Klickitat Trail
5 Star (Premiere) Route
Hood River, Washington
A mixed gravel bike ride climbing an old railway grade along the Klickitat River. Spectacular canyon views And a fast paved descent to the start.
Route: Loop | 44 mi
Gain: 2,400 ft
Surface: 60% gravel / double-track, 40% paved
Technical Difficulty: Moderate
Locale: Rural
Options: Longer
Kloochman
5 Star (Premiere) Route
Prineville, Oregon
A mixed gravel century (almost a century) that includes the Crooked River Canyon scenic bikeway, the Maury Mountains, and the Post / Paulina road. This ride links two of the best paved roads in Central Oregon with a gravel segment through ranching and farming country and some national forest.
Route: Loop | 92 mi
Gain: 4,400 ft
Surface: 40% gravel road, 60% tarmac
Technical Difficulty: Very Demanding
Locale: Remote
Lost Man
5 Star (Premiere) Route
NorCal (Coast), California (North)
A meadow, big redwoods, some second growth forest and a steep paved downhill. And maybe some elk. Within the Redwoods National park.
Route: Lollipop | 29 mi
Gain: 3,200 ft
Surface: 55% gravel, 25% single track, 20% paved
Technical Difficulty: Demanding
Locale: Rural
Lost Man in Tall Trees
Development Route
NorCal (Coast), California (North)
Bike. Hike. Bike. See some amazing redwoods in the Tall Trees grove ... and experience some remote aspects of the Redwoods state and national parks. This is an extension of the 5 Star Route, Lost Man.
Route: Tootsie Roll | 43 mi
Gain: 5,100 ft
Surface: 60% gravel, 15% single track, 25% paved
Technical Difficulty: Moderate
Locale: Urban Backcountry
Lost Wagon Train
5 Star (Premiere) Route
Madras, Oregon
This route highlights many of the unique features of riding gravel in Madras. The Baldwin Hills. Hay Creek. The Crooked River National Grasslands. The farming community of Gateway. Lake Simtustus. Dry Canyon. A great early season ride!
Route: Loop | 57 mi
Gain: 4,600 ft
Surface: 35% gravel, 5 % Roubaix, 60% paved
Technical Difficulty: Moderate
Locale: Rural
Lost!
5 Star (Premiere) Route
Hood River, Oregon
Lost: it’s the name of the lake you are headed to … with one of the most iconic photo opportunities in Oregon. And while Lost Lake has surely been found, very few people (cars or cyclists) are on this route – a derivative of the classic Vista Ridge road ride. This is a must do ride if you are in the area.
Route: Loop | 57 mi
Gain: 5,800 ft
Surface: 14% gravel, 36% Roubaix, 50% paved
Technical Difficulty: Moderate
Locale: Urban Backcountry
Lower Bridge
Development Route
Bend, Oregon
A great late fall to early spring route. Without moisture, the “moon dust” on Barr road can be brutal. Also, Barr road has a 3 mile section of “pump and chunk”. But this is a great mixed gravel ride that takes in many elements of other routes like Alpaca, Westside Tour and H2O.
Route: Loop | 76 mi
Gain: 3,100 ft
Surface: 40 % gravel, 60% paved
Technical Difficulty: Moderate
Locale: Rural
Macks Canyon
5 Star (Premiere) Route
Maupin, Oregon
A windy dirt road that clings to the banks of the Deschutes River offering up big views in a remote area of Oregon. A simple out and back.
Route: Out & Back | 34 mi
Gain: 950 ft
Surface: 95% gravel road, 5% paved
Technical Difficulty: Easier
Locale: Rural
Options: Longer
Major Enoch
5 Star (Premiere) Route
~ Prineville, Oregon
A circumnavigation of the 40 million-year-old Wildcat Mountain caldera that includes Twin Pillars and Steins Pillar. A MUST DO ride if you like geology or just beautiful places!
Route: Loop | 54 mi
Gain: 5,900 ft
Surface: 85% gravel/primitive roads, 15% paved
Technical Difficulty: Moderate
Locale: Remote
Maria Island
5 Star (Premiere) Route
Hobart, Tasmania
Maria island is a must do gravel ride if you are in Tasmania. It is a fantasy island of fun riding, big views and history. And there are no cars on the island!
Route: Loop | 22 mi
Gain: 1,900 ft
Surface: 100% gravel + short section of wide single track
Technical Difficulty: Moderate
Locale: Rural
McDowell Mountain
5 Star (Premiere) Route
Phoenix, Arizona
A great beginner+ ride on the wide single track of McDowell Mountain Regional park. Just smiles!!
Route: Lollipop | 28 mi
Gain: 1,500 ft
Surface: 45% wide single track, 55% paved
Technical Difficulty: Easier
Locale: Urban Backcountry
McMinnville Mayhem
Development Route
Portland, Oregon
A mixed gravel ride with rolling hills and through farmlands and woodlands in the Willamette Valley. Great early season riding.
