Here are the 35 gravel races happening in May 2026, rated and ranked by the Gravel God database. From elite-tier classics to hidden gems, this is your complete calendar for the month.
The little sibling that still kicks your ass. 100 miles of Flint Hills gravel—all the suffering, half the existential crisis.
Blue Ridge brutality—129 miles, 10,000 feet, Belgian-style mixed terrain in Asheville humidity.
Enduro-style gravel festival that ran in Germany's Eifel 2022-2025 — status uncertain, not on Grinduro's current series calendar.
Southeast Sardinia coastal gravel—107km, fast and non-technical, Mediterranean views, May warmth.
192-mile overnight bikepacking odyssey from Wisconsin to Michigan's Upper Peninsula where darkness, cold, and solitude break you down and build you back.
Ohio's Appalachian suffer fest - 9,000 feet of vertical brutality in the heartland
Remote southern Colorado gravel through Sangre de Cristo mining country.
One hundred four miles and nearly 8,900 feet through Ontario forest-access roads, with a 6:00 AM start and no navigation hand-holding.
Port Alberni forest roads, waterfront views, steep walls, and enough isolation to make 45 mm tires feel sensible.
New York rolling hills gravel in Cambridge.
Vancouver Island forest roads around Lake Cowichan.
New York State Championship gravel in Finger Lakes wine country.
South African mountain gravel stage race.
Alabama Cheaha Mountain gravel in Jacksonville.
Southeast Gravel's Appalachian leg from the town the Appalachian Trail walks through.
The Santa Fe Century's gravel Saturday — mesa forest roads at 7,500 feet.
Pennsylvania multi-stage mountain gravel.
Rocky bridges and rolling farm gravel through upstate New York countryside.
Rolling Alabama gravel in east Alabama's Opelika.
UK Peak District gravel challenge.
100 miles of self-supported gravel through Minnesota's Bluff Country.
Chip-timed spring gravel through Wisconsin's Nicolet National Forest.
Hart Hills. 55 miles of gravel through Hart.
Queensland hinterland gravel through dairy country.
Heywood Ride. 50 miles of gravel through Northfield.
Century ride featuring the Wabash Trace Trail through Silver City, Iowa.
Kalona Horseshoe. 50 miles of gravel through Kalona.
State park forest roads through rural Clearfield County, Pennsylvania.