This page is for people who love maps, paddle trips, and are interested in ultra paddle races. The map above is in a rather annoying embed-web-frame but can easily be launched into a google maps interface on your phone, tablet, or computer. Once launched in Google Maps anyone can explore the routes on a street or satellite map with the familiar Google Maps interface. The map can also be copied to a personal Google Drive or downloaded for use and modification through any number of programs. Eventually we hope to get all the paddle races over ~30 miles on this map (let us know if we are missing any races).

The races listed here (more than 60) have a lot of diversity (and pertinent search terms). Including the water on which the races are run: rivers, lakes, reservoirs, great lakes, coast water, canals, lochs and more. The course feature flat water, down-river, down-wind, some whitewater, required portages, and some crazy runs down weirs! They are called marathons, challenges, quests, ultras, safaris, regattas, classics, excursions, ultimates, crossings, tours, intégrales, paddles, and classics. There are many types of human power (or most human power craft) that could be used on these race such as: canoes (such as C1, C2, C4, or C4+ and various optional or required modifications such as covers), kayaks (including KI, K2, sit-on-top, recreational, touring, unlimited, white water, inflatable, and others), surf skis, stand up paddleboards (SUPs), outriggers, pedal driven craft (i.e. Hobie and others), dragon boats, rafts, rowing boats like sculls and drift boats, small sailing craft, sailing kayaks, and every imaginable combinations of these elements with some boats developed for specific races. Each race has its own limitation on the class and dimensions of craft that can be used as well has gear required for the race, check the rules and regulations for each race before getting to the starting line. Each race also requires a specific set of skills, use good judgement, and know your limitations as you push them.

For those interested in historic race results paddlestats.net has developed a centralized collection of results; many of which cannot be found elsewhere.

If you are a reporter doing a story about one of these amazing races and want to use one of these maps in that news story just let us know and attribute the source. I’m sure your graphics guys can pull the data.

Disclaimer: This page/map is a work in progress. We take no responsibility for the accuracy of the race routes. A number of the maps are derived from written descriptions that are inadequate to identifying the start or the finish in as being anything more than at a park. If the path randomly runs aground it should not be assumed a portage is required, stay in your boat. On the other hand there are require portages for which there is insufficient information to map accurate. In general we are trying to map the major flow of the river on which the race runs via satellite map. This means there will often be a choice in braids one or more of which are ignored by the mapped route. In addition not all of these races are run on rivers or have fixed routes but rather require the racers to reach check points which can allow for significantly difference race routes; for example you can go through or around Whitewater Bay in the Everglades Challenge. Finally all of these races are subject to change by their organizers (we are not directly involved with any of these races) and while we will try to keep up to date we can’t guarantee anything.

If you have any comments or suggestions pass them our way via the contact page.

Happy Paddling!