Beginning in 2024, Wilderness Traverse has been a part of the Adventure Racing World Series (ARWS), a global platform uniting professional adventure races in iconic locations to serve a worldwide community of adventurers and endurance athletes. The series includes over 80 events on 6 continents in 2025.
In addition to a series of longer expedition-length races and an annual World Championship expedition race, ARWS also has a series of regional races in Europe, North and South America, Asia, Africa and Oceania. These are accessible, weekend races (one day to 48 hours) and can provide a pathway towards expedition racing and competing in ARWS Qualifiers and World Championships. Teams competing in regional races earn ranking points within their region.
Wilderness Traverse is part of the ARWS North America series and for 2025, proud to host the ARWS North America Championships. Winners of the premier coed category will win free entry to the 2026 Adventure Racing World Championship.
We are proud that many in our racing community have competed in other ARWS regional, qualifier and world championship events.
For more information about ARWS, including a calendar of events in the North America region and globally, visit arworldseries.com
