Farmer's Daughter Gravel Grinder

02/07/2026

Winter may be cold, but Farmer’s Daughter registration is heating up! Join us Sunday, May 17th in Chatham, NY.
https://www.bikereg.com/farmers-daughter-gravel-grinder

11/30/2025

Farmers Daughter Registration open December 1st at 6am
More info here- https://www.bikereg.com/farmers-daughter-gravel-grinder
Enjoy a few pics from last year! Photo credit Dave Kraus Grafik Services

10/14/2025

The 12th annual Farmer's Daughter Gravel Grinder is back on Sunday, May 17th.
Same great routes and amazing aid stations!!
Registration opens December 1st!

https://www.bikereg.com/72873?fbclid=IwY2xjawNbBP9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETE4amJ0TFJvcmhuUTZyd3pmAR57xj4_laGQ1_U1kef2Iui01LL88WCd_P2RXbppx4iMudOwqHOAjFYG72h8ZQ_aem_Z3t1hxy--yTbGJlH03EDyQ

BikeReg - online cycling event registration

11/21/2024

I've got some news! Registration for Farmer's Daughter Gravel Grinder will open December 1, 2024 AND In appreciation of your support in the last decade, I will be offering $10.00 off of your entry fee if you register by the end of the month!
Register for the Farmer's Daughter Gravel Grinder between 12/1 to 12/31/24 and pay $80.
January 1, 2025, registration increases to $90.00
We have the same great course back for 2025. Same venue at the Columbia County Fairgrounds. Bountiful Bread is back with the “best” aid station on the planet. Same great after party with Chatham Brewery and the Rotary Club.
COOL Swag will be included in your entry fee!
All of the proceeds from Farmers Daughter go back into the community including supporting youth cycling in the Northeast.
Register here- https://www.bikereg.com/farmers-daughter-gravel-grinder
Thank you!

BikeReg - online cycling event registration

11/26/2023

Farmers Daughter registration goes live January 1st at 9am
https://www.bikereg.com/farmers-daughter-gravel-grinder

There are a couple of changes in 2024.
I removed the 1st section of trails on Highland. The bottleneck forced many riders to dismount and walk= no fun!

I also created a 43 mile route called the Farmers Granddaughter.
NO OFF ROAD SECTIONS on the 43 mile route.
More info on bikereg!
Check it out!

BikeReg - online cycling event registration

03/11/2023

2023 Farmer's Daughter swag!

12/16/2022

Registration opens this Saturday at 8am for the 2nd Annual Toad Strangler.

We have a 40 mile route, 10 mile Family Friendly Route and a Flow Riders Kids Race that takes place at Crellin Park.
Sabba Vinyards Aid Station with French Toast Squares prepared by Ryan Conley.

All participants receive a super cool Toad Strangler Shirt, meal ticket for Gourmeli's Food Truck ( Pulled pork grilled cheese sandwich is to die for) and Dessert provided by Bountiful Bread.
One beer from Chatham Brewery for all participants 21 years and older.

NICA Bike Wash Station.
Register here-
https://www.bikereg.com/the-toad-strangler
Andy, Ryan O'Donnell, Aaron Girard and Heath Johnson.
Steiner's Sports

11/03/2022

2023 Farmers Daughter updates
Hello!
I am excited to announce that the Columbia County Fairgrounds will be the new venue for the 2023 Farmer's Daughter Gravel Grinder!

This allows parking, registration, event start & finish and the after party to take place in one location - a huge improvement!

Aside from the new location, there will be a small change in the course that gets riders off Route 9 almost immediately. After the Bountiful Bread Aid Station, the course will make a left onto Hand Hollow Road. Don't worry, it still goes uphill.....

We will be going to a wave start format this year - most likely 3 or 4 waves. (this will help with the bottle neck on the first off-road section). Chip timing will also be provided.
Field limit will be 1,200 participants.
Registration open January 1st at 9am.
https://www.bikereg.com/farmers-daughter-gravel-grinder

I look forward to seeing everyone on Sunday, May 21st.
Andy

BikeReg - online cycling event registration

06/08/2022

Hey everyone,

I'm helping promote a new MTB race in Thatcher Park on Sunday, June 19th. Check out the bikereg page for more info.
Thanks you!

https://www.bikereg.com/helderberg-cliff-hanger

05/04/2022

2022 Farmer's Daughter hats are coming in!!

05/02/2022

04/16/2022

I hope everyone is healthy and getting in some miles as the weather warms up.

The Farmer's Daughter is back to our May date on Sunday, May 15th at 9am. Registration/start/finish will be at PS21. https://ps21chatham.org/about/
Registration opens at 7am. We will have the same great food and beer (first beer is on us) served by the Tri-Village Rotary Club and Chatham Brewing for the after party.

New for this year, we we will have wine tasting from Sabba Estate Vineyard. https://www.sabbavineyard.com/
Amanda DeAloe will sing the National Anthem before the start and will perform two 20 minute acoustic sets, with guitar accompaniment, beginning at 3pm.

There are currently 83 people on the wait list. Wait list cut off date is May 1st at 5pm.

Swag-
We have a revamped FDGG hat- It's really awesome!!
16oz FDGG Belgian Beer Glass
Custom FDGG name plate for your bike
Aid Stations-
Mile 16 S&S Farm Brewery sponsored by Vie 13 Clothing
Mile 27 Bountiful Bread aid station- It's over the top yummy!
Mile 47 The better halves Fogg Hill aid station with Beth Ruiz, Kim McDonnell and Deb Goedeke's famous Mexican chocolate cake!

2022 Route - https://ridewithgps.com/routes/39030575
There are two route changes - Please upload new route to your devices.
- Ride start will do a parade lap through Chatham. The first 7 miles will be new. At mile 7 the course will intersect the original route at Highland and Rock City
- The route will no longer utilize the trails around Ooms. The route stays straight on Rock City and makes a left onto Highland Road.

Parking-
There will be three parking locations. PS21, Crellin Park and Crellin Plastics (Crellin Plastics and Crellin Park are both a short ride/walk to PS21 . There will be signage directing you. No one will need to walk or ride on the road to get to PS21.) Parking staff will be present to direct you.

We will have two bike wash stations. Flow Riders Kids Mountain-bike Club will be washing bikes at one of the stations. Donations gladly accepted. 100% of the donations go to getting kids on bikes!!
More info. about Flow Riders here-https://www.flow-riders.com/

Course conditions-
Dirt roads are in great shape....trail sections....wet/muddy.
It's only April 15th.... plenty of time to dry out.
Looking forward to FDGG 2022!
Andy Ruiz

65.8 mi, +6133 ft. Bike ride in Columbia County, NY