Gravel Races in Germany

The German Gravel League finale at the Oberhof biathlon arena in the Thuringian Forest, on classic Rennsteig ridge gravel with long forest climbs.

Gravel race around Lake Constance. Source: gravelgodcycling.com 2026 calendar (mid-month approximation).

Gravel ride through the sandstone formations of Saxon Switzerland near the Czech border. River valleys and forest gravel.

Timed gravel race in the Harz mountains near Wernigerode. The event offers 66 km and 100 km routes through forested terrain and unpaved service roads below the Brocken area.

Unsupported ultracycling event from Magdeburg through the Harz mountains and Magdeburger Borde plains. The 555 km route has a 48-hour limit and mixes mountain passes, plains and quiet roads.

Gravel ride through the Bavarian Forest National Park along the Czech border. Dense woodland trails and mountain gravel.

Eroica Germany in the Rheingau wine region. Three routes through famous vineyards and picturesque villages along the Rhine river area.

Deep into the legendary Black Forest on gravel roads and forest trails. Technical descents and grueling climbs through dense woodland.

Bavarian Alpine gravel — forest roads and mountain tracks in the Zugspitze region.

Alpine gravel through the stunning Bavarian Alps. Ride past fairytale castles, crystal-clear lakes, and through dense alpine forests beneath the Zugspitze.

Gravel race based at the Nürburgring through the Eifel volcanic uplands.

UCI Gravel World Series event in the Sauerland mountains. Technical forest gravel climbs in a bike-park atmosphere.

Ride through Germany legendary Black Forest. Deep pine forests, clock tower villages, and challenging gravel climbs through one of Europe most iconic woodland regions.

A German Gravel League round in the hilly Sauerland around Olsberg-Bruchhausen, packing steep forest-gravel climbs and fast descents through the Rothaargebirge.

Gravel race through the Black Forest valleys and ridges above Freiburg.

UCI Gravel World Series event near Lake Constance. Volcanic hills, vineyards, and Rhine valley gravel in a festival atmosphere.

Black Forest gravel — dense conifer forests, clockmaker villages, and vineyards.

A multi-day gravel stage race around Lauchhammer in Brandenburg’s Lusatian lake district, a flagship round of the new German Gravel League on fast forest and former-mining gravel.

The original community gravel series from Orbit360. Self-supported riding through German landscapes from June to October with multiple routes and checkpoints.

860km self-supported ultra-distance gravel event linking Düsseldorf, Germany, to Dijon, France through the Ardennes and Alsace.

Gravel race through the vineyards and Palatinate forest of Germany's wine country.

1,000km gravel bikepacking challenge from Hamburg to the Brocken peak in the Harz Mountains and back through northern Germany's forests.

Multi-stage enduro-style gravel race in the German Eifel.

The galactic gathering of bikepackers, trail runners and nature lovers. A multi-day festival combining gravel riding, running and community in the German countryside.

Volcanic Eifel gravel past maar lakes, lava flows, and ancient Roman roads.

Unique gravel format: get as far from Münster as possible in four days, then return. Strategy and endurance meet on German gravel paths.

Multi-day gravel bikepacking event through the scenic Rhine Valley. Routes from 65km to 300km.

Self-supported gravel bikepacking challenge from Berlin to the Baltic Sea island of Usedom and back through Brandenburg's forests and lakes.

Alpine gravel randonnée crossing the full Alpine chain from Munich to Ferrara via Austria.

Epic gravel randonnée crossing the Alps from Munich to Ferrara, Italy, via Austria. The only randonnée to traverse the full Alpine chain.

Gravel and MTB ride through the Taunus hills with routes from 46km to 100km.

Winter gravel ride near Frankfurt with 46km and 71km options.