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The Wairarapa Gravel Series is about more than racing - it’s about exploring the back roads, ridgelines, and wide-open spaces that define this region. Each round showcases carefully curated gravel routes that balance challenge with flow, taking riders deep into the heart of rural Wairarapa.

From fast-rolling farm tracks to punchy climbs and expansive views, these events are designed for riders who value adventure, community, and great riding. Whether you’re chasing the front of the bunch or simply soaking it all in, the Wairarapa Gravel Series delivers a premium gravel experience built by riders, for riders.

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[ About ]

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The Wairarapa is made for gravel. Wide valleys, quiet back roads, working farms, and long ridgelines create riding that feels open, honest, and uncompromising. This series is a celebration of the landscapes and communities that define the region.

Each event weaves through places you don’t normally see from a car—linking gravel roads, farm tracks, and rural stations into routes that reflect the character of the land. It’s riding shaped by wind, weather, and terrain, where effort is rewarded with space, silence, and views that stretch for kilometres.

The Wairarapa Gravel Series is about respecting the land we ride on, connecting riders to the region, and showcasing why this corner of New Zealand has become one of the country’s great gravel destinations.

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Common Questions

  • Gravel bike or CX MTB, all courses are different so do your homework to work out where you can gain time!

  • We have results provided kindly by ACM Cycling Club but our events are rides for all abilities, we believe the challenge is more important than a race time

  • Yes each course will have cut-off times if we are running laps

  • Absolutely!

  • We have large orange arrows around the course with our logo on them + marshals on important turns.

    We also send out a GPX file for those with GPS computers, we do recommend you use one

  • Nope this is real gravel so self supported riding is how we do it!

  • Parts of our events are run on private lands so we ask all competitors respect the land owners and stay off unless told otherwise.