GravDuro Gravel Bike Race | 1 June 2025, Trail's End Bike Hotel

Welcome to the untamed terrain of South Africa, where the thrill of Gravel Racing meets the relaxed atmosphere of Enduro Riding. Hammer it along some of the most iconic sections in the Western Cape. Venture into Oak Valley, Paul Cluver and up the infamous Hans se Kop Climb. The whole thing isn’t a race, you will get a timing chip at registration which will be your timing chip on this Gravel / Enduro event. Enjoy a relaxed start and social liaison sections before you get to hammer it out for Stages of the whole route. Take on 6 or 4 timed GravDuro Stages throughout the day, making up a total timed distance of 83kms or 58kms respectively.

Setting off from Trails End Bike Hotel in Grabouw on the 1st of June 2025, this first-time Gravel / Enduro event will be run and led by the team from Red Cherry Events.

The route will use a combination of some of the most iconic farms and climbs in the Western Cape. Using Trails End Bike Hotel as a starting point, the first-ever GravDuro will head into Oak Valley, Paul Cluver and up the infamous Hans se Kop Climb. Don’t have the energy to tackle all the stages? There will be prizes at the end for riders who took on 6 or 4 stages, so you can bail out if the going gets too tough.

The Route will be a total distance of 83 kms, with 6 timed stages in between making up 45kms of the total 83kms. The liaison sections (the pieces between the stages) will be entirely GPS-based. Only the actual segments themselves will be marked, so you can go flat-out through the stage without having to worry about following the GPS.

The event will be most suited to Gravel Bikes and thus the terrain and the segments will be chosen with this in mind. No gravel bike? No problem! You can still take the event on, a Traditional MTB or E-Bike and there will be prizes for all the categories we have listed. Click here to view the ride info

To learn more, visit; https://www.gravduro.co.za/