A no-bib, no-podium gravel ride that does exactly what it says on the tin — get outside, explore some roads, eat well. Now in its third year, the Hayden Fresh Farm Fondo leans fully into the social end of the spectrum: no start-line nerves, no race-face required, just a good day out with people who like gravel and good food in roughly equal measure.
The ride winds through the working farmland and country roads around Hayden, and the post-ride payoff is a legit farm-to-table meal tied to Hayden Fresh Farm itself — not a sponsor banner and a banana, but an actual sit-down with food grown nearby. Mountain Tap Brewery is in the mix too, so you can probably do the math on that.
Ride Workshop, Hayden Fresh Farm, and Mountain Tap Brewery are behind this one — a scrappy local collaboration that keeps it intimate and personal rather than expo-scale.