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The Steel Dynamics Garbage Mountain Gravel Grinder

Name: The Steel Dynamics Garbage Mountain Gravel Grinder
Start: 2026-05-02
End: 2026-05-02
Location: Terre Haute, Indiana

location_city Terre Haute

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calendar_today 02 May, 2026

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About the Event

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

Races Offered

Ebike Long Distance

May 02, 2026

straighten

Distance — 63 Miles

terrain

Type — Gravel biking

timer

11:00

Ebike Medium Distance

May 02, 2026

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Distance — 35 Miles

terrain

Type — Gravel biking

timer

11:00

Expert Long Distance

May 02, 2026

straighten

Distance — 63 Miles

terrain

Type — Gravel biking

timer

11:00

Expert Medium Distance

May 02, 2026

straighten

Distance — 35 Miles

terrain

Type — Gravel biking

timer

11:00

Novice Long Distance

May 02, 2026

straighten

Distance — 63 Miles

terrain

Type — Gravel biking

timer

11:00

Novice Medium Distance

May 02, 2026

straighten

Distance — 35 Miles

terrain

Type — Gravel biking

timer

11:00

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for May in Terre Haute.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 13.9° / 25.1°

wb_sunny 12.3° / 24.1°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 11.5 /

water_drop 67.6%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 13.9° / 25.1°

wb_sunny 12.3° / 24.1°

air 11.5 km/h

water_drop 67.6%

About Terre Haute

Terre Haute is a city of 61,000 people (2019) in west-central Indiana, about 180 mi (300 km) south of Chicago and 1 hour southwest of Indianapolis. Terre Haute is one of the largest cities in the Wabash Valley and is known as the "Queen City of the Wabash". The city is home to several higher education institutions, including Indiana State University, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, and Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana.