Enduro-style: 4 timed segments on ~100 km loop. Festival with camping, live music & bike expo. Highest-rated gravel race in Germany

Unsupported ultracycling challenge. Palatinate Forest, Black Forest, Jura, Vosges. Registration closed for 2026.

2 timed segments; rest navigated by GPX. Part of BIKE Festival Willingen

Unsupported ultra challenge over the Harz peaks & plains of Saxony-Anhalt. Brocken + 10 highest Harz passes. 100 starters max.

Hamburg's Unbound. Free entry. 100 spots/distance. Loop from the Elbe into Schleswig-Holstein

Premiere 2026. Self-supported, 24 h limit. Palatinate Forest → France → back. 100 riders max. Inspired by Unbound

Non-competitive recreational gravel ride through the Rhine region

Self-supported ultradistance bikepacking from Düsseldorf to Dijon; 135-hour limit. Non-competitive. Starts in Germany.

Off-road bikepacking challenge from Hamburg to the Brocken and back — fast gravel tracks, winding forest trails and quiet country roads. Not a race but a shared community adventure; self-supported. 99 spots with 50/50 gender split; shortcut riders camp at Campingplatz Wildwood in the Südheide.

Non-competitive 6-day bikepacking through the Swiss Jura. Flexible pace; 400 starters max. Deadline: finish in Nyon by Jun 10, 18:00

Multi-day ultra bikepacking from Munich through the Karwendel Alps & Bavaria. Mix of gravel, trails & alpine routes. Live GPS tracking.

Self-supported bikepacking loop around Schleswig-Holstein; coastal cliffs, gravel tracks, forests, moorland & dikes. 130 riders max; gender parity policy (~50/50 men/FLINTA). Full route or 650 km shortcut; self-paced with no fixed time limit.

9th edition. 1,000 km self-supported loop through the entire Taunus region north of Frankfurt. ~20 m elevation per km. GPS-tracked.

Women-only; first time as 3-day event in 2026 — Mountain Time Trial (7.5 km / 600 hm) + Mediofondo + Granfondo. Part of international LA REINE series

Race Across Austria gravel edition. 500 km to the geographical centre of Austria (Bad Aussee) & back. Time limits: Race 52 h / Adventure 63 h. 200 slots

Race Across Austria gravel edition. 300 km to Austria's northernmost point & back, partly along the Iron Curtain. 70% gravel. Time limits: Race 27 h / Adventure 33 h

Self-supported, self-navigated bikepacking brevet; 5 mandatory checkpoints at dead-end roads. Non-competitive.

Unsupported 4-day self-navigation ultra through northern Germany; exact route revealed at race start

Swabian Alb — "Schwäbischer Grand Canyon" via Oberes Donautal. Guided pace groups. 200 km route crosses 1,000 m summit

Multi-day cycling event in the Austrian Alps (Bregenzerwald). 2026 adds a new ULTRA: ~300 km / 8,000 hm with 36-hour limit

Qualifies riders for World Champs in Nannup, AU. Held on the iconic 2017 MTB World Champs course near Lake Constance

UCI Gravel World Series. Vaud Alps; future host of 2029 UCI Gravel World Championships. 70 km Mediofondo + 104 km Granfondo.

Festival at Feldberg (990 m); day loops, fun race, 300 km Overnighter via Furtwangen. BBQ + vinyl DJ

3-day festival in Sauerland. UCI qualifier on Sun 19 Jul. Stage race Fri–Sun. More technical than former Aachen venue

Self-supported gravel brevet through the Harz mountains; 82% off-road. 120-hour time limit.

One of Europe's most famous endurance events; 10th anniversary of the gravel marathon. Gravel.one extended to 93+ km for 2026. Runs alongside the MTB marathon.

European Bikepacking Festival on the shore of Lake Neuchâtel; talks, workshops, expo, live music & optional inbound routes from across Europe.

