You have 10 hours to ride your bike to the border of Mexico and back.
The Spirit World
A three day gravel cycling event
November 5-8, 2026
Patagonia, Arizona
A three day gravel cycling event featuring the most magical gravel road network in the Patagonia region of Arizona and the most magical people (like you!).
4 incredible routes to choose from: 30, 58, 80, or 100 miles.
2026 REGISTRATION GOES LIVE AT 8AM MST ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 4, 2026
The Spirit World Photo Galleries are LIVE!
We’re excited to share the 2025 Spirit World photo galleries with you all. Spirit World Media Director, Shannon Dudley has compiled the entire event into a beautiful representation of our experience together in Patagonia, Arizona. We’re grateful for your support and decision to travel to Arizona’s borderlands for 4 days filled with community, outdoor adventure, live music, and incredible gravel miles throughout the Patagonia Mountains and San Rafael Valley.
It’s important to note that these photo galleries share a glimpse back into your 2025 Spirit World experience. We do not have the ability at this time to station ride specific photographers across the Spirit World course’s during your ride. If you do not find a photo of yourself, we hope you understand & enjoy taking a moment to look back on the fun we all had together during the 7th annual Spirit World weekend.
If you’re going to use these photo’s to share your experience on social media - we hope you’ll consider listing @shannonchristinephoto as the photographer. Thank you for supporting her small business.
If you have any interest in printing images, or utilizing them for any other reasons outside of your personal experience - please reach out to Shannon Dudley to make sure your images are being taken care of in the highest professional manner possible for your needs.
Shannon Dudley’s Email: shannonchristined@gmail.com
With Gratitude,
The Spirit World Team
What’s Included
When you register for our transformational gravel cycling experience, you get:
Live music and entertainment throughout the weekend
Group ride on Friday, November 6th. **All are welcome, including your friends and family!
Gravel Family dinner on November 6th.
Post-Spirit World ride meal on Saturday, November 7th.
Handmade Spirit World ceramic mug
Stocked aid stations with good vibes
A LIGHTLY MARKED COURSE - You are required to upload your course on a GPS to ensure that you do not miss a turn! Signage will be limited. Thank you!
Post-Spirit World gravel group ride to the Boomshakalaka on Sunday, November 8th
Post-Spirit World + Pivot Cycles mountain bike group ride on the Arizona Trail - Casa Blanca Canyon to Temporal Canyon Gulch (28 miles) - This ride will start and end in downtown Patagonia.
Medical & safety support
Awards to top finishers 3 finishers of each course distance
Our Favorite Testimonials
“Total adult summer camp vibe, but way better! Traveled to the event solo but never felt alone.”
“The Spirit World is in a class by itself. It is a gathering of people who love bikes and people. Every single person at the event was absolutely, simply goodness!”
“Felt like a small community of friends who happen to ride 100 miles of gravel. The vibe was amazing!”
“It reminds me of local grassroots MTB races when I was a child, but with a completely different race experience from anything I've ever done. It is simply the coolest event.”
Spirit World Highlights
Intimate size to add a backyard wedding feel to the weekend
The entire weekend is hosted at The Patagonia Lumber Company
Food trucks serving incredible food all weekend long
Group rides on Friday and Sunday to let you explore even more of the area
Live music and entertainment all weekend long
A gorgeous fundraising dinner for The Arizona Trail before the event
Why is it called The Spirit World?
The Spirit World is a shared space for all to enter, where you can feel the magic of adventure and its impact on your mind, body, and soul.
But you can only arrive there when you break through physically tough moments.
We have believed in this space for some time, as we've fallen in love with big days outside, and letting the southern Arizona landscape define parts of our beings. It's an honor to offer a weekend event centered around the mystical, the magical, and the very transformative space and time to enter on your own accord.
You're invited to open your mind, free your soul, and let it fly.
On October 25th, 2025, you’ll experience this transformation while riding your gravel bike across the San Rafael Valley. When it happens, you truly do enter an altered state, further describing why we’ve named this event after this sought after destination in pursuit of endurance.
This event is less about racing, and way more about camaraderie and sharing in each other's journeys throughout the weekend. Let the land, the animals, the winds, and the silence of this high desert be your guide, as we ride all day and dance the night away.
