01 LOCH NESS CHALLENGE
Dores, Scotland 129km
This gravel bike/MTB-friendlyevent (in May TBC) starts at the village of Dores at dawn, before riders head north to Inverness and embark on a 129km loop of Loch Ness. The spectacular South Loch Ness Trail and the Great Glen Way provide the basis of the route, with the 3,000m of elevation gain letting us know that this isn’t just a flat lakeside meander. The cut-off is 14hrs, again highlighting the tough yet rewarding nature of the challenge.
02 DIRTY REIVER
Kielder Forest, Northumberland 65-200km
Kielder. Big forest. Lots of hills. Miles and miles of gravel roads. It’s no wonder that the longrunning Dirty Reiver event (21-23 April 2023) is ground zero for gravel grinding in the UK. This sizeable pocket of the country is a remote forested wilderness with a big reservoir at its green heart. Influenced by the gravel events of
