Ride the Cog

20/11/2025

06/09/2025

We couldn’t do this without the support of our amazing sponsors, volunteers, partners, vendors, and participants! Learn more at https://ridethecog.com/

Sponsors
Routt County Riders
Mountain Valley Bank
State Farm Insurance
Bear River Valley Co-Op
Chaos Ink
The Drunken Onion Get & Go Kitchen
Advanced Copier Solutions
-U-Eat
Goose at the Granary

Partners
The Cycle Effect
Wheel Bike Service

Thank you to the Town of Hayden and Hayden Police Department for the community services. Thank you to Hayden Taphouse, 2.0, The American Legion and Cuppa Sno for serving up food and drinks!

06/09/2025

✨ There's still time to be a part of the 2025 Ride the Cog Festival magic ✨

Sign up here: https://ridethecog.com/

05/09/2025

Thank you 🙌🏻

By Shannon Lukens. Courtesy photos. This is a big weekend in Hayden with the annual Ride the Cog Festival. It’s on Sunday and it’s touted as Routt County’s original gravel ride. The ride remembers Ferry

05/09/2025

Ride the Cog Festival will have an awesome lineup of food vendors! 2.0, The American Legion, and Cuppa Sno will be serving up some cycling fuel at Hayden Town Park this weekend!

📅 Sunday, Sept. 7
⏰ 12-3pm
📍 Hayden Town Park, 229 S 3rd St.
Learn more, register, and volunteer: https://ridethecog.com/

03/09/2025

📰 Featured in today’s Steamboat Pilot and Today a heartfelt article about Ride the Cog Festival, written by one of our own participants, John Camponeschi!

John shares what makes Ride the Cog so special from the local history and family friendly atmosphere to the scenic routes and the growing momentum behind our free clinics and community trail work.

It is always powerful to hear the story of this event through the eyes of someone who has been in the saddle with us.

📅 Join us Sunday, September 7
📍 Hayden, Colorado
🎉 Free kids activities, bike clinics for all levels, and a community celebration you will not want to miss

Check out the article in today’s edition or online at SteamboatToday.com

Let’s ride together

Cyclists will roll into Hayden on Sunday for the Ride the Cog Festival, a gravel biking event that has grown into a celebration of community, recreation, inclusion and history. The event began in 2014, when...

31/08/2025

🚨 Last Chance to Sign Up! 🚨
Our free bike clinics are filling fast and spots are limited!

Want to build skills, boost confidence, and ride with others in a fun, low-pressure setting?
We’ve got clinics for all ages and all levels:
✅ Beginners and never-evers
✅ Intermediate riders
✅ Advanced mountain bikers

Whether you’re just getting started or ready to sharpen your trail game, this is your moment.

📅 Sunday, September 7
📍 Hayden Town Park
🎟 Clinics are free but pre-registration is required

🔗 Sign up now at ridethecog.com and come ride with us!

29/08/2025

We ❤️ our volunteers! Ride the Cog Festival wouldn't be possible without its volunteers! We still have shifts open if you would like to help out!

Volunteers get a free shirt printed by Chaos Ink and other perks, including breakfast and coffee from the Hayden Granary!

Sign up here: https://ridethecog.com/

28/08/2025

🚨 TONIGHT 🚨

28/08/2025

Ride the Cog Festival has diverse rides and events for the whole family!

🚲 Gravel Grinder & Combined Route (34 & 43 mi. options): Offers challenging terrain with spectacular views.
🚲 Breeze Basin Route (20 mi.): An intermediate route balancing scenic beauty and challenge.
🚲 Bike Clinics: Join The Cycle Effect for a beginner, intermediate, or advanced bike clinic.
🚲 Kid Zone & Toddler Strider Course: A safe and fun biking experience for toddlers and kids 6yo and under at Town Park Tennis Courts.

Sign up here: https://ridethecog.com/

27/08/2025

Join us for the official pre-party for the Ride the Cog Festival! Anyone who signs up to participate or volunteer for the event will get happy hour pricing ($5 for any draft drink) at Hayden Taphouse.