Kisatchie Crusher- Gravel, Run, Fondo & Mtb
About this race
Kisatchie Crusher is now a weekend experience in Minden, LA! Gravel Race & 5k/10k on Saturday. Road Fondo & MTB Race on Sunday. Camping or group lodging onsite is encouraged! RV sites with all the hookups are available at www.recreation.gov $33 a night. search Beaver Dam Kisatchie. www.CampCaney.com has bunkbed style cabins that sleep 10 for $125 a night. Kitchen in another building. Race is at Day Use Area with plenty of shade, amphitheater, picnic tables, AC power, restrooms & sandy beach. Register by Oct 11th to get a T-shirt. Post race meal is included in registration price.
Gravel Bike Race is 18, 43 or 66 mile options. Course is about 50/50 gravel/paved with good elevation.
5k/10k Run or Walk is on paved roads inside the park.
Fondo Road Shakeout Ride is 18, 33 or 54 miles.100% paved back country roads with low traffic, scenic bayou views & good elevation.
MTB Race is on classic Sugar Cane Trail with some extra thrown in! Dirt, Roots & some Climbs!
All Participants get a post race meal & T-Shirt. Register by July 3rd at 5pm for early bird pricing. Register by Oct 18th to get T-Shirt!
All proceeds go to Bike Minden for trail maintenance & expansion at Caney Lakes & Kisatchie Forest.
Strava Routes will be posted soon!
Thank You
Kisatchie Crusher Event Team & Bike Minden
Pick your distance
Cycling
Gravel Crusher 18
Gravel/Asphalt loop thru Kisatchie Forest
Gravel Crusher 43
Gravel/Asphalt loop thru Kisatchie Forest
Gravel Crusher 66
Gravel/Asphalt loop thru Kisatchie Forest
Fondo Crusher 18
100% paved back country roads with scenic bayou views & good elevation. Obey all traffic laws.
Fondo Crusher 33
100% paved back country roads with scenic bayou views & good elevation. Obey all traffic laws.
Fondo Crusher 54
100% paved back country roads with scenic bayou views & good elevation. Obey all traffic laws.
MTB Crusher Beginner
Sugar Cane Trail around Upper Lake
MTB Crusher Cat 3
2 laps of Sugar Cane, with a lil Kona & Lost Man thrown in!
MTB Crusher Cat 2
3 laps of Sugar Cane, with a lil Kona & Lost Man thrown in!
MTB Crusher Cat 1
3 laps of Sugar Cane, with a lil Kona & Lost Man thrown in!
Running
5k Crusher
Paved run thru park & camping area
10k Crusher
Paved run thru park & camping area
Race-day daylight
We have no recorded weather for Minden yet, but sunrise and sunset follow from the venue and the date.
The sun rises at 7:30 AM and sets at 6:23 PM local time (CDT) in Minden on October 31, 2026 — 10h 53m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
The organizer hasn't released a route for this event, and we don't publish guesses. If you're the organizer, send us a GPX file and we'll draw the profile.
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 5 Minden events
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