Name: Break the Cycle Challenge Ride 2026
Start: 2026-06-06T06:00:00-05:00
Location: Firetrucker Brewery

Back for its sixth year - Break the Cycle Challenge Ride!
Break the Cycle hosts ultra-endurance cycling and running events to raise awareness and funds for real victims of human trafficking and modern-day slavery. There are more than 50 million victims, according to the Global Slavery Index. Shockingly, 1.7 million of them are kids who have been forced into sexual exploitation.
Break the Cycle participants give voice to the issue and raise funds for Hope for Justice to help rescue and restore real victims in the U.S. and around the world.
The Break the Cycle Challenge Ride will be held on Saturday, June 6, 2026. Featuring three different distances (25, 50 or 100 miles), this event has an option for all levels of cyclist. All three distance routes will start and finish at Firetrucker Brewery in Ankeny and utilize the High Trestle Trail. The 100 mile option will continue to the Raccoon River Valley Trail via the new Woodward to Perry connector. All riders are invited to the post-ride lunch and celebration at Firetrucker Brewery! Find out more about Break the Cycle Challenge Ride - Des Moines at https://give.gofundme.com/BTC2026
Brief Route Details
The start/finish line for all Challenge distances will be near Firetrucker Brewery, 716 SW 3rd St, Ankeny, IA. All routes will utilize the High Trestle Trail (HTT).
25 mile route will start at 9:00am. North on the HTT to the 12.5 mile midpoint in Slater, turn around and return to Firetrucker.
50 mile route will start at 9:00am. North on the HTT to the 25 mile midpoint in Woodward, turn around and return to Firetrucker.
100 mile route will start at 6:00am. North on the HTT to Woodward. Continue west on the trail connector to Perry. From Perry, turn southeast onto the Raccoon River Valley Trail (RRVT) and continue to the halfway point in Dallas Center. Turn around and follow same route back to the finish at Firetrucker in Ankeny.
Ride support will be available from 6am - 2pm at each designated stop.
Invite your friends and family to ride with you or tell them to hang out and cheer you on at the finish.
We do tough things for people in tough places. Whichever event(s) you choose, you will be joining the Break the Cycle team and helping to raise funds and awareness for this important cause! Choose your favorite(s) or sign up for them all!