Date
Sun, 3 Oct 2027
Venue
Lion's Head Beach, Lion's Head, Ontario
Lion's Head, Bruce County
Countdown
October
A manageable gravel loop at Lion's Head: 56 km is a good step up from a short spin, and doable for most riders with some gravel miles in their legs.
Create a free training plan for the Saugeen Bruce Peninsula Gravel Gran Fondo 56 km
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The course
The route
Lion's Head
Distance56km
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate52.5 km
Weather
Early-October, Lion's Head
16°CTypical high
13°CTypical low
6°CColdest in 20 years
48%Days with rain
Highs around 16°C and lows around 13°C, but it has dropped to 6°C. Rain on 48% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results
Course verified. Results not yet available.
Organiser
OrganiserBruce Peninsula EcoAdventures (a social enterprise of the Bruce Peninsula Biosphere Association)
Websitebrucegravelfondo.com
Instagram@gravelgranfondo
Running since2019
Training
Training for the Saugeen Bruce Peninsula Gravel Gran Fondo 56 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 Saugeen Bruce Peninsula Gravel Gran Fondo 56 km plan targets
Typical sessions
56 km
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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