The schedule has been re-designed for 2026 to allow riders to do more than one event on either a MTB or Gravel bike on Saturday and/or Sunday.
Key changes to the schedule compared to previous years:
- the 50km MTB is now on Sunday
- the 49km Gravel is now on Saturday
- the 10km MTB and Groms events are now on Saturday afternoon
- Addition of a new 75km MTB race on Saturday
Friday 27 February 2026
| 3:30pm – 7:30pm | Competitor Registration (all races) – Forrest Football Oval, Forrest VIC. |
| 4:00pm – 7:00pm | Retro MTB ‘show and shine’ display |
| 4:30pm | T-shirt ride – social ride for MTB and gravel riders |
| 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 |
| 7:30am | RACE START: 100km MTB Odyssey |
| 7:45am | RACE START: 75km MTB |
| 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 |
| 8:30am | RACE START: 50km MTB |
| 10:45am | RACE START: 30km MTB – Mixed gender start |
| 10:50am | RACE START: 30km MTB – Female only start |
| 12:00pm | Presentations: 50km MTB |
| 1:30pm | Presentations: 30km MTB race and 106km Gravel race |
| 4:00pm | Course close |
“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.
