Tickets open on September 1 at 12 noon - early-bird price
Aurora Gravel Rally Series

Switzerland

September 5 to 6, 2026 - First edition
Organizing partner

Early-bird registration opens on October 1, 2025 at 12pm (Swiss time).

Duration

2 days

Distance
(full/discovery)

179 km
133 km

Elevation gain
(full/discovery)

3637 d+
2958 d+

Race

Rally Timing

Participants

300

Aurora Swiss Gravel Weekend

Between lakes and crests, discover the authenticity of the Swiss Jura and celebrate gravel biking with us!

This gravel bike adventure takes place over 2 days and comprises two very different stages. One is very fast and rolling, the other more mountainous with sublime panoramas. Choose between full or half distances, as you wish, and enjoy riding in one of Switzerland's best gravel regions.

Date

September 5-6, 2026

Location

Ferme de Pierre à Bot, 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland

Total race distance

Full 179 km / Discovery 133 km

Total race elevation gain

Full 3637 d+ / Discovery 2958 d+

Timing

Rally type, 2 to 3 timed sections per stage, representing 2/5ths of the trails

To find out more, visit Rally Timing.

Limited numbers

300 participants maximum

Navigation

Track your route using your navigation device (GPX routes supplied)

Miscellaneous

Open to electric-assist gravel bikes (not classified).

The festive evening

Take part in one of the highlights of your gravel weekend! Live music, drinks, local beer, exhibitors' village and foodtrucks, ... everything you need to make Saturday evening a great party. Come and celebrate gravel with us in a friendly atmosphere! This is a public event, so friends are welcome.

Date

September 5, 2026 (5:00 pm / 11:00 pm)

Location

Ferme de Pierre à Bot, 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland

The layout

The two stages start on the heights of the thousand-year-old medieval city of Neuchâtel, and the trails will plunge you straight into authentic Switzerland between lakes and mountains. With altitudes ranging from 450m to 1350m between the Jura 3 Lacs region and the crests of the Swiss Jura massif, this event offers a remarkable variety of trails!

The Swiss stages of the Aurora Gravel Rally Series are the Aurora Crew's playground. Through this event, we want to share with you our Switzerland, a country of contrasts, with high-tech industry and peaceful, authentic rural regions.

Ride beyond the horizon!