Join our weekly rides!
Join the Prairie Burners for community rides every Tuesday and Thursday at 5:30 pm at Bikes to You. Riders of all ages and abilities are welcome! Ride your own bike or reserve a gravel bike for free at the bike shop.
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Tuesday rides: 20-25 miles, year-round
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Thursday rides: 10-15 miles, April through October
Check out our Instagram for weather updates and join us to get ready for the main event on June 6, 2026.
PRAIRIE BURN 100
On June 6, 2026, get ready to join our annual gravel bike ride – with routes spanning 25, 50 and 100 kilometers – and a 5K/3K Fun Run centered in Grinnell, Iowa. Mark your calendars and be sure to sign up for emails for updates on event specifics like food vendors, music and family-friendly activities!
GRAVEL BIKE RIDE & FUN RUN
The 5K Fun Run at the Prairie Burn 100 offers a fun and healthy activity for the whole family! A 3K route was also added in 2025 as a shorter route. Both routes take participants throughout the Grinnell community to return for our beer garden, live music, and food trucks. Sign up for emails for more info!
JOIN THE BURNER MOVEMENT
We are Burners. We started the Prairie Burn 100 gravel bike ride in 2019 as a fundraiser for Imagine Grinnell, a non-profit organization supporting a healthy and sustainable Grinnell community.
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Following Imagine Grinnell's mission, we invite you to join us year-round to experience the gravel cycling scene. From novices to pros, we aim to help everyone get on a bike, breathing fresh air and safely enjoying Iowa's 73,000 miles of unpaved crushed stone rural roads.
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Sign up for our email list by joining the movement below. And be sure to follow us on Facebook and Instagram for event updates and weekly rides.
ABOUT
IS THE PRAIRIE BURN 100
A COMPETITIVE RACE?
It is chip-timed with competitive options, but riders and runners can get out of it what they desire. This event is about having a good time, making connections and promoting all the good that comes from cycling. Proceeds from the main event will go to Imagine Grinnell, a non-profit organization that makes the world a better place (or at least towns named Grinnell).
SUPPORT
​Interested in supporting our movement? Contact us at info@prairieburn100.com for supporter and partnership info. ​Proceeds from the annual Prairie Burn 100 event benefit Imagine Grinnell, a non-profit organization supporting a healthy and sustainable Grinnell community. Please consider contributing to make a lasting impact on our town and to help make future Prairie Burn events bigger and better.
