The Outdoors, Inc.

Grit & Grind Gravel Grinder

at Mighty Roots

October 4, 2025

in partnership with the
Yazoo-Mississippi Delta Levee Board

The Outdoors Inc Grit & Grind
at the Mighty Roots Music Festival
Gravel Grinder

OIGG @ MRMF

GRINDER DIVISONS:
Gravel Bikes, Cross Bikes or Mountain Bikes welcome
8:30am 4 laps (~52 miles)
8:35am 3 laps (~39 miles)
8:40am 2 laps (~26 miles)

THE FUN RIDE:
Gravel Bikes, Cross Bikes, Mountain Bikes, Junkers and Cruisers welcome
10:00am 1 lap (~13 miles, 90-minutes)

On-site cold water shower provided for post-race, pre-fest rinse!

The Mighty Levee Gravel Ride is the only way to ride the levee legally on a bike!

All-ages, All-abilities bike ride on top of the Mississippi River Levee, America’s “Great Wall”

Helmets are required.

The 13-mile loop track starts and ends at the Mighty Roots Music Festival site in Stovall, MS.

The rest station at the half-loop distance in historic Friars Point, MS,
features water, bananas, live blues music, and an irresistible photo op.

Rider pass the Robert Nighthawk Blues Trail marker and two historic markers
in Friars Point, the original county seat of Coahoma County, MS

Riders will encounter some unique levee features including
cattle gaps, actual cows, and the stuff cows inevitably leave behind.

Riders will likely see wildlife including deer, turkeys, eagles, egrets, and other denizens of the levee.

Registration is $50 for the Grinder categories, which includes a 20% discount on a fest ticket.

Registration is $25 for the Fun Ride.

All Registrations include a cool t-shirt.

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CLICK HERE FOR A 3-D MAP OF THE RIDE ROUTE