob – GRUSK
West Virginia Mountain Bike Association Events
Race to Lil’ Moe’s WVMBA MTB Race
Brapps Then Taps WVMBA MTB Race, n/k/a Arrowhead Series Final
West Virginia Fat Bike Series
Mountain State Fat Bike Champs
Wisconsin
Wyoming
International
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