ADVENTURE RACING DESTINATIONS

New Zealand's northwest hub: rock climbing, mountain biking, and Tasman wilderness access.

Alpine limestone and granite amid Canada's wildest Rocky Mountain park

High desert town with excellent rock, Mount Bachelor skiing, and technical mountain biking in Oregon's backcountry.

• pedal_bikeMountain Biking 100
• terrainClimbing 100
• hikingHiking 77

Known for: Phil's Trail Complex, Riverside Boulders, Tumalo Falls Trail

New Zealand's highest peak dominates an alpine wonderland of glaciers, turquoise lakes, and granite scrambling.

Patagonian granite spires, glaciers, and trekking in South America's wildest mountain range.

Volcanic island adventure in the Indian Ocean—trails, beaches, and indigenous culture.

Maine's western mountain village: Sunday River skiing and bike park, Grafton Notch hikes and ice, Androscoggin paddling and village singletrack, all within a short drive.

• downhill_skiingSkiing 91
• hikingHiking 65
• terrainClimbing 61

Known for: Inland Woods and Trails, a. Western Mountains, Sunday River

Mid-Atlantic ski-and-bike resort town at the foot of Massanutten Mountain, with Shenandoah National Park, the South Fork Shenandoah and the Harrisonburg trail scene all within a short drive.

• pedal_bikeMountain Biking 100
• hikingHiking 94
• terrainClimbing 57

Known for: Massanutten Bike Park, Old Rag Mountain Circuit, Massanutten Resort Cliffs

A Mediterranean mountain island: the GR20 trek, granite crags and canyons in the interior, and clear-water diving and kite spots on the coast.

Southern Africa's great basalt escarpment: Tugela Falls, San rock art and the 200-plus km Grand Traverse along the Lesotho border.

Wild alpine walking, sea-cliff kayaking and purpose-built mountain biking on an island with Australia's best-known multi-day hike.