Wee-Chi-Tah Trail Mountain Bike, Gravel Ride and Trail Runs

Presented by Wichita Falls Streams & Valleys

The Gritty, Dirty events on Hotter’N Hell weekend in Wichita Falls, Texas

enter here –www.bikereg.com/hhh-2023

Mountain Bike Race – starts by Cat at 8 AM HHH Friday – August 25, 2023

Gravel Ride – start at 7:05 PM HHH Saturday – August 26, 2023

Trail Runs – start at 7 AM HHH Sunday – August 27, 2023

More Information below

Packet Pickup and Late Registration

  • Thursday, Aug. 24– 4 to 8 PM
    • All events – Mountain Bike, Gravel, Trail Run, Endurance Ride at Wichita Falls Multi-Purpose Event Center (MPEC) 1000 5th St, Wichita Falls, TX 76301.
    • USAC Criterium Races – TBD
  • Friday, Aug. 25
    • All events EXCEPT Mountain Bike are still at MPEC, 1 PM – 10 PM
    • Mountain Bike: J.S. Bridwell Ag Center, 111 North Burnett St. Wichita Falls, TX
      • Novice, Clydesdales, & Jr. – 6:30 AM – 7:30 AM
      • Cat 1, Cat 2 & Single Speed – 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
  • Saturday evening, Aug. 27 Gravel event only – 624 Indiana Ave, Wichita Falls, TX 76301 catty corner from the Wichita Falls Brewing Co. – Starts at 6 PM
  • Sunday, Aug. 28 Trail Runs – J.S. Bridwell Ag Center, 111 North Burnett St. Wichita Falls, TX 76306. Starts at 6 AM

Late registration is allowed during Packet Pick up times, of course at a higher cost.

NO Mountain Bike Category changes the week of the event.  NONE!

FYI:  The following is TRUE for all Mountain Bike racers –

  • All mountain bike starts are by category and age group.
  • All mountain bikers MUST have at least a One Day USAC license.
    • Novice only: One-day USAC license is $15, can be purchased in BikeReg
    • All others: USAC is changing the rules, please see: https://usacycling.org/resources/schedule-of-fees
  • All mountain bikers must report to start area at least 30 minutes before their start time to have their legs marked, and give them the time to locate their start group (and start on time).
  • NO Mountain Bike Category changes the week of the event.  NONE!

MTB Start Times and Distance – Friday

Start location – J.S. Bridwell Ag Center, 111 North Burnett St. Wichita Falls, TX 76306

  • Novice (Cat 3) starts at 8 AM – Novice ride one 11ish mile loop. 
  • Novice Mountain Bike (for Beginners – NO AGE GROUP AWARDS – FINISHER AWARD ONLY) starts after Novice group, rides one lap This category is intended for beginners who are not concerned about finishing times or age group awards
    • No more Cat 3 Hopeful, replaced with Novice Mountain Bike
  • Pro (Cat 1) starts at 10 AM – Pro rides two 11ish mile loops.  
  • Pro Women and Pro Men over 50 –start with the Sport group – ride only 1.5 laps
  • Sport (Cat 2) start right after Pro.  Sport rides 1.5, 11ish mile loops.
  • Single Speed Open start with Sport, ride 1.5, 11ish mile loops
  • Clydesdales Open start with Novice, ride 1, 11ish mile loop
  • Junior Open starts with Novice – Juniors pay ½ price for the entry.
  • Free Rug Rat event. Registration starts at 4:30, ride at 5:30 

Free 12 years old and under Rug Rat fun ride.  Sign up and Packet Pick up starts at 4:30 PM, ride at 5:30 at the Ag Barn.  No preregistration for Rug Rat event.  Helmets required.  Parent or Guardian required to stay on site.  This will be a short, (1.5 or 3 mile) 15 to 20 minute event.  Lots of fun and miles of smiles! All Rug Rats will receive the same awesome finisher medal that the adults get!

Awards for Mountain Bike –

The Fastest Lap Challenge for Pro and Sport male/female. The fastest full lap gets a crisp $100 dollar bill!   Must finish race!

