The La Routa Adventure Race is the longest-running adventure race in the Philippines. Held annually from 2000 to 2010, the race made an exciting return in 2019, and became part of the Adventure Racing World Series (ARWS) in 2023, serving as the first Asian Championship for the ARWS Asia Circuit.
The La Routa is a four-day, expedition-style adventure race covering approximately 350 kilometers. Navigation is crucial in this point-to-point race, where mixed-gender teams of four navigate through a series of sequential control points using only a compass and a map with a non-standard user-specified map scale. Teams have the freedom to choose their own route, provided they locate the control points in the correct sequence. The principal disciplines in La Routa include trekking, mountain biking, ocean swimming, paddling, and high elements, with a few traditional Filipino games added for novelty and excitement. The course takes participants through paved roads, small villages, narrow single-track trails, and dense tropical jungle.
In La Routa, teams do not get to choose their racing category—the race determines it for them. There are three categories, each with progressively shorter routes. Team classification is based on their performance at pre-determined control points and cut-off times. The cut-offs will classify teams into the Aspirants category, the Candidates category, and the coveted Elite category. Only the fastest, most determined teams will make it to the Elite category where they will run the full, grueling course.
La Routa 2025 is organized by Bukid Outdoor Shop and will take place in the third week of November 2025. The specific date, location, and other important details will be announced soon.
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