Route: Loop | 36 mi
Gain: 3,600 ft
Surface: 32% gravel, 68% paved
Technical Difficulty: Unknown
Locale: Remote
Mescal
Development Route
Tucson, Arizona
An exploratory gravel bike ride on the eastern side of the Rincon Mountain Wilderness with big mountain views!
Route: Out & Back | 27 mi
Gain: 2,200 ft
Surface: 85% gravel, 15% paved
Technical Difficulty: Unknown
Locale: Remote
Mingus Mountain
5 Star (Premiere) Route
Sedona, Arizona
A route with a chunky knee-busting climb, big views, a stupendous descent and a stop in the town of Jerome, "The Wickedest Town in the West". Visit the Douglass House, a museum devoted to the history of the Jerome area and grab a bit to eat.
Route: Loop | 36 mi
Gain: 4,800 ft
Surface: 50% gravel / dirt road, 50% pavement
Technical Difficulty: Very Demanding
Locale: Remote
Mitch & Walt
5 Star (Premiere) Route
Prineville, Oregon
A big ride, with big returns! Great views, lightly traveled roads, and a mid-ride stop in Mitchell, OR which means it could be an easy overnighter in case 64 miles seems a bit too long.
Route: Lollipop | 64 mi
Gain: 5,600 ft
Surface: 55% gravel road, 45% tarmac
Technical Difficulty: Very Demanding
Locale: Remote
Montezuma
5 Star (Premiere) Route
Tucson, Arizona
The route climbs up the majestic Montezuma Pass, dives off the back …. then sweeps down across open grasslands in the San Rafael Valley. Three pitched rollers later and you arrive at Parker Canyon lake.
Route: Out & Back | 36 mi
Gain: 4,300 ft
Surface: 93% gravel, 7% paved
Technical Difficulty: Moderate
Locale: Urban Backcountry
Mount Tam
Development Route
San Francisco, California (South)
Climb to the top of Mount Tam and bask in the views of San Francisco Bay. Explore where mountain biking was born.
Route: Loop | 30 mi
Gain: 4,500 ft
Surface: 45% gravel, 50% paved, 5% single track
Technical Difficulty: Moderate
Locale: Urban Backcountry
Mt Barrow
5 Star (Premiere) Route
Launceston, Tasmania
Mt Barrow is one of the most difficult and rewarding climbs in the Launceston area. And, this “loop with a dogleg” route turns the incredible climb into quite the adventure.
Route: Loop | 31 mi
Gain: 4,500 ft
Surface: 85% gravel, 15% paved
Technical Difficulty: Very Demanding
Locale: Remote
Oktoberfest
Development Route
Bend, Oregon
Meander through the logging roads out to Tumalo Falls and back. Our favorite way to see the fall colors.
Route: Loop | 29 mi
Gain: 1,800 ft
Surface: 80% gravel / dirt roads, 10% single-track, 10% paved
Technical Difficulty: Moderate
Locale: Urban Backcountry
Owyhees Tour
Bikepacking Route
Southeast, Oregon
A four-day, bikepacking route across the Owyhee Mountains, over the Owyhee Desert, and along the Owyhee River. Highlights include the ghost town of Silver City, the Owyhee Uplands Backcountry Byway, Three Forks Hot Springs, and herds of wild antelope.
Duration: 4 Days
Route: Loop | 225 mi
Gain: 14,000 ft
Surface: 75% gravel, 25% paved
Technical Difficulty: Demanding
Locale: Remote
Panther Creek
5 Star (Premiere) Route
~ Columbia River Gorge, Washington
The Panther is just one cool cat … and so is this ride which includes meandering along and past Panther Creek, Panther Creek Falls, a whole lot of lush forest including the Wind River Experimental Forest and … a stop along the Pacific Crest Trail.
Route: Loop | 21 mi
Gain: 2,600 ft
Surface: 25% gravel, 75% paved
Technical Difficulty: Easier
Locale: Remote
Par 3 on the Devil
Development Route
Death Valley National Park, California (South)
Ride and explore the floor of Death Valley. Learn about the ecology and treacherous history of the area. A must-do ride if you are a history buff!
Route: Out & Back | 27 mi
Gain: 280 ft
Surface: 100% gravel
Technical Difficulty: Moderate
Locale: Remote
Patagonia 50
5 Star (Premiere) Route
~ Tucson, Arizona
The classic Patagonia ride looping through the San Rafael valley with big views of the Patagonia and Huachuca Mountains and a highly scenic stretch of gravel road along Harshaw creek. This is a must do ride when in the area.
Route: Lollipop | 50 mi
Gain: 3,000 ft
Surface: 80% gravel, 20% paved
Technical Difficulty: Moderate
Locale: Remote
Pipeline Track
5 Star (Premiere) Route
Hobart, Tasmania
Get ready for fern trees and a mossy, vibrant, green forest as you ride along the gravel track of an old water pipeline that gradually climbs to the Wellington Falls trail head.
Route: Out & Back | 15 mi
Gain: 1,200 ft
Surface: 100% gravel
Technical Difficulty: Easier
Locale: Remote
Pozo Nuevo
Development Route
~ Ajo, Arizona
An exploratory gravel bike ride through the southwest Arizona Sonoran desert: Puerto Blanco Drive, Pozo Nuevo, and Bates Wells. With a bit of early 1900's ranching history thrown in.
