Allgäu & Spätzle Ultracycling KING SIZE Gravel

Allgäu & Spätzle Ultracycling KING SIZE Gravel is the off-road companion event to the King Size Road edition, covering 400 kilometers from the same Bad Waldsee starting point in Germany's Allgäu region. The gravel variant trades the road route's pure tarmac surfaces for unpaved farm tracks, forest roads, and rural lanes through the Allgäu's characteristic rolling dairy country, offering a shorter but more technically engaging alternative within the same playfully-named event family. The Allgäu's landscape of green pastures, traditional farmhouses, and increasingly extensive gravel cycling infrastructure has made it an increasingly popular destination for German gravel riders in recent years.

Like its road counterpart, the event draws its name from Spätzle, the beloved regional pasta dish, reflecting the lighthearted and community-oriented tone that characterizes much of the independent German ultra-cycling scene. The shorter 400-kilometer gravel distance, compared to the 753-kilometer road edition, makes this an accessible entry point for riders interested in the Allgäu region without committing to the full road King Size challenge.