Homegrown Gravel Adventure

Homegrown is a lovingly handmade gravel grinder that straddles the border of Alabama and Georgia. The gravel is vastly different between these two states, and the charming name belies the hardships ahead: the mental struggle to keep your legs going forward, and the physical battle of your bike withstanding the punishment of the terrain you’re riding.

For those of us who pine for the wild days of independent gravel cycling, for all who miss the sense of community we used to get from being part of an event that belonged to itself and not The Man, Homegrown is bringing it all back in style.

With just one nominal entry fee, a portion of which supports local charity, this rare event gives you two—count ‘em—two distinct types of gravel roads in one ride, and both are a blast.
We’re inviting you to kick off 2025 the only way that makes any sense: tired and dirty, with a big bowl of chili, surrounded by a bunch of cycling-obsessed weirdos just like you. Warm up for the long gravel season ahead by choosing your intensity from our three equally gorgeous route options (30/40, 62, 100) that hug the border of Alabama and Georgia

Speaking of warming up, locals already know what we’re talking about, but if you’re reading this from the wicked tundra north of Tennessee, get the hell out of the cold and join us! Our worst-ever weather is still, like, one thousand times better than whatever February hellscape you’re dealing with up there. Hop an easy flight into the world’s most efficient airport, take a scenic hour’s ride south, and you won’t even have to eat each other to survive!

Proceeds benefiting the Heard County Food Bank, MTB Atlanta and the East Point Track Club.

We're always looking for volunteers. I don't think there's an event out there that has too many. Contact us from the website and let us know what you're up to helping with.

The event is one hour south of the world's busiest airport with more connecting flights than any other, which means you're also near 8,000+ hotel rooms thanks to the ATL Airport District. Maybe you want something a little closer? We can get you about 15-minutes from the start with a warm hotel in either La Grange or Carrolton, GA. Want something even closer? How about camping within one kilometer of the start? That's pretty darn close. We'll have all those details on our website, including Bed & Breakfasts, luxury Inns and plenty of other campy options.