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Greenway Guantlet (paddle and land)

Greenway Guantlet (paddle and land)

Shelby, North Carolina, United States View on map
Sep 19, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
Adventure race

About this race

Can you navigate the Greenway... and conquer the Gauntlet?

The Broad River Greenway Gauntlet isn't your typical race. There are no marked courses, no one to follow, and no single path to the finish. Your challenge begins with a set of GPS coordinates—and from there, the adventure is yours to create.

Using only the coordinates provided, you'll design your own route across the Broad River Greenway. Strategy matters. Speed matters. Navigation matters.

Every checkpoint counts.

Miss more than two required checkpoints, and your Gauntlet ends in disqualification.

Choose the challenge that's right for you:

Full Gauntlet
Take on the complete adventure with both land navigation and a kayak/canoe paddling section. This is the ultimate test of endurance, navigation, and outdoor skills. Bring your own boat

Land Gauntlet
Prefer to keep your feet on solid ground? The Land Gauntlet challenges you to navigate the entire course without the paddling component while still testing your route planning, decision-making, and endurance.

This isn't about following a trail.
It's about finding your own.

Will you take the shortest route? The fastest? The smartest?

Every decision you make could mean the difference between victory and missing a checkpoint.

Whether you're an experienced adventure racer or simply looking for a unique outdoor challenge, the Broad River Greenway Gauntlet will test your ability to think, adapt, and explore.

Plan your route. Find the checkpoints. Finish the Gauntlet.

Do you have what it takes?

Pick your distance

Adventure race

Greenway Gauntlet (land nav and paddle)

this is the full gauntlet including a water component to paddle to the finish line. this is bring your own boat

Sep 19, 2026 Greenway Gauntlet (land nav and paddle) 9:00 AM
$45.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 1 year of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Shelby, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 17.2° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 30.1°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 17.2° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 35.6°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
11.2
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
0.1mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
70.4%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on September 19, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on September 19, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
12h 15m

The sun rises at 7:12 AM and sets at 7:27 PM local time (EDT) in Shelby on September 19, 2026 — 12h 15m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

The organizer hasn't released a route for this event, and we don't publish guesses. If you're the organizer, send us a GPX file and we'll draw the profile.

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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.

  • Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
  • Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
  • Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
  • Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 8 Shelby events

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