The Border Run 2026

When: 21st March 2026
Ride info: 243km 1641vm
Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/45628047
Start: Melbourne GPO 4:30am
Fin: Echuca VIC/NSW Border Sign
Surface: Mixed Terrain but mostly gravel
What bike: Gravel bike with minimum 40mm tires, as always we recommend robust tyres set up tubeless. Only go narrower if you're a hell cat!

STRAVA EVENT: https://www.strava.com/clubs/85668/group_events/3443831038500483646

The Border Run is simple. How fast can you get from your bed to the border by bike?

If that time and date don’t work for you, do it whenever you can make it happen. Go on! Get off the couch and have a crack! Like many historic overlander missions, this ride will depart from Melbourne’s original GPO. Expect some bike paths on the way out of town, then a mix of sealed and unsealed roads heading north. Please take it easy on the bike paths on the way out of town.

Ride it all in one hit if you dare! Ride it over two, three, four or twenty days. See how fast you can ride it, flashpack it, bikepack it, leave your bike at home and run it. Make your own rules. Slap the border sign to finish your ride across the state!⁠⁠ The ride finishes at the Vic-NSW border. Your ride is complete once you tap the “Welcome to New South Wales” sign and take a finisher photo.⁠⁠

For a full breakdown check out this: https://www.curvecycling.com/blogs/news/the-top-5-questions-asked-about-the-border-run?_pos=5&_sid=8186826b0&_ss=r

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• This April, 3rd April, 04:00 pm, Grand Opening of Curve Malaga Flashpacking Weekend & Party! in Nerja
• This September, 24th September, 06:30 pm, The Border Run XL 2026 in Melbourne