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The Steel Dynamics Garbage Mountain Gravel Grinder
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The Steel Dynamics Garbage Mountain Gravel Grinder

Terre Haute, Indiana, United States View on map
May 01, 2027 (America/Indiana/Indianapolis local time)
Gravel biking

About this race

Steel Dynamics Inc presents a Springtime Gravel race with fabulous views of well-known attractions like Garbage Mountain (the local dump) both out and inbound, ride by many pork and turkey farms, and over Numerous train tracks in this Lil more than a Metric long course. There will also be a medium-length course that cuts off the final loop at the Sag stop. 

This will be an all-weather event (barring serious weather) so dress accordingly. 

The course is a mix of chunky gravel, dirt roads, a bit of pavement, a few hills, and probably lots of mud. 

There will be timing/placing for the top 3 in each class, course marshals, and signs to mark the route.  GPS devices ARE advised and course route files are available on RideWithGPS.  You will find yourself in the middle of Nowhere, Indiana.  Often.

Races will be a mass start at Griffin Bike Park and finish at Griffin Bike Park. 

$40 Pre-registration  until April 25th. $50 through April 26th $60 Day of Entry. Your entry is a donation to Griffin Bike Park. 

Min 1 sag stop will be provided at the 35 mile area. And 2 sag vehicles will be on course at all times. 

Long Route

Medium Route

Categories

Expert Long Course

Novice Long Course

Expert Medium Course

Novice Medium Course

Ebike Long Course

Ebike Medium Course

Mass neutral start for all categories – 11 AM

Check-in and registration begin at 9 AM.  Located at 10700 Bono Road, Terre Haute, IN 47802. 
Parking at the site.

Pick your distance

Gravel biking

Expert Long Distance

Please note which category you choose.

May 01, 2027 Ultra 11:00 AM
$40.00
Open

Expert Medium Distance

May 01, 2027 Ultra 11:00 AM
$40.00
Open

Novice Long Distance

May 01, 2027 Ultra 11:00 AM
$40.00
Open

Novice Medium Distance

May 01, 2027 Ultra 11:00 AM
$40.00
Open

Ebike Long Distance

May 01, 2027 Ultra 11:00 AM
$40.00
Open

Ebike Medium Distance

May 01, 2027 Ultra 11:00 AM
$40.00
Open

Single Speed Open

May 01, 2027 Ultra 11:00 AM
$40.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 6 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Terre Haute, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 7.3° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 16.9°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 4.4° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 16.7°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
20.7
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
3.7mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
67.9%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on May 1, 2027 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on May 1, 2027 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
13h 52m

The sun rises at 6:50 AM and sets at 8:43 PM local time (EDT) in Terre Haute on May 1, 2027 — 13h 52m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

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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, 26 Terre Haute events

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