Race Schedule

4th 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