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The 6th edition of the Raidaran Adventure Race arrives loaded with renewed energy but maintaining the original essence: recovering the spirit of adventure, offering spectacular, wild and unknown routes, promoting versatility in the variety of disciplines. Multisport, Adventure, Teamwork, Wild Nature and Self-sufficiency. We want to return to the origin of adventure races.

Rajd Beskidy long course is an expedition race. It takes place in the mountainous terrain on the border between Poland and Slovakia. Its length (about 500 km), combined with significant elevation gain (about 15,000 m) and demanding navigation, means that it is a challenge even for the best teams.

In 2025, the HQ as well as the start and finish, will be located in Poland, although most of the route will run through Slovakia. Participants will visit several national parks and places unknown even to local competitors. Traditionally, besides typical disciplines such as MTB, trekking, and paddling, teams will have to tackle navigation tasks requiring precision and attention, rope work, shooting, and other tasks making it necessary for participants to be versatile. They will receive various types of maps: lidar, itineraries, and transformed maps. The course is intended exclusively for four-person mixed teams. They certainly won't be bored.

Raid Gallaecia returns in 2025 as an expedition race following its last World Championship experience in 2021. A new destination where teams will explore the South of Galicia in Spain and the North of Portugal.

Tactical Foodpack Expedition Estonia is an adventurous endurance race through wild mid-summer Estonian nature.

Route will traverse beautiful untouched forests and bogs as well as exciting cultural landscape and special natural objects. The course is divided into stages of trekking, mountain biking and watercraft.

Teams have to visit race checkpoints shown on the map, between which the specific route is free to choose. Predicted fastest time for non-stop racing in Expedition class is about 20 hours, but the course will be open for 40 hours, so it is possible to complete it more calmly and with rest breaks.
There will also be a "soft" class option that cuts the distance significantly and “open” class, that allows participants to use GPS navigation and race solo or in a team of up to 3 members.

Originally the brainchild of James Thurlow, ITERA is now organised by Durty Events - one of the most experienced adventure sport companies in the UK with over 200 events behind us. Paul McGreal was Race or Event Director for ITERA 2019, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The Course Planner is ex-World Champion Tom Gibbs (also Course Planner in 2014, 2019, 2022 and 2023).The idea of showing off the country at its finest is what motivates the team behind the ITERA.

ITERA is a made-up word - ITER – Latin for “journey”.. and the “A” stood for little more than the ADVENTURE

The teams will be racing over 600km through Scotland over five days in August 2024. The Race HQ and Finish Line will be near Aviemore in the stunning Cairngorm Mountains. The start location and the course? You'll have to wait until August 2024 to find out!

The little (but still tough!) brother of the full ITERA race.

The teams (Pairs only, but 2 x Pairs teams could travel together as an informal Quad) will be racing over 200-300km through Scotland over 48-60 hours in August 2025. The Race HQ and Finish Line will be near Aviemore in the stunning Cairngorm Mountains. The start location and the course? You'll have to wait until August 2025 to find out!

Take part in the ARWS European Championship 2025 in Finland's Lakeland.  Endurance Quest Saimaa is an adventure race held in the Lake Saimaa area. Finland's largest lake offers a variety of terrains perfect for kayaking, swimming running, and coasteering.

NORCHA® is back in 2025 for a unique experience in Portugal, crossing the Douro region, a UNESCO Natural Heritage region, from 2-8 September

Although Rajd Beskidy short course has "short" in its name, it is actually a challenging race that takes place in the hilly terrain on the border between Poland and the Czech Republic.

After the success of the first edition in 2024, the Pyrene Raid returns to explore a new area of the Huesca Pyrenees.

Rajd Beskidy long course is an expedition race. It takes place in the mountainous terrain on the border between Poland and Slovakia. Its length (about 500 km), combined with significant elevation gain (about 15,000 m) and demanding navigation, means that it is a challenge even for the best teams.

In 2026, the HQ as well as the start and finish, will be located in Poland, although most of the route will run through Slovakia. Participants will visit several national parks and places unknown even to local competitors. Traditionally, besides typical disciplines such as MTB, trekking, and paddling, teams will have to tackle navigation tasks requiring precision and attention, rope work, shooting, and other tasks making it necessary for participants to be versatile. They will receive various types of maps: lidar, itineraries, and transformed maps. The course is intended exclusively for four-person mixed teams. They certainly won't be bored.

Montane Kong Vinter takes place in the Copenhagen area and gives the participants unique experiences in nature as they seek out spectacular features and complete challenges along the course.

Raid in France: an adventure race like no other in total autonomy. The concept is simple: 4 racers (including at least one woman) completely immerged in the wilderness for a 4 to 6 days non-stop adventure. The route remains secret until the race starts. The itineraries are uncovered in real time by the participants during the race.