4.5
DAYS
35
TEAMS
1
EPIC RACE
Location & Dates
May 17-25 , 2024
Central Oregon (Bend and Redmond)
The Race
Disciplines: mtn bike, trekking, climbing, packrafting, rafting, navigation
Distance: 400 km
Categories: 2 and 4 person teams
Winning time: 72 hours
Course Open: 108 hours
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Logistics
Prizes
1st place: Free entry to ARWS World Championships
$5,000 Cash Purse Prize for Podium
Prizes from Sponsors
RACE CONCEPT
Race will be hosted in Central Oregon. The 2025 edition will race 275 miles through and around the rugged and beautiful Central Oregon with plentiful views of the Cascade's and our iconic volcanoes. This edition will include single track and gravel road mountain biking, mountaineering, rock climbing, challenging trekking, tumultuous (but packraftable) whitewater, difficult orienteering and some of the most stunning scenery in the country. Welcome to "America's Most Scenic Race".
Disciplines Difficulty Ratings
MTB
6/10
PADDLE
5/10
TREK
8/10
NAVIGATION
7/10
ENDURANCE
10/10
SCHEDULE
FRIDAY
5/16-17/2025
Teams arrive
SATURDAY
5/18/2025
Gear check in and captains meeting
SUNDAY
5/19/2025
Maps and race start
WEDNESDAY
9/22-23/2024
First teams arrive at finish.. maybe
SATURDAY
9/24/2024
Last teams arrive at finish
SUNDAY
9/25/2024
Awards Ceremony / teams fly home
MONDAY
9/26/2024
Teams fly home
LODGING / LOGISTICS
Getting to Redmond/Bend
The best place to fly into is Redmond Airport. It is a 5 min drive from Redmond and a 20 min drive from Bend. We are still sorting out transportation to and from but there will be one shuttle before the race and one shuttle after. We can not do multiple days or times.
Lodging
This race will hopefully have a race HQ and it does offer two room nights in our registration fee. More details to come soon.
Key Places
Bring your family
This is an amazing race to bring your family and loved ones to because it is one of our most spectator friendly expedition races yet!
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While it will still take some adventuring to find teams, our live tracking will allow people to find their loved ones at transition areas and at some certain spots out on the course.
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Bend and Redmond are amazing towns that are surrounded by family friendly hiking and biking trails, rivers, and beautiful mountains.
We will be sending out a list of all of our favorite things to do and see in Bend and Redmond closer to the event!