Gravel Races in New Zealand

The gravel event within the Lake Taupō Cycle Challenge: approx 70% gravel roads/tracks, 11% tarseal and 16% MTB trails, starting and finishing on Tongariro St in central Taupō.

Six-day stage race through the Southern Alps of Otago — high-country gravel stations, alpine singletrack, glacial valleys. Two-rider team format, supported race village, finish in Queenstown.

A point-to-point gravel race across remote high-country roads through Molesworth Station. The course is almost entirely gravel, with only a short sealed section near the finish in Hanmer Springs.

A Central Otago gravel circuit starting near the former Galloway Station hut and climbing the Raggedy Range. The route crosses the Moa Creek plateau and returns over fast rural gravel roads.

A coastal North Canterbury gravel race starting and finishing in Cheviot. The route runs through Gore Bay, the Hurunui River mouth, and Motunau on undulating roads with about 56 percent gravel.

A short-lap gravel and sealed-road circuit around Puketapu, with repeated technical gravel sections and punchy climbs. The long course uses four laps from Horse Range Road to Fleming Road.

A fast Central Otago gravel circuit from Omakau through Matakanui, Drybread, and Lauder. The long course is two laps of a mostly flat 50 km loop at the base of the Dunstan Range.

A North Otago gravel race starting at Enfield Domain and using rolling roads around Elderslie Estate. The course features Waitaki and Kakanui mountain views, downhill sections, tunnels, and technical gravel.

The signature final round of the Wairarapa Gravel Series, run on gravel roads, farm tracks and remote back-country through private JNL forestry land near Wainuioru. Course options are roughly 46km (short), ~71-80km (medium) and ~117km (long). Part of a three-round North Island series.

A stunning gravel race through the Canterbury Plains and Banks Peninsula. Ride through tussock-covered high country, past braided rivers, with views of the Southern Alps.

National gravel championships celebrating the NZ gravel community. Routes based from Raglan through Te Mata and Te Uku.

New Zealand's premier gravel event showcasing the best Kiwi gravel riding.

Gravel/MTB bikepacking brevet starting from scenic Wanaka in the Southern Alps.

Self-supported 3,000-km bikepacking brevet down the length of New Zealand from Cape Reinga to Bluff. Mostly gravel forestry roads, rail trail, and beach. Strict 30-day max, single brevet window each year. Bucket-list lite-touring event.

Epic South Island bikepacking adventure. 1,331km gravel/MTB ultra through New Zealand's stunning landscapes.

Cape to Cape traverse of New Zealand's North Island. 1,060km with 16,000m climbing on remote gravel roads and cycle trails.