Keuka Lake Gravel Classic 25

Keuka Gravel Classic 50 | 49.6 mi Gravel Cycling Route on Strava

Keuka Gravel Classic 25 | 23.8 mi Road Cycling Route on Strava

We aren’t shy to say that this might be our best gravel courses ever.

Both the long and short courses begin at Steuben Brewing Company where riders will drop down a gravel road through an old vineyard for a scenic mixed surface start along Keuka Lake.

After a short warm up, riders climb the first of several challenging hills through one of the region’s most famous wineries, Bully Hill. This epic climb, where there is sure to be a crowd of cheering tourists and locals, leads to the first ridge crest of the day before dropping into some gravelicious seasonal use trails.

At this point in the ride the course splits with short course riders getting some pavement relief before tackling some more rolling gravel roads.

Long course riders are just beginning the challenges as they connect to the old Prattsburgh Gravel Classic course and race the beautiful Urbana State Forrest. In this part of the course riders will climb Newton hill before the famed technical Newton descent, rip through the Harrisburgh Hollow trails, tackle a new climb up Randleville Road, and then descent the area’s most iconic and longest-standing course feature, Hungry Hollow - since 2008 riders have climbed (or walked) the Hungry Hollow “wall” but in 2022, riders will descend it for the first time!

Long course riders will then reconnect with the short course for a series of rolling paved and dirt roads before descending a new course feature on Toby Road for a gorgeous seasonal-use shred through more vineyards that overlook Keuka Lake, leading to the finish and after party at Steuben Brewing Company.

• Tony S
  Organizer
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