19th Annual Good Dirt Ride 2026

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The 19th Annual Good Dirt Ride is a supported, non-timed mountain-bike and gravel-bike fundraiser that starts and finishes at Applied Medical's R100 campus in Rancho Santa Margarita. Riders choose 10-, 15-, 25-, or signature 50-mile routes through the Tijeras Creek and Arroyo Trabuco network; longer options add O'Neill Regional Park, Live Oak, Vista, Twisty Tire, Waterworks, and, for the signature route, Caspers Wilderness Park. The organizer's corrected event-eve schedule requires every rider to roll out with the Orange County Sheriff's Department at the assigned time: 50 miles at 7:00 AM, 25 miles at 9:00 AM, and 10 and 15 miles at 9:30 AM; no early starts. Online BikeReg and day-of registration remain available, with the online form scheduled to close at 10:00 AM PT Saturday. Friday packet pickup and rider check-in run 11:00 AM-6:00 PM at Rock N' Road Cyclery in Mission Viejo, where riders may also register, collect plates and preordered merchandise, and buy raffle tickets; a signed waiver is required before any packet is released, including a friend's packet. The 10-mile option is positioned for active novice and younger riders, the 15-mile option adds technical singletrack, the 25-mile route is for strong intermediate riders, and the roughly 47-mile signature route targets trained riders. Aid stations, mechanical support, course volunteers, food trucks, a noon beer garden, live music, an 11:00 AM raffle opening and 2:00 PM drawings round out the day. Proceeds support OCMTBA trail work and Team Africa Rising. This is a ride, not a race: no timing, rankings, purse, or podium is advertised.

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