# The Muddy Keppel Gravel Ride — 2026 edition

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- Event ID: muddy-keppel-gravel-ride
- Edition ID: muddy-keppel-gravel-ride/2026
- Location: Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada
- Calendar state: past
- Lifecycle: scheduled
- Date: 2026-10-17 [1](https://www.owensoundcycling.ca/index.php/rides/the-muddy-keppel-gravel-ride/)
- Event timezone: America/Toronto (calendar dates only; no start time is inferred)

**Archived edition.** Retained for reference; it does not confirm a future edition or that an undated event occurred.

Owen Sound Cycling Club's season\-closing gravel ride through Sarawak and Keppel townships\. This is a club ride with Ontario Cycling membership requirements, not unrestricted public entry\. [1](https://www.owensoundcycling.ca/index.php/rides/the-muddy-keppel-gravel-ride/) [2](https://www.owensoundcycling.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/OSCC-Risk-Management-Plan-2026v1.pdf)

## Course options

### Muddy Keppel loop [1](https://www.owensoundcycling.ca/index.php/rides/the-muddy-keppel-gravel-ride/)

78 km; 419 m climbing
Derived climbing density: 5 m/km.

Includes a mandatory walking descent; another steep climb may require walking\. Roads remain open to traffic\.

Density is derived from the same course’s total ascent divided by distance in kilometres, rounded to whole m/km. Nominal/approximate inputs produce approximate density. It is not gradient or a difficulty rating; missing, conflicting, bounded and aggregate metrics do not produce density.

## Practical information

- Support: Sweep rider carries first aid and a phone\. No aid stations, marshals or course signs\. Riders must carry a phone and navigation or the supplied paper map\. [1](https://www.owensoundcycling.ca/index.php/rides/the-muddy-keppel-gravel-ride/)
- Entry cost: Entry cost and mandatory fees are unconfirmed for this edition.
- Effective registration status: not-currently-actionable
- Registration qualification: Archived edition; recorded registration information does not establish current availability\.
- Recorded registration status: unknown [1](https://www.owensoundcycling.ca/index.php/rides/the-muddy-keppel-gravel-ride/) [2](https://www.owensoundcycling.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/OSCC-Risk-Management-Plan-2026v1.pdf)
- Recorded registration note: Organizer links a sign\-up sheet; availability was not verified\. The club's 2026 policy permits visiting Ontario Cycling members with proof of membership\. A non\-member try\-out is not confirmed for this date\.
- [Official event website](https://www.owensoundcycling.ca/index.php/rides/the-muddy-keppel-gravel-ride/)
- [Recorded official registration information](https://www.owensoundcycling.ca/index.php/rides/the-muddy-keppel-gravel-ride/)

## Sources and freshness

Checked dates record our source inspections, not organizer confirmation of every detail. Source notes may explicitly limit claims to historical editions.

### Source 1: Owen Sound Cycling Club — The Muddy Keppel Gravel Ride

- Source ID: s1
- [Source](https://www.owensoundcycling.ca/index.php/rides/the-muddy-keppel-gravel-ride/)
- Checked: 2026-09-28
- Edition/evidence note: Calendar explicitly identifies October 17, 2026; course and sweep\-only support are described on the same edition listing\.

### Source 2: Owen Sound Cycling Club — Risk Management Plan 2026 v1

- Source ID: s2
- [Source](https://www.owensoundcycling.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/OSCC-Risk-Management-Plan-2026v1.pdf)
- Checked: 2026-09-28
- Edition/evidence note: Linked club policy permits visiting Ontario Cycling members with proof\. Non\-member participation requires a separately designated try\-out\.

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Generated: 2026-10-28T00:35:42.663Z. Generation does not refresh the source-check dates above.