All the big Black Forest summits in one day: Feldberg, Belchen, Kandel, Schauinsland, Blauen

Weekend festival in Dahlener Heide; forest trails, heathland; camping on site

Race Across Austria gravel edition. Nickelsdorf → Feldkirch. Runs alongside the WUCA European Ultracycling Championship. Time limits: Race 88 h / Adventure 112 h

Race Across Austria gravel edition. Gerlos (Zillertal) → Feldkirch. Großglockner special segment. Time limits: Race 35 h / Adventure 45 h

Self-supported ultra through the Austrian Alps — Grossglockner, Nockalm, Obertauern, Sölkpass, and more. Classic: ~2,500 km; Entree: ~800 km. Solo or pairs. Start/finish: Graz

Offroad-heavy bikepacking from Flensburg through southern Denmark; fjords, Denmark's highest peak, gravel tracks, sand dunes & beach. Full 600 km or 480 km shortcut. Limited to 90 participants.

500 km bikepacking loop from Innsbruck through Bavaria and back. Road/gravel; part of the Bike Adventure Series.

Switzerland's most legendary Alpine gran fondo. Five iconic passes: Susten, Grimsel, Nufenen, Lukmanier, Oberalp. 3,250 riders; ~40% international. ⚠ Currently sold out — waitlist open

First edition. Rally-style timing with 2-3 timed sections per stage. Jura region. 300 participants max.

2nd edition; starts on F1 straight, crosses the Nordschleife "Green Hell"

Self-supported ultra through the Black Forest; free route choice between 4 checkpoints (all 24 h open). No pre-booked accommodation allowed. Solo €190 / Duo €360

Community rides + 400 km self-supported ultra. Only 9 finished the 2025 premiere ultra

27-year-old MTB marathon adds gravel category; Brend climb → Katharinenhöhe

Gravel addition to the 53rd Bodensee-Radmarathon. 3 distances from two start points (Stein am Rhein & Kreuzlingen). Part of Swiss Cycling Top Tour. Runs day after the road marathon (Sep 12). Starts from 07:00; course closes 16:00. Registration deadline: 22 Aug 2026.

Long-distance gravel/road marathon through the Black Forest

3-day gravel camp; authentic gravel spirit near Wörthersee in the Rosental valley

3-day organized bikepacking loop through the Karwendel from Seefeld; 2 nights in Alpine huts (Soiernhaus, Plumsjochalm). Accommodation & breakfast included in entry fee.

Group ride & individual challenge in one. Individual pace, stunning Allgäu scenery around Pfronten.

3-stage race in the Valais Alps from Champex-Lac basecamp. Timed climbs only; rest non-competitive. Full support: feed stations, mechanics, medics.

Women-only; timed sections only, rest non-competitive. 500+ participants expected. Route through Markgräflerland, Tuniberg & Kaiserstuhl; finish at Schlossberg

3rd edition. Unsupported bikepacking rally from Fuschl am See to Lake Constance area.

Gravel ultra from Bad Waldsee through the Allgäu, across the Nagelfluhkette into Tyrol and back via quiet gravel passes. Also offered: Spätzle Road King (750 km / 11,500 hm) and Spätzle Big Road (350 km / 5,900 hm) road variants

9 routes (20–100 km) in the Kaiserwinkl with views of the Zahmer Kaiser. Ride in any order; not all required. 540 km / 11,000 hm total across all routes. Night riding ban 22:00–05:00. Accommodation & half-board packages available.

Two routes: Sugar Gravel (~550 km, ~8,000 hm, starts Fri 09 Oct) and Sugarle Gravel (~270 km, ~4,000 hm, starts Sat 10 Oct). Free route between predefined checkpoints. Joint finisher party Sunday afternoon.

Switzerland's biggest gravel event; rebranded for 2026. Bremgartenwald forest loops. Race vs. Ride format; Kids Gravel, expo & streetfood village