Short Gravel Events Under 50 km
Looking for your first gravel event? Sub-50 km races are the easiest way in — short enough to recover from quickly, long enough to feel like a proper ride.
201 events on this page across 30 countries.
Frequently asked questions
Is 50 km a beginner distance?
Yes. Most fit road cyclists can ride 50 km of gravel comfortably with a few weeks of preparation.
Short Gravel Events Under 50 km
- Tonto Mountain Rides — 15 November 2026 · Mesa, Arizona, United States
- Belgian waffle ride, Mexico — 21 November 2026 – 22 November 2026 · Tequisquiapan, Querétaro, Mexico
- Apple Crumble Gravel Crit — 29 November 2026 · Templestowe, Australia
- GORILLA GRAVEL — 30 November 2026 – 5 December 2026 · Kigali, Rwanda
- Happy Valley Grit — 6 December 2026 · Roanoke, Virginia, United States
- Frenzy Hills Rides — 6 December 2026 · Phoenix, Arizona, United States
- LOW GAP — 31 January 2027 · Ukiah, California, United States
- The Grind — 6 February 2027 · Magaliesburg, South Africa
- Old Man Winter Bike Rally & Run — 7 February 2027 · Lyons, Colorado, United States
- PARENZANA GRAVEL RACE — 14 February 2027 · Poreč, Croatia
- Farmland Gravel — 20 February 2027 · Saluda, South Carolina, United States
- Great Otway Gravel Grind — 27 February 2027 – 28 February 2027 · Forrest, Victoria, Australia
- Valley of Tears Gravel 2027 — 5 March 2027 – 6 March 2027 · Turkey, Texas, United States
- True Grit Gravel Epic — 14 March 2027 · Santa Clara, Utah, United States
- Exeter Gravel Races — 21 March 2027 · Exeter, England, United Kingdom
- BVR Gravel Camp · Småland · 1–4 April 2027 — 1 April 2027 – 4 April 2027 · Mariannelund, Jönköping County, Sweden
- Mine Creek Gravel Battle — 3 April 2027 · Mound City, Kansas, United States
- Bedrock Gravel Festival — 4 April 2027 – 11 April 2027 · Tochni, Cyprus
- Bedrock Valley Gravel Ride — 4 April 2027 · Tulare County, California, United States
- BVR Gravel Camp · Småland · 8–11 April 2027 — 8 April 2027 – 11 April 2027 · Mariannelund, Jönköping County, Sweden
- Flint Hills Gravel — 10 April 2027 · Americus, Kansas, United States
- RELIANCE Deep Woods Gravel Grinder — 23 April 2027 – 25 April 2027 · Reliance, Tennessee, United States
- Escape the Badger Gravel Event — 24 April 2027 · Baraboo, Wisconsin, United States
- Desert Gravel — 24 April 2027 · Fruita, Colorado, United States
- Belgian Cycling Ride — 24 April 2027 · Tubize, Walloon Brabant, Belgium
- Haldon Heroic — 24 April 2027 · Exeter, England, United Kingdom
- 2027 Muddy Onion Spring Classic Gravel Grinder — 24 April 2027 · Montpelier, Vermont, United States
- Cyclo Sud Bourgogne — 24 April 2027 · Viré, Bourgogne – Franche-Comté, France
- Delirium Vélo Tour — 24 April 2027 · Nazareth, East Flanders, Belgium
- Humdinger Gravel — 24 April 2027 · Fordland, Missouri, United States
- Cascadia Super Gravel — 24 April 2027 · Olympia, Washington, United States
- Whiskey Tango Fondo — 24 April 2027 – 25 April 2027 · Independence, California, United States
- StG Gravel Classic — 25 April 2027 · Sainte Genevieve, Missouri, United States
- Paris to Ancaster 2027 — 25 April 2027 · Ancaster, Canada
- Colmarp Century — 25 April 2027 · Norrköping, Sweden
- 2027 Tour of Georgia Gran Fondo — 25 April 2027 · Dodge County, Georgia, United States
- Suffolk Roubaix — 25 April 2027 · Southwold Common, England, United Kingdom
- Swartberg 100 Gran Fondo — 27 April 2027 · Prince Albert, Western Cape, South Africa
- The Ceder Gravel — 1 May 2027 · Cederberg Local Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa
- Mammoth Endurance Gravel — 1 May 2027 · Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, United States
- Jersey Gravel Grinder — 2 May 2027 · Bedminster, New Jersey, United States
- Gravel 'n' Gröstl — 5 May 2027 – 9 May 2027 · Bezirk Kitzbühel, Tyrol, Austria
- BVR Gravel Camp · Småland · 6–9 May 2027 — 6 May 2027 – 9 May 2027 · Mariannelund, Jönköping County, Sweden
- Gravel Gaume and more — 7 May 2027 – 8 May 2027 · Wallonia, Luxembourg, Belgium
- Hungry Bear Gravel 2027 — 8 May 2027 · Cable, WI, United States
- BVR Gravel Camp · Småland · 13–16 May 2027 — 13 May 2027 – 16 May 2027 · Mariannelund, Jönköping County, Sweden
- Stetina's Paydirt — 15 May 2027 · Carson City, Nevada, United States
- Wild Horse Gravel — 15 May 2027 – 16 May 2027 · De Beque, Colorado, United States
- Seven Gravel Race — 16 May 2027 · Nannup, Australia
- Gravel Centro 2027 — 21 May 2027 – 23 May 2027 · San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
- La Manchuela Gravel — 21 May 2027 – 22 May 2027 · La Manchuela, Castile and León, Spain
- Mine Hill Gravel Challenge Race — 24 May 2027 · Roxbury, Connecticut, United States
- Le Grand du Nord Gravel Cycling Classic — 29 May 2027 · Grand Marais, Minnesota, United States
- The Skirmish — 3 June 2027 – 6 June 2027 · Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States
- Gravel Adventure – UCI Gravel World Series — 5 June 2027 – 7 June 2027 · Świeradów-Zdrój, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
- Gordon Pine Barrens 50 and 25 — 5 June 2027 · Gordon, Wisconsin, United States
- Korea Epic Ride — 5 June 2027 – 10 June 2027 · Nae-myeon, Gangwon State, South Korea
- GRAEAN CYMRU — 5 June 2027 – 6 June 2027 · Llyn Brenig, Wales, United Kingdom
- BISSEN Gravel & MTB — 6 June 2027 · Fyn, Denmark
- Niseko Gravel Spring Ride — 6 June 2027 – 7 June 2027 · Niseko, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan