2026 Weekend Schedule
Every Dirt Wave weekend follows the same rhythm — give back Saturday, race Sunday. Times are consistent across all three venues.
Saturday — Day One
- 10:00 AM
Check-in for Dig Day
- 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Community Trail Work Day
Join the local trail club for a morning of trail maintenance on the host trail system. Give back to the trails you love, meet the local riding community, and get your hands dirty before race weekend. All skill levels welcome, no experience necessary.
- 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Group Ride
A guided group ride on the host trail system for those who participated in the morning trail work. Stick around after the dig, grab your bike, and enjoy the trails you just helped maintain.
- 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Packet Pickup & Race Registration
Pick up your race packet or register for Sunday’s enduro race. Getting this done Saturday means no Sunday-morning check-in line — head straight to the course. Highly recommended.
- 2:00 PM
Pre-Ride of Race Course
A non-race-pace guided ride of Sunday’s race course. Open to all participants.
Sunday — Race Day
- 7:00 AM
Check-in, registration & packet pickup
- 8:00 AM
Check-in closes
- 9:00 AM
Race begins
- 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Ride the Dirt Wave Enduro Race
Participants complete two timed runs down the race course. The race starts at the top and the clock starts when you drop in — the climb to the top is not timed. Limited to 100 racers.
- 1:30 PM
Awards Ceremony
Or within 45 minutes of the final race finish.
- 2:30 PM
Event concludes
Each Venue Has Its Quirks
Alsea Falls
June 6–7, 2026
A Dirt Wave first: dig-day volunteers get bonus shuttled rides to the top from 1–3 PM. Post-race, Team Dirt serves brats, chips, a cookie, and a drink for $10 (veggie options available), then awards and a raffle.
Full venue page →Whiskey Run
July 18–19, 2026
A Dirt Wave first: two race courses in one event. Each racer takes one timed run down Gnome Wrecker and one down Loam Wrecker — best combined time wins.
Full venue page →Newport · Big Creek
August 1–2, 2026
Season finale — Race #3 awards are followed by the Series Championship awards. On Sunday, two spectator shuttles run from the gravel lot to the bottom of the course starting at 7:45 AM (spectators only; bike racks available).
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