Winter Gravel Series 2024 - 2025

Our Sonder Winter Gravel Series is back

We've planned a fresh set of routes for this year's gravel series featuring the best gravel riding from each of our stores.

What could be better than spending a day on a great route, in good company, with a warm drink and something to eat at the end?

Find your nearest ride or become a true gravel hero and ride the full series. We'll provide a brevet card so you can collect a stamp for each ride and show off the completed card as a badge of honour.

Tickets cost £7 with all proceeds going to Alpkit Foundation.

Upcoming rides...

Edinburgh

2nd February at 10am

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Ambleside

16th February at 10am

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Betws-y-Coed

2nd March at 10am

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Alpkit Campus (Nottingham)

16th March at 10am

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20.10.24 - £7

Ilkley

Winter Int' Dale
Perfect gravel riding on the rolling hills and moors around our Yorkshire basecamp.

Book your place

03.11.24 - £7

Keswick

Gravel Grind
Railway trails, rugged fells and bridleway. All with a backdrop of the finest Lake District views.

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17.11.24 - £7

Inverness

Gàidhealtachd
The Highlands is home to some of the UK's best gravel, ancient drovers roads and military tracks criss-cross the country. Big views and big fun guaranteed.

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01.12.24

Bristol

Get Your Grit
Dig out your winter tyres and embrace the mud. Experience a range of surface types on this South West gravel loop. (Don't forget your mudguards!)

Book your place

15.12.24 - £7

Metrocentre

Tyne Twine
We've planned a route to showcase the best gravel riding from our Metrocentre store.

Book your place

05.01.25 - £7

Kingston

City (e)scape
We've planned a route to showcase the best gravel riding from our Kingston store.

Book your place

19.01.25 - £7

Hathersage

Soul Soother
Enjoy the Peak District's hills, trails and gritstone edges that surround our Hathersage store.

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Sonder Camino

Anywhere. Everywhere. Award-winning gravel perfection.
Build yours

02.02.25 - £7

Edinburgh

Saltoun Sauce
Glorious gravel on local hills with stunning views of the city and surrounding area.

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16.02.25 - £7

Ambleside

February Flyer
Join us for a social gravel ride starting and ending at Alpkit Ambleside

Book your place

02.03.25 - £7

Betws-y-coed

Eryri Gravel
Set out from Betws-y-Coed through lost lanes and forest gravel. Wonderful views and hidden lakes await you on the way.

Book your place

16.03.25 - £7

Alpkit Campus

Miners Grit
Join us at Alpkit HQ, just outside Nottingham, for the final ride of our Winter Gravel Series.

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