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 Dirty Reiver - 19-21 April 2024 The Dirty Reiver was one of the first long gravel events to start  in the UK, attracting hundreds of cyclists to Kielder Castle Forest Park in Northumberland each April.   Choose from the full 200km Dirty Reiver, the shorter Dirty One Thirty (130km) or the Dirty Sixty Fiver (65km). All routes feature plenty of ups and downs on forest gravel roads with regular feed stations along the way. The beginning of spring can see some harsh conditions up in the Borders, so be prepared for all seasons.   www.dirtyreiver.co.uk   Raiders Gravel - 29 August...

This a small selection of the resources available online to you today for planning gravel bike routes. We asked our resident route designing guru and creator of the European Divide Trail, Andy Cox, to give us his advice about planning good cycling routes. We hope this helps to give you confidence to plan and ride in different places, to explore your local area or try out new routes in new places. Finding good off road tracks can seem daunting, but there's loads of online resources that you can use to help you out. Finding new routes to ride is a...

Winter Gravel riding can be a daunting affair.

Rain, wind and thick mud can often tempt you to stay wrapped up inside, promising yourself that tomorrow is a new day, and the sun will most probably come out to dry the trails and warm your toes.

With the change of clocks away from British summer time, it's suddenly getting dark at 4.30pm. This doesn't however mean that going for a ride after work is no longer a possibility, because night riding is a great thing to try if you've not done so before. If you're a little bored of riding in the same places all the time, then riding those same routes in the dark is such a different experience. For your world is focused on the small patch of illumination that your headlight lights up. Here's a few tips for successful night rides that we've...

18th November Meet at 8:30am to ride for 9am   Church Farm Café, Station Road, Aldbury, HP23 5RS (2min ride from Tring train station) Details 50km Gravel ride through the stunning Chiltern hills, taking in Ashridge Forest, woodlands, towpaths, and the Ridgeway. Meet at Church Farm Café for coffee at 8:30am and ready to roll for 9am. We plan to be back in time for lunch. Included with the ride-: GPX file as this is a self-navigated ride. Basic mechanical assistance if required. Shared photos/video folders at the end of the ride. Good time to be had by all. Type: GRAVEL Difficulty...

30th October Meet at 18:10 to ride for 18:30 Church Farm Café, Station Road, Aldbury, HP23 5RS (2min ride from Tring train station)       Details Spooky fancy dress optional! 30km night-time gravel ride through the surrounding Chiltern hills. Charge your lights and ride the trails perhaps as you've never seen them. The dark transforms your senses and delivers a wholly different experience on the trails - even if they're your daylight regular.   Watch out for badgers, deer, sheep, werewolves and any co-riders who may be dressed ready for Halloween.    Meet at Church Farm Café for pre-ride nerves...