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Endurance Quest Saimaa
ARWS European Series
26.-28.6.2026
Endurance Quest
26.-28.6.2026
Endurance Quest is an adventure race in the Finnish Lake Archipelago area.
The race offers beautiful terrain and a challenging location for the kayaking, swim-running, and coastal-eering stages.
Endurance Quest is known for its tough navigation challenges, and Endurance Quest 2026will be no different. Expect challenging navigational legs using super-detailed maps. Most of these legs will utilize standard IOF orienteering maps.The mountain bike (MTB) legs will take you on gravel and forest roads, with some single-track sections included.
"Very well planned and beatiful course, race reached beyond all expectations"
Staffan Björklund / NIAR Adventure - Winner of Endurance Quest 2024
"One of the most challenging navigation in the ARWS circuit"
Silver Ensaar / EstoniaAce LaSportiva - World Championship 3rd 2023
"Fastest race I have ever raced with lot of demaning stages"
Pauliina Pohja / Multisport.fi - Winner of Endurance Quest 2023
"Perfectly organized race with exceptional map quality. Finland is Beatiful"
Pablo Lopez Franco / Marmaroutdoor -Race Director of ARWS World Champs 2021
TESTIMONIAL
Endurance Quest Sponsors
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Endurance Quest Sponsors
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Teams of 4
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Mixed ARWS teams of 4 (Atleast 1 woman & 1 man)
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Mens Team (full male team)
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Womens Team (full female team)
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Team limit: 30 teams
Course
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Winning time 20h
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Course open 30h
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Race distance 200km
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MTB, Kayaking, Swimrun, Ropes, Trekking
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MAP example: https://www.tulospalvelu.fi/gps/2024eq/
Prizes
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Winning team of ARWS Mixed Category wins free entry to - European Championship in Denmark 2026
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Top 3 teams receive product prizes from the sponsors
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Prizes for the fastest team on the special stages
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Every team gets ARWS ranking points
Entry Fee includes
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Race bib
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Race merch
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Two sets of maps
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Kayaks & Canoes
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Race logistics
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Post-race lunch
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GPS tracking
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Race photos
Rules &
Equipment
Entry Fees & Cancellations
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Early Entry fee 800€ until 31.12.2025
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Standard entry fee 950€/team 1.1.2026 - 31.4.2026
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Late Entry fee 1100€ / team 1.5.2026 - 1.6.2026
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50% Entry fee refund before 1.3.2026
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No refund after 1.3.2026
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Race T-Shirt +20€, you can buy your official race T-shirt during the registration