No overall or masters for MB. We will award 10 year age group awards male/female in Pro, Sport and Novice.

Single Speed and Clydesdale are Open, so 3 deep overall.

Grava del Fuego

Start Times, Distance and Awards

Saturday evening 7:05 PM

  • Start location – Wichita Falls Brewing Company 701 Indiana Ave, Wichita Falls, TX 76301. 7:05 PM

Finisher patches for all distances, tickets for beverage and food, and the most amazing overall awards you’ve ever seen! 

Three distances – 27 ish miles (the Grewbie), 42 ish miles (the Party Loop) and 100 K (60 miles – the Sasquatch)

All bikes must have a front and rear light – a real one, not the silly little ones!

We will have reflective signs marking the course – BUT – you MUST have the map from RIDEWITHGPS or Strava downloaded – will you get lost without it?? Most likely! We are marking the turns, but come on.. It’s the country, things happen, signs get stolen by kids, cows and Chupacabras!

2023 Route links are below – Sasquatch has changed!

Grewbie – 27 ish miles Riders must be at least 16 years old.  Exceptions may be granted by the Race Director BEFORE the event. 

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/41761247

Party Loop – 42 ish miles. Riders must be at least 18 years old.  Exceptions may be granted by the Race Director BEFORE the event. 

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/41761276

Sasquatch –100 K ish (about 60 miles). Riders must be at least 18 years old.  Exceptions may be granted by the Race Director BEFORE the event. 

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/41619516

This is an unsupported ride! You must carry all you need for drinking, eating, changing a flat and anything else you may need! (OK, we MAY have a couple rest stops)  but.. come on.. it’s a Gravel ride, y’all are tough, self-sufficient and capable!)

All routes close at 1 AM, we will sweep the routes, but if you choose to stay out past 1 AM, you are ON YOUR OWN.

Awards for the Gravel events – everyone gets an awesome finisher patch.  You will get tickets for free beer (from WF Brewing Co) or soda and sandwich.

Please email David Coleman, the Grava del Fuego Race Director at [email protected] to request an exemption or ask any questions you may have. All gravel riders under 18 will also require a signed waiver from a parent or legal guardian to ride any of three routes.

After all – it’s going to get dark and the hogs, coyotes, Chupacabra’s and Sasquatch will be out!

Trail Runs

Start Times, Distance and Awards – Trail Runs – Sunday morning 7 AM

  • Start location – J.S. Bridwell Ag Center, 111 North Burnett St. Wichita Falls, TX 76306

10 K ish and Half Marathon ish – (NO whining if the distance is off a bit!! It’s a TRAIL RUN!) everyone starts together at 7 AM Sunday in the field by the river, under the Pedestrian Bridge– Packet Pickup and Late Reg starts at 6 AM Sunday morning.

Awards – Overall and Masters in each distance, age group awards in 5 year increments.

Sign up here – www.bikereg.com/hhh-2023

Are you dedicated to riding and running?  Do you workout while others sleep? Do you love the feeling of a job well done?  Do you LOVE bling??

Combined Events

The Chupacabra – 100 Mile Endurance Road ride Saturday morning plus 100 K Gravel Grind Saturday evening. Get the finish award for the Endurance ride, the Grava del Fuego patch, PLUS the Chupacabra patch and be in the running for the amazing Overall Fastest Chupacabra awards! Last year they were 2 foot tall metal statues!

The Triple Threat = Mountain bike race + 100 Mile Endurance Road Ride + Half Marathon ish trail run. Get all the finisher awards for each event PLUS a SLAB OF WOOD with “I Survived the Triple Threat”.  The Fastest male and female in the Triple Threat will receive a CLOCK made from one of the awesome slabs of wood!  (First lap of MB count for TT time, you must finish the MB race for your time to count)

The Quadzilla sound fun?  It’s the Triple Threat AND the 100 K Gravel!! It’s ALL the Miles! You will get all the Triple Threat bling, the Gravel Finisher patch for the 100 K Gravel ride, the Chupacabra patch, and another patch for the Quadzilla AND the satisfaction and pride of riding/running ALL THE MILES on Hotter’N Hell weekend!   So stinking cool!  You know you want to!