Gravel Races in Australia

Wildflower-country gravel race in the Stirling Range region of WA.

UCI Gravel World Series round at Seymour, Victoria. Starts and finishes at Seymour Racecourse, 82% gravel through the Strathbogie Ranges, qualifier for the 2027 UCI Gravel World Championships in Châtel.

A long-distance bikepacking loop through southeastern New South Wales. The route is about 80 percent sealed and 20 percent gravel, with three checkpoints and substantial climbing.

Third edition and finale of Graveleur's Bushranger Gravel Series, based at Three Tails Brewery in Mudgee with race day around Mudgee/Rylstone. Fast 'champagne gravel' courses plus a craft beer festival and a social Sunday ride.

Unsanctioned, unsupported off-road ultra bikepacking loop starting and finishing at Red Square, Evans Street, Hobart. Roughly 1,800km with 36,000m of climbing over Tasmania's roads, fire trails, goat tracks and 'not-tracks'.

A point-to-point gravel adventure through Victoria's Otways and Heytesbury region, with all courses finishing at Lake Pertobe in Warrnambool. Riders choose a 230km route from the Geelong region (Mt Moriac), a 140km route from Forrest, or an 80km route from Timboon. A well-established fixture on the Australian gravel calendar with a festival finish.

A self-supported bikepacking route from Canberra to Melbourne through the Australian Alps. Riders cross backcountry trails, alpine high plains, forest roads, river crossings, and rough gravel.

A Big Hill Events gravel ride on the champagne gravel roads between Warburton and Noojee in the Yarra Ranges, with timed segments and regrouping between them. Options are Noojee Return (99km / 2,346m), Starlings Gap Loop (51km / 1,075m) and Noojee One Way (47km / 1,111m), starting at Warburton and finishing at the Alpine Hotel.

Weekend gravel festival in the Wollombi Valley NSW: Friday check-in and pre-ride dinner, a 90km Saturday ride through the Watagans, smoked BBQ and live music Saturday evening, and a social recovery ride up the Boree Valley on Sunday.

A gravel race weekend in the Otway Ranges based in Forrest. Riders use gravel roads through forested terrain, with 49 km and 106 km gravel race options alongside MTB events.

A weekend of gravel and mountain-bike riding in the New England High Country. The gravel routes use national-park backroads, climbs, descents, and granite-country scenery around Tenterfield.

A two-day gravel festival near Nannup with time trial, race, and social ride formats. The courses are described as 100 percent gravel on rolling bushland roads with distances from 15 km to 80 km.

Three-day multi-discipline gravel festival taking over the historic Wondai Hotel 1903 in the South Burnett, with organised gravel rides, a rail trail ride, MTB activities and a trail run.

Four-day MTB/gravel stage race through the karri forests, vineyards, and beaches of the Cape-to-Cape region of WA. Mixed singletrack and forest gravel, with brewery and winery stops part of the format.

A social gravel ride organised by the Toowoomba Mountain Bike Club, exploring farmland north-west of Goombungee from Pioneer Park. Three marked courses: Mustang (112km, ~1,550m, 75% gravel), Bally Bullock (80km, ~1,150m) and Jolly Jumbuck (54km, ~800m), finishing with lunch at the Pioneer Arms.

A weekend-long gravel festival in the Macedon Ranges featuring the 'Cobawsome' gravel races (15km, 65km, 110km and 140km) plus cyclocross, trail running and a central camping village. Set between Mt Macedon and the Cobaw Forest, about an hour from Melbourne. Held 10-11 October 2026.

The 2026 UCI Gravel World Championships — held outside Europe for the first time in Nannup, Western Australia. Elite and age-group racing over rugged jarrah forest trails.

A festival-style gravel ride out of Wagga Wagga in the Riverina, the Dirty 130 rolling through Southern NSW farm and forest gravel with a big post-ride party.

An unsupported bikepacking rally starting on the River Torrens/Karrawirra Parri. Riders choose 730 km or 1180 km routes with singletrack, big-sky outback riding, huts, and mixed off-road surfaces.

A grassroots gravel ride (branded 'Bike it to Ballidu Gravel', running since 1999 and gravel-focused since 2023) through the wide-open Wheatbelt country around Wongan Hills and Ballidu, a few hours from Perth. Held each September, often coinciding with WA's wildflower season. Course options are 12km, 30km, 85km and a flagship 155km loop over rolling unpaved farm roads, tracks, salt plains and lakes.

A charity cycling weekend based in Adelong in the Snowy Valleys, with rides taking in Tumut, Tumbarumba and Batlow. New for 2026 is a dedicated 44km gravel route with 1,000m of climbing, run alongside the road routes (20-205km). Proceeds go to Rotary community programs.

A country-NSW gravel event out of Parkes on fast central-west farm gravel and quiet red-dirt backroads, part of the GoodnessGravel series.

A Brisbane gravel event with 105 km and 65 km route options through the city's outer wild spaces. It is a social ride format with optional timed Strava segments rather than a full mass-start race.

A multi-day Outback gravel adventure based near Hugh in the Northern Territory, riding remote red-centre station tracks and desert gravel across the West MacDonnell country.

A Mid West WA gravel race out of Nabawa north of Geraldton, on fast wildflower-country farm gravel and rolling backroads.

UCI Gravel World Series qualifier on the legendary north-east Tasmanian gravel.

Jarrah forest gravel south of Perth through the Bibbulmun bushland.

UCI Gravel World Series qualifier and 2026 World Championships host on the karri-forest roads of Nannup.

Unsanctioned self-supported gravel ride in the forests of the Sunshine Coast hinterland, Queensland.

Ride through the stunning Macedon Ranges in central Victoria. Dense eucalyptus forests, native bushland, and challenging gravel climbs in one of Australia premier gravel events.

Victorian high country gravel through eucalyptus forests and alpine meadows near Mt. Buller.

173km gravel ride in the remote wilderness region of Barrington Tops in New South Wales, Australia.

A wild gravel adventure through Tasmania ancient rainforests and world heritage wilderness. Ride past Cradle Mountain, through button grass plains and along pristine rivers.

Grinduro Down Under in the famous mountain bike haven of Derby, Tasmania. Four timed segments through Tasmanian wilderness with ancient forests and flowing trails.

Season opener through remote gravel and paved roads in the Adelaide Hills vineyards.

Gravel race through the Snowy Mountains of NSW.