The Dirty Reiver 2021

After the cancellation of the 2020 Dirty Reiver due to the coronavirus pandemic, the organisers have set a date of September 11th for the 5th edition (the proposed date of Saturday 17 April is not possible because of ongoing coronavirus restrictions).

Entries will open on 1 December 2020 but are likely to be extremely limited with most 2020 entrants carrying over their place for 2021.

The Dirty Reiver 200 (200km), Dirty One Thirty (130km) and Dirty Sixty Fiver are off-road cycling challenges based on the Gravel Grinder format found predominantly in the mid west of America.

A new Dirt-E-Reiver category will be open to E-Bikes (EAPC Compliant)* .This category has all of feel of the Dirty Reiver with much less distance.

The Dirty Reiver routes will explore new trails and parts of the Kielder and Wark Forests in 2021.

Riders will traverse gravel forest access roads that service the vast areas of forest covering the border region of England and Scotland. The events will take riders through remote areas providing outstanding viewpoints across this spectacular part of the UK.

Due to the shared use of some of the course the Dirty Reiver events are NOT races. However, finishing times will be graded and these grades are detailed in finishing times on the event page.

The event is based at the Kielder Castle Forest Park Centre, Kielder, Hexham, Northumberland NE48 1ER.

Event HQ will open on Friday 10 September with overnight camping available.

This is a challenge not a race. Riders can choose from the Dirty Reiver (200km), the Dirty One Thirty (130km) or the Dirty Sixty Fiver (65km) distance events.

No riders under 16 years old will be accepted.