Race Schedule

4^th Raid Trans Mauritania

Last update : May 9, 2022

The 4th edition of the Raid TransMauritania will take place from February 18 to 25, 2023.

• Saturday
  • 5.30am: Reception at Roissy Charles de Gaulle Airport, Terminal 3 – Luggage check-in
  • 11.50am: Arrival in Atar (Visa) – Transfer by 4WD to Azalaye Inn (Atar) – Lunch
  • 2.00pm: Registration formalities, assembly and testing of Fatbikes on Atar and his arounds
  • 4.00pm : Departure in 4WD to Chinguetti
  • 6.30pm :General briefing and presentation of stages
  • Meal and overnight stay at Nouatil Inn

• Sunday – Prologue – Sea of dunes
  • Special stage of 23km – 100% sand, 70% dunes
  • Afternoon free: Visit of Chinguetti
  • Meal and night at Nouatil Inn

• Monday – Stage 1 – The wadi and the mountain
  • 47 km – 90% sand, 10% tracks
  • On arrival, cold meal
  • Afternoon free: walk in the dunes and rocky mountains
  • Meal and night in the desert

• Tuesday – Stage 2 – The immensity of the canyons
  • 55 km (slightly downhill profile) – 10% sand, 90% tracks, beware of rocks!
  • On arrival, cold meal
  • Afternoon free: walk in the palm grove and gardens
  • Meal and night in the desert

• Wednesday – Stage 3 – From one valley to another
  • 46 km – 80% sand, 20% tracks
  • On arrival, cold meal
  • Afternoon free: walk in the sandy plain and the village
  • Meal and night in the desert

• Thursday – Stage 4 – Descending the valley
  • 63 km (slightly downhill profile) – 30% sand, 70% tracks and rocks
  • On arrival, cold meal
  • Afternoon free: walk in the palm grove and gardens
  • Meal and night in the desert

• Friday – Stage 5 – Wadis, Dunes and Oasis
  • 37 km – 70% sand and 30% dunes
  • On arrival, meal at the hostel
  • Afternoon free: Visit Atar with its traditional market
  • 7pm : Closing Ceremony
  • Méchoui and night at the Azalaye Inn
  • Concert with the Walfadjiri band

• Saturday
  • Breakfast
  • 10am : Transfer to the Airport and luggage check-in
  • Return to Paris in the afternoon around 6.30 pm