KowTown Gravel 2025 Rider Guide

Welcome! We are beyond excited to have you visit the wonderful town of Kremmling, Colorado to ride and explore the terrain. This is the 3rd Annual KowTown Gravel Bike Race, and we’ve worked hard to bring you the most fun, beautiful, well supported, experience that you’ll be coming back every year and bringing your fellow riders!

Start Location: West Grand High School - 208 12th St, Kremmling, CO 80459

Packet pick- up and camping check-in will be Friday from 5:00pm to 7:00pm and Saturday from 6:30am to 9:00am.

 

Additional Parking located at the West Grand K-8 lot- 715 Kinsey Ave, Kremmling, CO 80459

Race Finish: Kremmling Town Square- 203 Park Ave, Kremmling, CO 80459

Riders will receive a meal ticket for a hamburger, chips and a drink as well as a beer ticket in their race packets. Race meals will begin at 12:00pm.

****The Bull course will have a cutoff at Mile 57.6, If you do not reach this point by 1:00pm we recommend turning onto the cow course. Do not continue up Grouse Mountain.*****

Incident Command will be located in the Town Square under a Brown and Tan tent near the finish line.

Free showers will be at West Grand High School post race 1:00pm to 5:00pm.

SCHEDULE

Friday, July, 4th

5:00pm-7:00pm Race number and packet pickup at West Grand High School (208 12th St, Kremmling, CO 80459)

5:00pm- Camping registration at West Grand High School

6:00pm- $10 spaghetti dinner with garlic bread and a salad. Meat and vegetarian options are available. Please RSVP

7:00pm Volunteer Meeting

Saturday, July, 5th

6:30am- $5 breakfast burrito with meat and vegetarian options and $3 coffee at the high school. Please RSVP

6:30am-8:30am- Race number and packet pickup at Start Line/West Grand HS

8:00am- Bull Course Start

8:30am- Cow Course Start

9:00am- Calf Course Start

Awards will happen shortly after the top 3 finishers in each race, bull, cow and calf. Age group winners will be acknowledge

1:00pm-5:00pm Free Showers at West Grand High School

1:00pm - 5:00pm Car and Bike wash presented by the WG girls basketball team

12:00pm-5:00pm- Celebrate your KowTown finish with an expo, lunch, and live music in Town Square. Local service-based group Elevation is providing post-race burgers; non-racers may buy a burger too. Bring the family! Elevation is organizing games and activities to keep kids entertained. There’s also delicious ice cream at Big Shooter Coffee!

Stay on the course-

Along route are multiple sensitive areas. Please stay on route when you see pin flags.

EQUIPMENT 

  • Bike: hopefully at this point you’ve chosen your steed! Most will be on gravel specific bikes, however MTBs are allowed and e-bikes are permitted only on the Calf-34 and Cow-65 mile courses.

  • Tires: the biggest FAQ! You will get a little of everything at KowTown, from champaign, two track minimally maintained as well as some chunky/loose gravel and pavement. The sweet spot for us is somewhere between 45 to 55 mm, gravel and mt bike tires.

  • Helmet: required for all riders and must be worn at all times. Hopefully this is a no-brainer (pun intended).

  • Cycling shoes, socks, gloves, glasses, bibs, jersey, water bottles, bike computer, and of course your timing chip!

  • Insect Repellent- Bring and wear bug spray as the mosquitoes can be thick in some areas. Aid station will have bug spray if you run out or forget.

  • Extra clothing: arm/leg warmers and a wind vest and/or a rain jacket (anything can happen in the high mountains). 

  • Cargo/tool bag with spare tubes and CO2 cartridges and/or a hand pump. A multi tool is smart to carry as well.

  • Clothes to change into post-ride: nobody wants to walk around in a sweaty, stinky chamois for hours after being in your kit all day!

FEED ZONES/AID STATIONS

  • See course maps for aid station locations (click on map to view stations). 

  • Aid stations will include hydration from Tailwind, Water, Various Snacks

If there is an emergency, please call 911 if you have cell service.

Navigation

Riders are responsible for navigating the courses. We will mark all courses the best we can. Gravel race signs are subject to vandalism. Please download if you have a bike computer. You can navigate with smart phones using the free Ride with GPS app or carry a cue sheet.

RULES OF THE ROAD

This is NOT a closed course! Please abide by the rules of the road the entire time you are out on course. Obey the flow of traffic, stop at stop signs, yield to pedestrians, and FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY STAY TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. Please respect the riders around you at all times. Let’s keep this fun and accident-free.

 

Keep it clean, please! By participating in the KowTown Gravel you are entering BLM land, some of the most beautiful scenery in Colorado, and committing to respect the environment. Do not leave any type of waste (paper, plastic, packaging, etc.) on the course. Also, all cyclists must use the portable toilets on course and at the Start/Finish. No exceptions, please and thank you.

POST-RIDE DETAILS

Celebrate your KowTown finish with an expo,, and live music in Town Square. Local service-based group Elevation is providing post-race burgers; non-racers may buy a burger too. Bring the family! Elevation is organizing games and activities to keep kids entertained.

THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS AND SPONSOR

KowTown Gravel Committee: Blane Day, Shawn Scholl, Rose Gamblin, Allura Luna, Dennis Gale, Roger Ryburn, Mark Birdseye.

*Special Thanks to the volunteers who donated their time to help us keep the course safe, work the feed zones, and all the selfless tasks that made this event possible.

CONTACT AND FEEDBACK
Reach out with questions by email to kowtowngravel.com. We want to be sure that each of you have an incredible experience. Thanks for rolling with us!

If it is an emergency, please dial 911.