emergency alerts
NO EMERGENCY ALERTS SO FAR
KEY SPOTS IN CASTRO VERDE
- Accreditation and Briefing | Fórum Municipal
https://maps.app.goo.gl/uQmYajmwW3UmeSHQA
- Dinner | Escola Básica Dr. António Francisco Colaço
https://maps.app.goo.gl/vfUtDszWDGtUyMXQ9
- Departure Point of the Routes
https://maps.app.goo.gl/x1HohSmN1pmEiXqe9
- Departure Point of the Social Ride
https://maps.app.goo.gl/ag9vyosfXWf8PZ8w6
- Castro Verde Campsite
https://maps.app.goo.gl/DfzVyNV5Ujba5s8u5
- Recommended Spot for Car Parking
https://maps.app.goo.gl/3AXj8JAb68oDxCwN8
Program
Social Ride Meeting | Friday 09:00
Social Ride Departure | Friday 09:30
Accreditation Opens | Friday 14:00
Accreditation Closes | Friday 19:00
Briefing Session | Friday 19:30
Dinner | Friday 20:30
Departure | Saturday 08:30
Social Ride
- The Social Ride will be our first official activity and it will be led by our partner and friend Ricardo Vieira of Atelier Velocidade.
- We will share very soon the gpx of the route of the Social Ride (around 30 km, relaxed pace).
Accreditation
- The accreditation will take place in the same place of the briefing.
- The accreditation will be open between 14:00 and 19:00, and you will need just a few minutes.
- If you have the chance, we would appreciate an early accreditation in order to avoid crowds and waiting closer to 19:00.
- We will not check the mandatory items. It is your responsibility to have all of them. You will sign an agreement that confirms that you have all mandatory items and that you are aware of the Gravel Birds Ultracycling is manifesto, event’s approach, and event’s insurance conditions.
- You don’t need to bring your bike – we won’t do a bike check.
Briefing
- The briefing will start at 19:30 (without any delay) and it is mandatory for all participants. We confirm that 19:30 is the new hour of the briefing session
- The entire session will be in (simple) English, but we will available to check doubts in Portuguese as well.
Dinner
- The dinner spot is only 5 minutes / 400 meters away from the briefing spot – just follow the pack.
- The dinner will have vegan and vegetarian options.
- The dinner will be only available for the participants and crew. We can’t receive companions: the dinner spot isn’t big and the number of participants is high, we want to avoid delays to ensure you more time to rest, we don’t want to add pressure to the local kitchen team that already had a long day working in the school. And the most important: the idea of the social dinner is precisely to be social and meet new fellow riders.
Bike Security
- We never had any incident with bike theft in Castro Verde (and along the route). The town is a very quiet and lovely place, but we highly recommend to always use your lock in all spots: accreditation/briefing, dinner and along the route. Nobody will be watching the bikes.
Belongings
- It will be possible to give us your belongings: (1) during the accreditation or (2) before between 07:45 and 08:00 at the entrance of campsite on Saturday.
- As belongings we mean bike bag/box and a bag or backpack. We will not receive any belongings without a bag or backpack.
- We will not receive any belongings at the departure point/hour, as well as at the Check Points and along the route.
- Your belongings will be at the Campsite/finish point of the routes. Will be always someone of the crew at the Campsite.
Campsite and Camping
- You just need to give your name at the entrance for admission.
- If you leave your tent in the campsite during the event, make sure that is stable.
- The bathrooms and showers of the campsite are available to all participants.
- It is not allowed to overnight at the campsite without tent or appropriate vehicle.
GPS Trackers and Live Map
- We will share information about the Follow My Challenge trackers during the briefing session. However, you can already check GPS Tracker user guide and instructions videos: https://www.followmychallenge.com/tracker-instructions
- We also recommend you check how the tracking/live map system works and share it as well as with your family/friends that will follow your journey: https://support.followmychallenge.com/
Crew and Late Hours
- We will give our best and the goal is to welcome you all at time at the Check Points and Finish Point. However, the event will also be an ultra for us. Please, be aware that if you arrive to the Check Points and Finish Point at very late hours there is a higher risk of missing us.
the key 3 steps:
1. JOIN THE GB'26 WHATSAPP GROUP
2. DOWNLOAD THE COMPLETE VERSION OF THE ADVENTURE MANUAL
ADVENTURE MANUAL VERSION 1.2 (ENG)
3. DOWNLOAD THE ROUTE FILES
GB ROUTES ON RIDE WITH GPS + NAVIGATION RECOMMENDATIONS | INCLUDES free 2-month RWGPS Premium trial
GPX + KMZ route files (updated 06.05.2026)
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atelier velocidade
FRIDAY MAY 08TH | 09:00 Coffee >> 09:30 Departure
DISTANCE | AROUND 30KM
RIDERS PACE | RELAXED