Race Schedule
7th Raid Trans Mauritania
Last updated: June 7, 2025
The 7th edition of the Raid TransMauritania will take place from Saturday, February 14 to Saturday, February 21, 2026.
- Saturday
- 5.00am: Reception at Roissy Charles de Gaulle Airport, Terminal 3 – Luggage check-in
- 11.30am: Arrival in Atar (Visa) – Transfer by 4WD to Azalaye Inn (Atar) – Lunch
- 2.00pm: Registration formalities, assembly and testing of Fatbikes on Atar
- 4.00pm: 4×4 transfer to the starting site
- 7.00pm: General briefing
- Meal and overnight stay at Azalaye Inn
- Sunday – Stage 1 – From Wadis to Wadis
- 40km – 100% sand – a few small dunes to discover
- On arrival, cold meal
- Afternoon free: walk around the campsite and through the palm grove
- Meal and night in the desert
- Monday – Stage 2 – From Dunes to Gorges
- 43km – 100% sand, 40% dunes
- On arrival, cold meal
- Afternoon free: walk around the campsite
- Meal and night in the desert
- Tuesday – Stage 3 – The desert plain
- 68 km – Fast ride !
- On arrival, cold meal
- Afternoon free: walk through the dune belt
- Meal and night in the desert
- Wednesday – Stage 4 – Marathon stage!!
- 60 km – 90% sand, 20% dunes
- On arrival, cold meal
- Afternoon free: Walk in the wadi and rock paintings
- Meal and night in the desert
- Thursday – Stage 5 – From one valley to another
- 56 km – 70% sand, 20% dunes
- On arrival, cold meal
- Afternoon free: walk by the water’s edge
- Meal and night in the desert
- Friday – Stage 6 – The ascent of the valley
- 37 km – 90% tracks, more or less sandy!!
- On arrival, meal at the hostel in Atar
- Afternoon free: Visit Atar with its traditional market after preparing your luggage
- 7pm : Closing Ceremony
- Méchoui and night at the Azalaye Inn
- Concert
- Saturday
- Breakfast
- 9am : Transfer to the Airport and luggage check-in
- Return to Paris in the afternoon around 6.30 pm
Would you like to know a little more about how the days are organised? We have described a typical day on the RTM.
