VentureQuest Adventure Race
About this race
The VentureQuest (VQ) Adventure Race has challenged, rewarded, and inspired over 5000 athletes in its history. VQ is where is all began for EX2 and we are excited to produce our 21st edition of this special race.
This year we will have a 8-hour and 24-hour course option both staging out of Rocky Gap State Park. The details of the courses and what to expect are below.
Date: Saturday September 12, 2026
Start Time: 10:00am (24-hour) and 9:00am (8-hour)
Location: Rocky Gap State Park in Flintstone, MD
Disciplines: Trekking, paddling, mountain biking, navigation.
Teams: Soloists and teams of up to 4 (male, female, or mixed gender). Team members travel together the entire race.
Pick your distance
Adventure race
VentureQuest 8-Hour Adventure Race
VentureQuest 24-Hour Adventure Race
Typical race-day weather
Based on 6 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Flintstone, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:52 AM and sets at 7:28 PM local time (EDT) in Flintstone on September 12, 2026 — 12h 35m 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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Other races near Flintstone
Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
Rocky Gap 25K, 50K, Relay Trail Run
Great Allegany Run
Narrow Way
Haunted 5K, 10K & 13.1M at Bel Air, MD (40)
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, 4 Flintstone events
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