Regional Roundup · 44 Races
Best Europe Gravel Races for Summer 2026
44 Races Rated & Ranked · Published June 01, 2026
Looking for gravel races in the Europe this summer? We found 44 events happening between June and August 2026, all rated by the Gravel God scoring system.
Across Europe (route changes annually)
3100 mi · 210,000 ft · July
4,000-5,000km self-supported across Europe. The clock never stops. The ultimate test of human endurance, navigation, and self-reliance.
Granada, Andalusia, Spain
497 mi · 52,493 ft · August
800km self-supported through Spanish deserts and 3,400m alpine passes. Where ultra-endurance meets extreme heat.
Exeter Racecourse, Kennford, Exeter, Devon, EX6 7XS, England
200 mi · 19,700 ft · July
Settle, North Yorkshire, England
106 mi · 10,500 ft · June
Dinan to Mandelieu-la-Napoule, France
1553 mi · 80,000 ft · June
Hvolsvöllur, Southern Iceland
124 mi · 8,530 ft · July
200km across Iceland's volcanic highlands. River crossings, lava fields, and the tectonic rift. Gravel's most otherworldly course.
Oudenaarde, Belgium to Bilbao, Spain
1864 mi · 157,480 ft · August
Flensburg, Germany to Viborg, Denmark
186 mi · 3,300 ft · June
Rovereto, Italy to North Cape, Norway
2485 mi · 98,000 ft · July
Xonrupt-Longemer, Vosges, France
62 mi · 6,562 ft · June
Enduro-style gravel festival that debuted in France's Vosges in 2024 — status uncertain, not on Grinduro's current series calendar.
Vaujany, Isère, France
106 mi · 13,000 ft · June
Chelmsford, Essex, UK
950 mi · 36,000 ft · July
Flensburg to Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
683 mi · 24,606 ft · July
Auronzo di Cadore, Veneto, Italy
82.6 mi · 10,400 ft · June
A 10,400-foot Dolomites gravel race where the last named climb crests after kilometre 100.
Egersund to Sandnes, Norway
96 mi · 4,900 ft · June
Villach, Carinthia, Austria
100 mi · 6,800 ft · July
Krakow, Poland
73 mi · 5,200 ft · August
St. Georgen im Attergau, Austria
348 mi · 21,300 ft · August
Östersund, Sweden
152 mi · 5,000 ft · August
Berlin, Germany
99 mi · 2,000 ft · July
Winterberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
80 mi · 9,843 ft · July
Three days, almost no asphalt, and enough Sauerland climbing to make recovery part of the race.
Rena to Lillehammer, Norway
52.2 mi · 3,986 ft · August
Berlin, Germany to Copenhagen, Denmark
454 mi · 13,123 ft · July
A self-supported gravel ultra from Berlin to Copenhagen through German forest tracks, Baltic wind, and Danish gravel.
Copenhagen, Denmark to Oslo, Norway
497 mi · 23,622 ft · August
A self-supported Nordic ultra from Copenhagen to Oslo, with the final 2027 grand-depart details still pending.
Wales to Ireland
1427 mi · 84,645 ft · July
Lahti, Finland
July
A European title on Finland's hardpack gravel. Qualification is real; the final course is not published yet.
Lahti, Paijanne Tavastia, Finland
110 mi · 2,129 ft · August
The happiest gravel in the world. F1 glamour meets midnight sun in a UNESCO Geopark. Fast, flat, and fckng Finnish.
Tukums, Latvia
87.0 mi · August
Latvia's gravel festival is 91 percent dirt, sold out, and rolling almost every kilometre.
Various Europe
350 mi · 30,000 ft · August
European Alpine multi-stage gravel event.
Carpathian Mountains, Romania
65 mi · 5,500 ft · July
Romanian Carpathian mountainous gravel.
Aigle, Switzerland
65 mi · 5,500 ft · July
Wild Alpine gravel from the World Cycling Center in Aigle to the heights of Villars.
Millau, Aveyron, France (Grands Causses)
81 mi · 8,200 ft · June
France's UCI Gravel World Series round — the Grands Causses above the Millau Viaduct.
Vianden, Luxembourg
68 mi · 8,760 ft · June
Luxembourg's UCI World Series race — a castle ramp, three forest laps, real climbing.
Halmstad, Sweden
83 mi · 3,926 ft · August
Sweden's UCI World Series Saturday — farmland, forest doubletrack, and Nordic grit outside Halmstad.
Houffalize, Belgian Ardennes
86 mi · 7,185 ft · August
Houffalize's UCI World Series lap race — Saint Roch every lap, Ardennes all day.
Cambrian Mountains, Wales
65 mi · 6,000 ft · June
Welsh mountain gravel in Cambrian Mountains.
Singen, Germany
65 mi · 3,500 ft · July
German rolling gravel in Singen.
Nürburg, Germany
62 mi · 7,218 ft · July
Formula 1 arena start, then gravel circuits around the Nürburgring's Green Hell.
Belgium
65 mi · 3,500 ft · August
Belgian heathland gravel challenge.
Turnhout, Belgium
70 mi · 3,500 ft · August
Belgian Turnhout gravel challenge.
North York Moors, UK
55 mi · 4,000 ft · July
Gravel Rocks. 55 miles of gravel through North York Moors.
Nelligen, New South Wales, Australia
55 mi · 4,000 ft · August
Bushranger-country gravel with a tidal river crossing near Nelligen, Australia.
Dalby Forest, North York Moors, UK
68 mi · 3,500 ft · June
Dalby Grit. 50 miles of gravel through Dalby Forest.
Whitby, UK
45 mi · 3,000 ft · June
UK Yorkshire coast gravel challenge.