Route, photos, and tips from gravel riding the Harding Truck Trail in the Santa Ana Mountains in Orange County, CA

ReportsDave MalwitzJuly 12, 2024orange county, gravel route, gravel routes, harding truck trail, thank gravel its friday

The BWR Weekend Starts Here - Shakeout in the Hills 2024

Recap, route, and photo gallery from the 2024 Shakeout in the Hills event in San Marcos, CA ahead of the 13th annual BWR CA.

ReportsDave MalwitzApril 26, 2024gravel ride, shakeout in the hills, shakeout ride, spinergy wheels, lost abbey, gravel route, gravel routes, san elijo hills, opicure, ride with gps

San Diego Gravel Cycling POI Map Project

Announcing a POI map project for San Diego County in collaboration with Ride With GPS. Details on the effort and a request for support to create the definitive POI map for gravel cycling in San Diego.

ReportsDave MalwitzFebruary 21, 2024ride with gps, gravel routes, san diego gravel routes, san diego gravel, san diego bikepacking

Poway Gravel Experience

A 46-mile mile / 4000 ft gravel route in San Diego, CA that includes Penasquitos Canyon, Poway, Highland Valley, Lake Hodges, Lusardi Canyon, and Black Mountain.

ReportsDave MalwitzFebruary 19, 2024newport beach gravel, laguna beach gravel, irvine gravel, orange county, buck gully gravel ride, bommer canyon gravel ride, crystal cove gravel ride, shady canyon gravel ride, quail hill gravel ride, gravel routes, gravel ride, california, best gravel routes, socal gravel routes, gravel route, rides

Gravelstoke DirtChurch Gravel Series 2023

Join us for Southern California’s most anticipated adventure series on 2nd Sunday’s this summer and fall. A Gravelstoke Development Team production that promises more dirt, multiple route options, post-ride gatherings, and new locations each month.

NewsDave MalwitzJuly 7, 2023gravel routes, san diego gravel routes, dirt church, dirtchurch, dirtchurch gravel rides, gravelstoke event, gravelstoke dirtchurch

Gravel Adventure Field Guide for Las Cruces, New Mexico

The Gravel Adventure Field Guide is back with new routes and quality tips for your next gravel travel destination. Set in the Chihuahuan Desert, the new field guide is out for Las Cruces, NM.

ReportsDave MalwitzMay 4, 2023gravel adventure field guide, gravel routes, review, best gravel routes

Black Mountain San Diego Gravel Guide

Zack from Gravel Bike California was back with the Gravelstoke crew for our 2023 team kickoff ride. Watch the video and see the full Ride With GPS route.

Videos, ReportsDave MalwitzMarch 16, 2023gravel bike california, route, routes, gravel route, gravel routes, san diego gravel routes, san diego gravel route, san diego, black mountain gravel ride

The Year In Routes 2022 - Best Gravelstoke Rides of the Year

A look back at the best rides and routes from 2022. What makes a gravel ride exceptional over the rest? We also introduce the GRAV Scoring System for ranking your best rides.

ReportsDave MalwitzJanuary 4, 2023big bear gravel, mammoth tuff, route, routes, gravel routes, catalina gravel routes, catalina, ned gravel, boulder, bikepacking, gwr, great western reroute, laguna mountain, mount laguna

Gravel Adventure Field Guide for San Luis Valley, Colorado

The Gravel Adventure Field Guide is back with new routes and quality tips for your next gravel travel destination. Set in the high desert, the new field guide is out for San Luis Valley, CO.

ReportsDave MalwitzOctober 25, 2022gravel adventure field guide, gravel routes, review, Colorado, south central colorado gravel routes, san luis valley, best gravel routes

Big Bear Gravel Experience

A story that captures the experience of staying in Big Bear Lake and riding gravel in the San Bernardino National Forest.

ReportsDave MalwitzOctober 14, 2022big bear lake, big bear gravel, gravel route, gravel routes, route, routes, best of big bear, hidden gems of big bear, big bear cycling, memberstory

New Gravel Adventure Field Guide for Bend, OR

In their latest publication launched today, the Gravel Adventure Field Guide goes to Bend, OR to showcase 11 new analog maps with routes that cover 475 miles of gravel in Central Oregon.

NewsDave MalwitzMay 18, 2022gravel routes, bend, oregon, gravel adventure field guide, dirty freehub, deschutes national forest

2022 Great Western Reroute - Photo Gallery & Event Recap

Photos and event recap from the 2022 Great Western Reroute, a Gravelstoke invitational gravel event set in East County San Diego on March 20, 2022.

ReportsDave MalwitzMarch 25, 2022gwr, great western reroute, gravel ride, gravel event, san diego gravel, gravelstoke development team, gravelstoke dev team, gravel route, gravel routes, rides, ride, laguna mountain, mount laguna, mount laguna gravel route

Gravel Adventure Field Guide for Patagonia AZ

The Patagonia Arizona Gravel Adventure Field Guide is a pocket-sized route, travel, and story book with the adventure cyclist in mind. Here’s the scoop on the 2nd guide from the team that brought you the first guide book on Trinidad, CO gravel.

ReportsDave MalwitzMarch 1, 2022gravel adventure field guide, gravel routes, arizona gravel, arizona, patagonia az, review

2021 Great Western Reroute

Photos and event recap from the 2021 Great Western Reroute, a Gravelstoke Development Team invitational gravel event set in East County San Diego on March 27, 2021.

ReportsDave MalwitzMarch 30, 2021gwr, great western reroute, gravel ride, gravel event, san diego gravel, rob wessels photography, gravelstoke development team, gravelstoke dev team, gravel route, gravel routes, rides, ride

Crystal Cove

40 mile / 5000 ft Gravel route in Orange County, CA

ReportsDave MalwitzMarch 1, 2021newport beach gravel, laguna beach gravel, irvine gravel, orange county, buck gully gravel ride, bommer canyon gravel ride, crystal cove gravel ride, shady canyon gravel ride, quail hill gravel ride, gravel routes, gravel ride, california, best gravel routes, socal gravel routes, gravel route, rides

How The Best Gravel Route Planner Just Got Better

Ride with GPS, our favorite platform for planning gravel routes announced today their first major update in some time. Most notably, their flagship route planner is now available in the Ride with GPS app for iOS and Android.

NewsDave MalwitzDecember 11, 2019ride with gps, gravel route making, gps routes, gravel routes, best gravel routes