Bend Dirt Fest
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Bend Dirt Fest
Bend Dirt Fest is a multi-discipline endurance event in Bend, Oregon that combines a trail run, gravel cycling and mountain biking into a single weekend festival. The event stages from the Athletic Club of Bend and features courses that pass through singletrack, paved trail, gravel roads and flowy sections. The trail course is a half marathon of about 13.1 miles with roughly 60% dirt surface; it includes paved flats and technical singletrack with sections in shade and in full sun.
Athletes can enter solo or form a Team of 3 made up of one trail runner, one mountain biker and one long-course gravel rider; combined finish times determine team results. Team categories include Men's, Women's, Mixed, Junior and Masters. Solo awards use 10-year age groups plus categories for 70+ and Non-Binary competitors. The event also serves as finals for select Oregon XC Series and the Oregon Triple Crown Gravel Series.
Course support includes marked routes, aid stations serving Hammer Nutrition products plus local fruit and bakery items, and Ride with GPS files for course navigation. Packet pickup is available at Pine Mountain Sports the day before and at the Athletic Club of Bend on race day. Parking is provided at OSU-Cascades. Gravel and MTB finish timing is recorded approximately half a mile from the Athletic Club on the highway before the venue. The event notes self-credit and postpartum policies and provides menstrual products at aid stations. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
