Date
Sat, 24 Apr 2027
Start
09:00
Venue
Kielder Castle Forest Park Centre, Kielder, Hexham, Northumberland NE48 1ER
Kielder Castle, Kielder Forest, Northumberland, England (loop start/finish)
Countdown
April
The friendly way into Kielder gravel: 65 km with about 1,000 m of climbing, a feed station and no cut-offs to worry about. Good for a first gravel event.
Key facts
01No cut-offs, so ride it at your own pace
02Self-supported: you must carry the required kit
03Riders must be 18 or older on race day
Create a free training plan for the Dirty Reiver 65 km
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The course
The route
Kielder Castle
Distance65km
Total climb1,050m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate66.2 km
Weather
Late-April, Kielder Castle
11°CTypical high
3°CTypical low
-4°CColdest in 20 years
38%Days with rain
Highs around 11°C and lows around 3°C, but it has dropped to -4°C. Rain on 38% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results
Course verified. Results not yet available.
Organiser
Training
Training for the Dirty Reiver 65 km
We don't do generic plans. We combine deep knowledge of this race's demands with your recent training, then build a plan with you that progresses as you do.
Beina integrates directly with your existing tools to understand your current fitness, and synchronise your planned sessions.
Intervals.icuWhat a Dirty Reiver 65 km plan targets
Typical sessions
65 km with 1,050 m of climbing
Endurance and fatigue resistance over the full distance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long endurance rides building toward the full distance
Threshold and sweet-spot work for sustained power
Group rides for drafting and bunch-riding skills
Not a generic schedule
Typical sessions
Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have
Adapts every week as Beina learns how you respond
Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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