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Backroads Gravel – Nabawa, Western Australia, Australia

• Date: August 7, 2027

• Location: Nabawa, Chapman Valley, Western Australia

• Distances: 160 km, 100 km, 65 km, 20 km, 10 km (gravel ride); Marathon, Half Marathon, 14 km, 5 km (trail run)

• Event Type: Gravel cycling event and trail run

Backroads Gravel is a mass-participation sporting event held in the Chapman Valley region of Midwest Western Australia. Based out of Mazzuchelli Oval in Nabawa, the event features rolling starts from 7:00 am and brings together gravel cycling and trail running across a single weekend.

The gravel cycling component offers five course options ranging from the 10 km Gravel Groms ride up to the 160 km Big Canola, with intermediate distances of 20 km, 65 km, and 100 km. Concurrently, the event includes four trail run distances spanning 5 km, 14 km, a half marathon, and a full marathon. Participants can choose individual disciplines or enter both through a combined entry option.

The event village at Mazzuchelli Oval acts as the start and finish point for all routes. Village facilities include food vendors, coffee, a bar, bike wash services, timing results, and post-race presentations. On course, routes navigate red gravel roads, farm tracks, and unsealed backroads bordered by wheat, canola, and lupin paddocks, with views toward the Moresby Ranges. Aid stations and course marshaling are staffed by local community groups and sports clubs.

The 2027 edition will also host the AusCycling Gravel National Championships, staging national championship competition for elite and age-group categories in Nabawa. For registration information and complete schedule details, visit the official event website.