Looking for gravel races in the Midwest this fall? We found 23 events happening between September and November 2026, all rated by the Gravel God scoring system.
The Life Time Grand Prix finale—where the season ends and titles are decided on Ozark gravel.
Technical snowmobile-trail gravel through Minnesota's North Shore at peak fall foliage.
The Cheq—four decades of mass-start MTB speed from Hayward to Cable through Wisconsin's Northwoods.
Stars and stripes on gravel—the national championship with open entry and a UCI Worlds pathway.
Missouri State Gravel Championship through wine country — now raced in November cold.
100-mile rugged Upper Peninsula mountain bike/gravel endurance.
A 150-mile Wisconsin gravel day through dairy country, rivers, red granite roads, and peak hardwood color.
30-mile Michigan mountain bike race with 4000+ riders in November.
The Iowa Gravel Series championship: 100 kilometers of Driftless hills, brewery start and finish, and a hard 2:00 PM support horizon.
Iowa prairie ultra-endurance gravel challenge.
Minnesota fall gravel—50 miles of rolling terrain, 1,000 riders, and peak autumn colors.
Missouri Berryman Trail mixed surfaces in Potosi.
120-mile Kansas farmland/prairie gravel in Marysville.
Upper Peninsula Michigan wilderness gravel in Iron Mountain.
Harvest-season B-road gravel through Jefferson County — more backroads than most Iowa rides.
Southeast Minnesota gravel in Cannon Falls near Twin Cities.
West Michigan gravel in Lowell near Grand Rapids.
A noncompetitive autumn gravel adventure through the Nicolet National Forest.
Iowa state championship gravel challenge.
Remote Wisconsin hardwood forest gravel in tiny Nelma.
Loess Hills gravel along the Soldier River Cutoff in western Iowa.
Uncle John's Gravel Race. 50 miles of gravel through St Johns.
Old Fashioned Gravel. 55 miles of gravel through Hokah.