Route: Point to Point | 64 mi
Gain: 2,200 ft
Surface: 45% paved 55% gravel
Technical Difficulty: Unknown
Locale: Remote
Puerto Blanco Drive
5 Star (Premiere) Route
Ajo, Arizona
One of the most scenic gravel roads in Arizona, the 37 mile Puerto Blanco Drive travels deep into the unspoiled backcountry of the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, across cactus plains, and through mountain foothills.
Route: Out & Back | 49 mi
Gain: 1,900 ft
Surface: ~ 100% gravel dirt road
Technical Difficulty: Moderate
Locale: Extremely Remote
Punchbowl (Arizona)
5 Star (Premiere) Route
Phoenix, Arizona
A ride with big views of the Superstition Mountains and the Four Peaks Wilderness area with a kick-butt gravel road descending down to the Salt river.
Route: Out & Back | 36 mi
Gain: 4,500 ft
Surface: 25% gravel, 75% paved
Technical Difficulty: Moderate
Locale: Remote
Ragged Jack
5 Star (Premiere) Route
Launceston, Tasmania
The baby brother to Ben Lomond (and the Jacob’s ladder route). While Jack may be a little smaller in stature, he’s a cute little bugger with a good bite!
Route: Loop | 32 mi
Gain: 3,700 ft
Surface: 80% gravel, 20% paved
Technical Difficulty: Demanding
Locale: Remote
Redmond Farm Ride
Development Route
Seattle, Washington
A mixed gravel bike ride exploring the urban beauty of the historic Redmond farm lands and the eastside of Lake Sammamish. Includes some of the best trails in the area and the scenic Snoqualmie Falls.
Route: Loop | 79 mi
Gain: 5,100 ft
Surface: ~ 40% gravel, 10% single track, 30%, paved multi-use path, 20% paved road
Technical Difficulty: Very Demanding
Locale: Urban Backcountry
Reuben
Development Route
Prineville, Oregon
An east to west traverse of the Maury mountains along the high point ridge. Starts with a big climb, finishes with a big descent. In between a lot of rollers on dirt roads. Some exceptional views along the way.
Route: Loop | 56 mi
Gain: 5,100 ft
Surface: 80% gravel, 20% paved
Technical Difficulty: Very Demanding
Locale: Remote
Sherman’s Hard Rock
5 Star (Premiere) Route
Bend, Oregon
Gravel Girl’s favorite ride with a visit to Round Lake, the Wizard Falls fish hatchery, and Camp Sherman store. And a red cinder descent that showcases the expanse of Sisters mountain range.
Route: Loop | 45 mi
Gain: 3,300 ft
Surface: 55% gravel, 10% single track, 35% paved
Technical Difficulty: Demanding
Locale: Rural
Skidoo
5 Star (Premiere) Route
Death Valley National Park, California (South)
A mixed gravel ride to the booming gold town of Skidoo, high above the Death Valley basin in the Panamint mountain range. There is plenty to explore along the way and at the end of the route. This is one of the most historic mining areas we have been to.
Route: Out & Back | 36 mi
Gain: 4,100 ft
Surface: 45% gravel, 55% paved
Technical Difficulty: Moderate
Locale: Extremely Remote
Skull Valley
Development Route
Prescott, Arizona
Dust off that polka dot jersey because you are going to need those climbing legs for this one. The route starts in Skull Valley so that you can get that first big climb out of the way …. and so you won’t wuss out and skip it altogether. Besides the climb, this ride takes you on some highly scenic gravel roads and includes a “groovy” paved downhill and water stop in Prescott, what a bonus.
Route: Lollipop | 38 mi
Gain: 4,900 ft
Surface: 75% gravel, 25% single track
Technical Difficulty: Very Demanding
Locale: Rural
Sleeping Beauty
5 Star (Premiere) Route
Hood River, Washington
You will need mind altering drugs or a tremendous vision to think the rock formation on this ride looks like sleeping beauty, but this ride is still very much a fairytale …
Route: Loop | 34 mi
Gain: 3,000 ft
Surface: 40% gravel, 60% paved
Technical Difficulty: Moderate
Locale: Rural
T2T (Timberline to Town)
Development Route
Portland, Oregon
An exploratory gravel bike ride in the shadow of Mt Hood -- a quiet road climb to the historic Timberline Lodge followed by a flowy single-track descent.
Route: Loop | 13 mi
Gain: 2,100 ft
Surface: 50% single track, 50% paved
Technical Difficulty: Very Demanding
Locale: Urban Backcountry
The Bishop
5 Star (Premiere) Route
~ Bend, Oregon
Get ready for a big ride with a bit of everything: gravel roads, forest service dirt roads, dropbar single-track, and some pavement.
Route: Loop | 100 mi
Gain: 7,000 ft
Surface: ~ 65% gravel , 20% single-track, 15% paved
Technical Difficulty: Very Demanding
Locale: Remote
