2027 Schengen Challenge
Get to Gdansk
Four races. Four start lines. One finish line in Gdansk.
2027 Schengen Challenge
Get to Gdansk
Four races. Four start lines. One finish line in Gdansk.
One big summer race, four different start lines, four different ways to earn your place at the finish. However you get there, everyone crosses the same line in Gdansk.
Get to Gdansk is our new headline summer event, and the first edition of what we plan to run every summer under the Schengen Challenge banner. Rather than one race with one start line, we are running four separate races in parallel, each with its own format, its own start line and its own field of entrants. Races 1 and 2 both set off from Brussels, just at different times and in different formats, while Race 3 starts in Sarajevo and Race 4 in Barcelona. All four converge on a single, shared finish line and awards ceremony in Gdansk.
It is a bigger, more ambitious structure than anything we have run before, and this page is a first look while we finish locking down the details. Nothing here is final, and nothing is bookable yet. Register your interest below and we will keep you updated as things are confirmed, with a full launch planned for September or October 2026.
Across Races 1, 2 and 4, every checkpoint you need to visit to complete or win the fastest finish race is inside the Schengen Area. If you need a visa, you only have to plan for one zone, not a patchwork of different countries with different rules. Checkpoints stay a mystery until race day, as always, just a little more guidance on what ground you can expect to cover.
The one exception is Race 3, The Invitational, which is not restricted to the Schengen Zone and starts outside it, in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Its small, invite-only field is built around a harder challenge than staying inside Schengen borders.
You are still completely free to leave the zone if you think it gives you an advantage, if you just fancy the detour, or if you are chasing a Countries competition. Just know that stepping outside the Schengen Area will never be mandatory to finish or win the fastest finis.
Four separate races, four different challenges, all built to bring everyone together in Gdansk on the same Saturday. Full dates, exact capacities and pricing will be confirmed at launch...
Click a line on the map for that event's dates. Routes are illustration only. The actual courses will follow our usual mystery checkpoint format.
Our classic summer format, starting from Brussels on the Sunday. Race flat out for the fastest finish, chase the Countries competition, or aim for the lowest spend getting to Gdansk. Three ways to win from one shared start line.
A brand new linear treasure hunt format, starting from the same Brussels start line a couple of hours after Race 1. Built to feel more experiential and challenge based than a straight race for the line. Tasks will not always be available overnight, to discourage overnight racing, though it is not against the rules if that is how you want to play it.
Something new you have been asking for: our first ever summer invitational, limited to just 25 entrants. Unlike the other three races, this one is not restricted to the Schengen Zone. Starting in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the Wednesday, this is a much harder variation of our Short format. No taxis, no personal transport and no rental bikes or scooters. Checkpoints are revealed to you one at a time, keeping the pressure on all the way as our sprinters race for the line on Friday and Saturday.
Nuestro primer evento bilingüe, organizado tanto en español como en inglés, y un primer paso hacia futuros eventos íntegramente en español. Una carrera de formato Clásico que recorre todo el continente, desde Barcelona hasta Gdansk, limitada a 50 plazas.
Our first bilingual event, run in both Spanish and English, and a first step towards running dedicated Spanish-language events in the future. A Classic-format race across the continent from Barcelona to Gdansk, limited to 50 places.
Before the racing even starts, join us for a one-off dual city Metro Mayhem, travelling from our home turf in London to Brussels. You get 12 hours on the Saturday and 8 checkpoints available in each city. Pre-plan your Eurostar, then gamble on whether more time in London or more time in Brussels is the better play. We will finish with a social in Brussels, the night before Races 1 and 2 get underway.
Once the racing wraps up and the awards are done, stay on for a one-off extended Metro Mayhem across three cities. Gdansk, Sopot and Gdynia together make up the Tricity, or Trojmiasto, and on the Sunday you will get the chance to explore all three before you head home.
All four races converge on the same finish line, in a public location in Gdansk, on the Saturday. Whichever race you have entered and however you have made your way there, you will cross the same line and celebrate together at our biggest awards ceremony to date.
Nothing is bookable yet, but you can register your interest now. Tell us which race has caught your eye and we will keep you posted on all four as more details are confirmed.
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The 2027 Schengen Challenge. Full details, dates and entry links launch September/October 2026.
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