Lost and Found Gravel Festival

07/16/2026

Thanks Josh Becker and The Radavist fort his beautifully shot and written piece, which perfectly captures the spirit of the weekend.

Lost and Found is an epic gravel event in the Lost Sierra, thrown by the Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship each year. The event should need no introduction for readers of The Radavist. Josh Becker m…

07/08/2026

Mark your calendars, request your PTO and start thinking about tire choice now—the Lost and Found Gravel Festival returns to Portola on Saturday, June 19 in 2027. Keep an eye here for early registration later this year. More good times with good people in the mountains, all to support trails in the Lost Sierra. What could be better?!

07/01/2026

Wow! Thank you to everyone who donated to this year's 5 Bucks a Foot Gravel Fundraiser! Together, we raised almost $26,000 for trail building and maintenance in the Lost Sierra. 5 Bucks a Foot fundraisers are a critical piece of our annual revenue, and we're so grateful for the support. We will call the winner this week (or notify via email if we can't reach you the old-fashioned way), so keep your phone close! Big thank you to our sponsors who supported this year's awesome custom build and full prize package: Evil Bikes, Shimano Bike , Ridefoxbike , White Industries , Paul Component Engineering , WTB , Astral Cycling , Camp and Go Slow, Loam Equipment, Patagonia and Patagonia Provisions —this year's campaign was successful due to their generosity and longtime support of the Stewardship.

06/18/2026

Lost and Found photos are in! Look for links to shots from the podium, course and festival in your email (sent this morning)—and be sure to also check out the awesome galleries from Jason James Rimmer and David N. Braun Photography | Meridian Mile Sports, which are also linked in the same email. You’ll also find the post-race survey, where you can pass along your thoughts on the weekend (we read all of these & often incorporate changes based on the feedback), and a link to limited race merch for sale via the Yuba Expeditions website if you missed grabbing it onsite. Thank you racers for an incredible weekend in the mountains—we’ll be doing it again in less than two months at the Downieville Classic! See you there??

06/16/2026

“If not now, when?” Cheers to that! Post-race interview with freshly bandaged , who finished second in the men’s pro race on Saturday, rallying back after a multi-racer crash at the front of the pack. Congrats on a strong finish Payson, and thanks for supporting SBTS!

06/14/2026

It was a beautiful day for racing in Portola on Saturday! Thank you to all 920 racers who came out to experience high Sierra gravel, live music and festivities of the Lost & Found Gravel Festival, presented by . We’ll be sending out links to photos and final results via email, so keep an eye out—huge thank you to all our sponsors who made this year’s event possible: , , , , , , , , , and ✌️

06/14/2026

Kiwi Matthew Wilson continues racking up results as he roadtrips through the west, taking the overall win with a sub-5:00 finish—one of the fastest ever at Lost & Found. Congrats on a great race!

06/13/2026

Congrats to pro women’s champion, Ruby Ryan, who took the top step in today’s race after a down-to-the-wire sprint finish with Samara Sheppard, making for a Kiwi 1-2 finish for the first-time Lost & Found racers!

06/13/2026

Lost & Found Gravel, presented by Evil Bikes, is underway, and the pro men are making quick time working together around Lake Davis at about mile 10, before they climb over Bagley Pass, where the group is bound to break up. It’s going to be a beautiful day of gravel racing here in Portola!

06/12/2026

Donate to Lost Sierra trails in this year's 5 Bucks a Foot Gravel Fundraiser, and you could win this uber-versatile Evil Bikes Chamois Hagar, custom-outfitted to be an adventure bike for backcountry exploration. Find details on the full build and prize package below. Donate by June 30 to get in this!

Donate to Lost Sierra trails and win an Evil Chamois Hagar, custom-outfitted as an adventure bike for backcountry exploration in the Lost Sierra.