Gravel Races in Canada

Grassroots self-supported bikepacking race starting and finishing in Kamloops. The route changes yearly but uses British Columbia backcountry tracks, gravel roads, and steep terrain.

The Canadian national gravel championships, awarded to Duncan in the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island for 2027 per Cycling Canada's national championship calendar, held June 12-13, 2027 on the region's forest and gravel roads. The elite championship course is roughly 123 km.

An established Alberta gravel race organized by Stieda Cycling near Leduc, offering 14 mi, 50 km, 94 km and 150 km routes on roughly 90% gravel with about 891 m of climbing on the longest course. The 2027 edition is scheduled for June 13.

One of Alberta's premier gravel races, starting and finishing at the Water Valley Community Hall northwest of Calgary, with competitive and recreational options on scenic foothill gravel roads. The 2027 edition is scheduled for June 13.

Gravel fondo with 120km, 58km, and 25km options through BC interior.

Self-supported bikepacking grand depart across southern British Columbia, mostly following the Trans Canada Trail. The route uses old rail grades, forest service roads, doubletrack, singletrack, trestles, tunnels, and roughly 100 km of pavement.

Epic gravel ride through British Columbia's stunning Okanagan wine country.

A ~101-mile gravel gran fondo through the Alberta Badlands around Drumheller, riding dramatic hoodoo canyon-country gravel along the Red Deer River.

Alberta gravel race with routes from 60km to 210km along the Rocky Mountain foothills.

Gravel race in the Manitoba Parklands starting and finishing in Erickson near Riding Mountain National Park. Courses enter the Little Saskatchewan River Valley for gravel, scenery, and climbs.

Multi-day gravel experience between sea and mountains on Quebec's Gaspé Peninsula. The long option totals about 270 km over three days with substantial climbing and coastal mountain scenery.

Laurentian gravel event with 130 km and shorter route options based around Harrington. The course uses rural gravel roads and rolling terrain, with a festival-style finish.

Mass-participation off-road ride through Victoria-area pine-needle trails, hills, roots, rocks, mud, puddles, and short hike-a-bike sections. The routes use local parks and private-access terrain around The Highlands, Hartland, Francis King, and Thetis Lake.

Gravel ride on back roads, driveways, and trails on the Saugeen Bruce Peninsula. The course climbs the Niagara Escarpment and follows the Georgian Bay shoreline from Lion's Head Lighthouse toward Cabot Head.

A Vancouver Island gravel race out of Cumberland on Vancouver Island logging roads and forest gravel, the season finale of the BC Gravel Series.

Fall gravel ride on Wolfe Island's quiet back roads near Kingston. The event offers shorter and longer routes with ferry access and a finish at Hotel Wolfe Island.

Self-supported gravel ride through Simcoe County, Kawartha Lakes, and the Carden Alvar grassland and wetland ecosystem. The route combines gravel and tarmac roads with aid stations at approximately 50 km and 93 km.

Gravel race on roads around Mansfield Outdoor Centre in the Mono Hills. The long course is known for repeated climbs and forms part of a larger off-road race weekend.

A four-day supported gravel stage race crossing the Canadian Rockies. Enjoy jaw-dropping scenery with kit transfers, food stations, and overnight camping support.

Ultra gravel/MTB bikepacking race. 555km and 346km options through BC wilderness.

Ontario gravel grinder with 200km, 130km, and 65km routes through rolling farmland.

Mountain town gravel race with 90km and 40km options in the Canadian Rockies.

UCI Gravel World Series qualifier in the Canadian Rockies foothills. Vast open prairies meeting mountain gravel with big-sky views.

UCI Gravel World Series event in the Gatineau Hills of Quebec. Dense forest gravel, covered bridges, and Canadian wilderness.

Gravel race on Vancouver Island. Source: gravelgodcycling.com 2026 calendar (mid-month approximation).

2026 Canadian Gravel Championships. BC Gravel Series event hosting the nation's best gravel racers.

The ultimate gravel bikepacking race: 2,745 miles from Banff to the Mexican border along the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route.

Gravel race in the Canadian Rockies. Source: gravelgodcycling.com 2026 calendar (mid-month approximation).

Nearly 800km gravel loop through Ontario's best bikepacking terrain. Mixed surface of gravel, rail trail, and forested singletrack.

BWR expands to Canada. Routes of 210km, 108km, and 56km through Vancouver Island.

Multi-day Alberta gravel festival. Routes from 55km to 295km through prairie landscapes.

Gravel bikepacking event through the Laurentian Mountains of Quebec. Routes from 250km to 1,150km through Canadian wilderness.

New BC Gravel Series event for 2026 on Vancouver Island's west coast.

Burly 245km gravel adventure ride from Toronto Don Valley to Durham Forest and back through Ontario trails.

A Vancouver Island gravel fondo out of Lake Cowichan on rolling logging-road gravel through coastal rainforest, part of BC’s Gravel Fondo series.

UCI Gravel World Series event. Canada's biggest gravel race since 1994. 2,000-3,000 riders annually. Inspired by Paris-Roubaix with farm lanes, trails, and gravel roads.

BC Gravel Series opener on Vancouver Island. Three distances: Impulso (40km), Intermedio (75km), Esperto (110km).

An eastern-Ontario gravel classic near Ottawa and an Ontario Cup round, with 110/55/28km options over fast rural gravel a week before Paris to Ancaster.