Rally-raids, overland traverses, fatbike, cycling, marathons and camel races: what public sources actually say, with an explicit precision status on every edition.
This collection is documentary. It provides no safety guarantee, no navigation, and no permission to ride a competition course. Private road-books and GPS tracks are never redistributed here, and a list of stage towns is never turned into a drawn route.
Discipline
Event
Year
Precision
9 events · last reviewed 2026-08-15
Real GPX tracks in this collection
Only really recorded, publicly shared tracks are drawn. Points cluster when you zoom out; select one to load its polyline.
Raid TransMauritania Fatbike — created and traced by Yann Lannezval
Yann Lannezval arrived in Nouakchott as a physical-education teacher in 2004 and created the Raid TransMauritania, a fatbike crossing of the Mauritanian Adrar that he traces himself. Each edition runs six stages between ergs, passes and oued beds; the organiser sends the GPS tracks to registered riders shortly before the start, so no route geometry is published here.
2019Historical referenceLink to source
Adrar mauritanien — six étapes, environ 300 km
First edition, created and traced by Yann Lannezval. Participant GPX not public.
Rights: Link and organiser documents only. The RTM GPS tracks are private participant material and are never redistributed by Mauritanian Eye.
4x4 / overland2018
Casa Trotter community traverse (2018)
Six real GPX tracks recorded during a 2018 overland traverse and shared publicly by their author on the Casa Trotter forum: Guerguerat to Atar, the Adrar loops toward El Ghallaouiya, Amatlich, Oujeft and Mhaireth, then the coastal return to Guerguerat past the Banc d'Arguin. They are archived here untouched, with attribution.
2018Exact recorded GPXDownloadable with attribution
Rights: Downloadable with attribution to the Casa Trotter author. Historical and unverified: dunes, tracks, borders and tides change, and Banc d'Arguin access is regulated. Check locally before travelling.
Rally-raid1979–2007
Paris–Dakar / Dakar Rally in Mauritania
For nearly three decades the Paris–Dakar crossed Mauritania on its way south, and the country's ergs and regs became one of the most recognisable parts of the route. The 2008 edition was cancelled and the rally left Africa in 2009, closing that era.
1979–2007Historical referenceLink to source
Étapes mauritaniennes variables selon les éditions
Series reference. No racing line is inferred from city names.
Rights: Reference and archive documents only. Road-books and competitor tracks belong to the organiser and are never republished, and stage cities are never turned into a racing line.
Rally-raid2009 →
Africa Eco Race
Africa Eco Race kept the historic Europe-to-Dakar format alive after the Dakar Rally left the continent, with several Mauritanian desert days each edition. Endpoints and distances are official; the special-stage geometry is not public.
Rights: Organiser links and press documents only. Dates and itineraries change every edition and must be checked on the official site.
Road cycling2018 →
Tour du Sahel
A multi-stage road-cycling race held in Mauritania since 2018, run between Nouakchott, the Inchiri region and Akjoujt. Published sources give stage towns and areas, never the full course geometry.
2018Historical referenceLink to source
Nouakchott–Oum Tounsi–Nouakchott ; Berjeimatt–Akjoujt ; étapes suivantes vers Choum
First-edition schedule; the full stage list needs verification before reconstruction.
Rights: Press and federation links only; each edition must be verified with the organiser.
Running2010 →
Nouadhibou international marathon
Nouadhibou has hosted an international marathon for over a decade, latterly under the SNIM banner, with marathon, half-marathon and shorter distances. Organisers publish distances and results, not a course file.
Rights: Organiser links only; confirm the current course with the organiser before travelling.
Running—
Nouakchott international marathon
Nouakchott's international marathon has been run with 42, 21 and 10 km distances, and one edition added a 5 km wheelchair race and a 40 km cycling event on national sport day. No official course file is published.
Rights: Press links only; distances are reported, geometry is not.
Camel racing—
Camel and horse races
Camel racing remains a living tradition around Nouakchott, organised by the national federation on a dedicated race field and, for the 2025 finals, on a field roughly 40 km north of the capital along the Akjoujt road. Venues are documented; circuits are not published.
7 janvier 2023Event referenceLink to source
Terrain de course de Nouakchott
Region of Nouakchott event; the exact circuit is not published.
Rights: Venue-level references only. Dates change; confirm locally before travelling to a race.
4x4 / overland2026
Caprace Mauritanie 4x4 raid
A commercial 4x4 raid whose published itinerary strings together Ben Amira, Atar, Aderg, El Ghallaouiya, the Guelb er Richat, Ouadane, Chinguetti, Amogjar, Terjit, Hanouk, the Vallée Blanche, Tifoujar, Erg Amatlich and the Banc d'Arguin.
2026Event referenceLink to source
Ben Amira, Atar, Aderg, El Ghallaouiya, Guelb er Richat, Ouadane, Chinguetti, Amogjar, Terjit, Hanouk, Vallée Blanche, Tifoujar, Erg Amatlich, Banc d'Arguin
GPS points are reserved for registered members; do not copy.
