Friday 27 February to Sunday 1 March 2026
The 2026 event weekend schedule is here (subject to minor changes). 1 big weekend of riding allowing you to do multiple events, or just the 1!
Friday 27 February 2026
| 3:30pm – 7:30pm | Competitor Registration (all races) – Forrest Football Oval, Forrest VIC. |
| 4:30pm | T-shirt ride – MTB social ride |
| 5:30pm – 6:30pm | Odyssey Angels friendly meet and greet – Forrest Football Oval. |
| 6:00pm | Elite MTB athlete Q&A session |
Saturday 28 February 2026
| 6:30am – 8:00am | Registration open for Saturday races |
| 7:00am | RACE START: 100km MTB Odyssey Elite Women |
| 7:25am | RACE START: 100km MTB Odyssey E-bikes (for competitive E-bike riders only) ** |
| 7:30am | RACE START: 100km MTB Odyssey (incl. casual e-bikers) |
| 7:40am | RACE START: 75km MTB E-bikes (for competitive E-bike riders only) ** |
| 7:45am | RACE START: 75km MTB (incl. casual e-bikers) |
| 8:15am | RACE START: 49km GRAVEL |
| 9:30am | Festivities commence at the Event Expo – Forrest Football Ground |
| 10:00am onwards | Registration open for ANY Sunday race |
| 12:45pm | Presentations: 49km GRAVEL |
| 1:30pm | EVENT START: Kids’ Groms ride activities |
| 1:30pm | Presentations: 75km MTB |
| 2:15pm | Presentations: 100km MTB |
| 2:40pm | RACE START: 17km Adaptive MTB |
| 2:45pm | RACE START: 10km MTB |
| 6:00pm | Live Music at the Forrest Brewery |
Sunday 1 March 2026
| 7:00am – 10:30am | Registration open for Sunday races |
| 8:00am | RACE START: 106km GRAVEL |
| 8:25am | RACE START: 50km MTB E-bikes (for competitive E-bike riders only) ** |
| 8:30am | RACE START: 50km MTB (incl. casual e-bikers) |
| 10:40am | RACE START: 30km MTB E-bike (for competitive E-bike riders only) ** |
| 10:45am | RACE START: 30km MTB – Mixed gender start (all males, casual e-bikers and optional for females) |
| 10:50am | RACE START: 30km MTB – Female only start (Odyssey Angels) |
| 12:00pm | Presentations: 50km MTB |
| 1:30pm | Presentations: 30km MTB race and 106km Gravel race |
| 4:00pm | Course close |
**E-bike Race Starts: The E-bike race start 5mins before the main field for each race, for competitive E-Bike riders only! All other e-bike riders should start mixed in with the main field.
Briefing
Competitor briefings will be held at the START LINE for EACH RACE, approximately 10 minutes prior to Race Start times.
“This is an Epic event! I have raced all around the Australia across many sports and the Otway Odyssey is one of best of have done! Great vibes at the start, spectacular views, the Otways rainforest is breathtaking! The event hub is pumping and gets you firing for the last 35km of the famously flowing Forrest trails… I thought this would be a one off for me….but I’ll be coming back for many years now! – Wes Enticott, 2021 100km Odyssey rider.