Regional Roundup · 18 Races

Best West Gravel Races for Spring 2026

18 Races Rated & Ranked · Published March 01, 2026

Looking for gravel races in the West this spring? We found 18 events happening between March and May 2026, all rated by the Gravel God scoring system.

18 RacesAvg Score: 63/100T1 The Icons: 3T2 Elite: 7T3 Solid: 5T4 Grassroots: 3
T1 The Icons 87/100

Belgian Waffle Ride

Del Mar, California
107 mi · 7,367 ft · April

The original BWR: 107 miles across 30 road and unroad sectors from Del Mar.

T1 The Icons 80/100

Sea Otter Classic Gravel

Monterey, California
89 mi · 8,100 ft · April

Festival racing on California's Central Coast. Where gravel meets expo madness.

T1 The Icons 79/100

Belgian Waffle Ride San Diego

Del Mar, California
106.5 mi · 7,500 ft · April

The OG American Spring Classic. 130 miles of kasseien-crushing brutality where 1 in 3 riders DNF, and the survivors earn their waffles.

T2 Elite 76/100

Whiskey Off-Road

Prescott, Arizona
50 mi · 6,523 ft · April

The OG Southwest MTB festival. Skull Valley will break you. Whiskey Row will rebuild you.

T2 Elite 74/100

Lauf True Grit Gravel Epic

Santa Clara, Utah
84 mi · 9,000 ft · March

Where the Mojave, Great Basin, and Colorado Plateau collide to humble your gravel dreams

T2 Elite 71/100

Ukiah Mendo Gravel Epic

Ukiah, California
76 mi · 8,420 ft · May

A redwood-heavy series finale with 8,420 feet, private roads, and no free coast to the line.

T2 Elite 67/100

Sea Otter Fuego XL

Monterey, California
66 mi · 7,800 ft · April

Where the major series begins and Leadville dreams are made in California sand

T2 Elite 66/100

Gran Fondo San Diego

San Diego, California, USA
101 mi · 6,600 ft · April
T2 Elite 66/100

Jackson Forest Grasshopper

Caspar, California
32 mi · 4,138 ft · April

Thirty-two miles of redwood singletrack and gravel that belong on a hardtail, not a marketing spreadsheet.

T2 Elite 61/100

Boulder Roubaix Road Race

Boulder Reservoir, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
30 mi · 1,200 ft · April

America's spring classic. 61% dirt, 39% pavement, 100% suffering. The original Paris-Roubaix tribute race on Colorado's Front Range farm roads.

T3 Solid 59/100

Hazel Valley Rally

Washington County, Arkansas
62.5 mi · 5,933 ft · April

Rugged Ozark National Forest gravel from Hazel Valley Ranch.

T3 Solid 59/100

Pony Xpress

Cokedale, Colorado
100 mi · 7,300 ft · May

Remote southern Colorado gravel through Sangre de Cristo mining country.

T3 Solid 56/100

Sasquatch Duro

Carlton, Oregon
67 mi · 4,976 ft · April

Western Oregon Coast Range mountain gravel in wine country.

T3 Solid 54/100

Oregon Coast Gravel Epic

Waldport, Oregon
62 mi · 6,733 ft · April

Central Oregon coast gravel with coastal and mountain terrain.

T3 Solid 50/100

Wild Horse Gravel

De Beque, Colorado (High Lonesome Ranch Basecamp)
100 mi · Varies ft · May

Private-ranch gravel through the Book Cliffs — roads closed to the public every other day of the year.

T4 Grassroots 44/100

Real West Gravel

Pendleton, Oregon
67 mi · 4,020 ft · March

Eastern Oregon high desert gravel in Pendleton wheat country.

T4 Grassroots 44/100

West Coast Gravel

Yachats, Oregon
53 mi · 6,690 ft · April

A steep Sunday run from the Pacific into Siuslaw National Forest.

T4 Grassroots 41/100

Salty Lizard

Wendover, UT
50 mi · 2,800 ft · April

Moondust and volcanic terrain through the Silver Island Mountains near Wendover, Utah.

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