TweedLove Gritopia

Gritopia! Our grit, gravel (or whatever you want to call it), adventure.

The Tweed Valley is rightly famous for its MTB trails, but it also has a huge network of forest roads, old drove roads and trails which are perfect for gravel bikes. In Gritopia, you can expect mile after mile of empty grit and gravel with a few stretches of quiet tarmac linking it all up. The full course is approx 75km but shorter options are always available.

Any suitable bike will do. A dedicated gravel bike is perfect, but a lightweight/XC mountain bike will be fine. Oh, and eBikes are welcome! We definitely don’t however recommend a dedicated road bike, you and/or the bike might have a fairly uncomfortable day out!

“My 1st gravel event; Excellent route, challenging ride, stunning scenery. It was a great day on the bike!” Gritopia Rider

What you get

The event is part of the awesome TweedLove Bike Festival so you can enjoy all the vibes.
One free course photo for every rider (uploaded to Facebook)
Fully marked route
Course map
Electronic timing by SI systems, with instant results
Feed stations with amazing locally-made cake and High 5 energy products
The best course medics & safety marshals
Onsite tech support
One week before the ride, you’ll receive ‘Riders’ Notes’ explaining everything about event day; from directions, parking and information about what’s happening in the Event Village to what to wear and bring on the day.
We’ll publish the route map once permission and authorisation for doing so is in place with land owners and all relevant authorities. As soon as we can!
On the day entries will be possible subject to availability.