The Gravel National championship is coming to the Driftless on September 20, 2025, with the three routes starting in La Crescent, Minnesota, just across the Mississippi River from La Crosse, Wisconsin. If you’re interested in pre-riding Driftless gravel, join us throughout the summer of 2025 for a series of free, fun, ride-at-your-own-pace “spirit of gravel” get-togethers. We’ll ride on Memorial Day and Labor Day, most Sundays and some Wednesdays throughout the summer. Check on our Facebook page for updates and details. We’ll also be riding at Old Fashioned Gravel the week before; a great opportunity to ride right in the area that Gravel Nats will be in. And we’re offering a shakedown pre-ride the morning of Friday September 19th, 2025. See you out there!
Pre-ride events:
- Sunday August 3rd Pre-Ride from Hokah
- Sunday August 24th from La Crescent (save the date, start time, and routes to come)
- Monday of Labor Day Weekend (save the date, start time, place, and routes to come)
- Old Fashioned Gravel — a great, entry fee event that rides many of the same gravel roads as Gravel Nats
- Friday September 19th – starts in Brownsville, MN to pre-ride sections of the course – start time to come
Monday of Memorial Day Weekend
What could be better than a great gravel ride with fantastic BBQ and beverages after? Join us for a no-cost, self-guided, self-supported, spirit-of-gravel ride with a very civilized 9:30 AM start on Monday of Memorial Day Weekend. RSVP on the Ride with GPS “event” to get free day-of-ride directions, and even leaderboard timing if that’s your thing. It starts and ends in the small town of Ridgeway, Minnesota, just a few miles east of I-90 Exit 257. (Exit on to Hwy 76 N, then right on Cty 12 to Ridgeway). Choose from three different length options (29.3,39.5, and 44.5 miles) that take you south into the Root River Valley: