Century Rides in Kansas
The comprehensive 2026 directory of 100-mile centuries, metric centuries (62 miles), and endurance cycling tours across Kansas.
Cycling in Kansas: Terrain & Route Overview
Kansas is the undisputed epicenter of the modern gravel endurance revolution, but its paved century routes through the rolling Flint Hills and scenic river valleys are equally magnificent. The tallgrass prairie of the Flint Hills offers sweeping, unobstructed vistas where emerald grasslands stretch to the horizon under immense western skies. Spring and autumn are the prime seasons for 100-mile rides, offering crisp mornings, mild sunshine, and prairie wildflowers. While mountain climbs are absent, the relentless prairie rollers and persistent winds provide a formidable test of cardiovascular strength and mental fortitude. Quiet country roads with virtually zero motor traffic allow cyclists to lock into deep, meditative rhythms across one of America's most tranquil pastoral landscapes.
Terrain Characteristics: Flint Hills tallgrass prairie rollers, big-sky agricultural horizons, and quiet scenic byways.
Riding Season & Weather: April through June & September through November.
📍 Kansas Century Rides Map
3 Plotted EventsBiking Across Kansas (BAK)
📅 Jun 05 – 12, 2027Iconic eight-day cross-state tour across Kansas featuring optional century and metric stages.
⚡ Event Details & Specifications ›
| Dataset Population | 2027 Forward Calendar |
| Event Type | Cycling Century (SportsEvent) |
| Event Status | Scheduled |
| Attendance Mode | In-Person (Offline) |
| Date | 📅 Jun 05 – 12, 2027 |
| End Date | 2027-06-12 |
| Starting Venue | Medicine Lodge HS |
| Street Address | KS 281 |
| Location | Cross-State (Rotating Route), KS |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.011902, -98.484246 (Google Maps ↗) |
| Organizer | Biking Across Kansas, Inc. ↗ |
| Organizer Contact | [email protected] |
| Entry Fee | $0 |
| Registration | Direct Registration Link ↗ |
Cottonwood Road & Gravel 200
📅 May 23 – 25, 2026The ride now begins and ends from Council Grove High School (129 Hockaday Street), with different route choices available to riders on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday of Memorial Day weekend. Riders can choose to ride all three days or select one or two. There will be long and short routes and both gravel and paved road options–so bring all your bikes! E-bikes are welcome too on all of our routes.
⚡ Event Details & Specifications ›
| Dataset Population | 2026 Verified Census |
| Event Type | Cycling Century (SportsEvent) |
| Event Status | Scheduled |
| Attendance Mode | In-Person (Offline) |
| Date | 📅 May 23 – 25, 2026 |
| End Date | 2026-05-25 |
| Starting Venue | Council Grove High School |
| Street Address | 129 Hockaday Street |
| Location | Council Grove, KS |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.667657, -96.497294 (Google Maps ↗) |
| Organizer | Kaw Valley Bicycle Club ↗ |
| Organizer Contact | [email protected] |
| Entry Fee | $0 |
| Registration | Direct Registration Link ↗ |
Unbound Gravel
📅 Jun 03 – 06, 2027The World’s premier Gravel event in the Flint Hills of Kansas.
⚡ Event Details & Specifications ›
| Dataset Population | 2027 Forward Calendar |
| Event Type | Cycling Century (SportsEvent) |
| Event Status | Scheduled |
| Attendance Mode | In-Person (Offline) |
| Date | 📅 Jun 03 – 06, 2027 |
| End Date | 2027-06-06T00:00:00 |
| Starting Venue | Emporia |
| Location | Emporia, KS, KS |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.418405, -96.187145 (Google Maps ↗) |
| Organizer | Life Time ↗ |
| Entry Fee | $0 |
| Registration | Direct Registration Link ↗ |