Walkabout Outfitter Wild Gear Chase
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Walkabout Outfitter Wild Gear Chase

Roanoke, Virginia, United States View on map
Oct 17, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
Adventure race

About this race

This may be a Wild Gear Chase but don't worry, even if you're slow you'll catch some sweet stuff. From water bottles and hats to bigger prizes like kayaks, fly rods and coolers, and everything in between, everyone walks away with a piece of gear in this unique "treasure hunt".

Using a map, a corresponding "cue sheet", and your brains, participants have two hours to race to as many checkpoints (both urban and wilderness locations) scattered throughout a two-mile radius of GO Fest. Hit as many checkpoints as you can, then head back to the finish within the two-hour time limit. Racers are then ranked based on points and time, and lined up in front of the gear tent. Every 15 seconds a person enters the gear tent; you can stay in the tent as long as you want but you can only leave the tent with one piece of gear, so choose wisely.

This Year there will be a Woman's and Men's Division! 

Timeline and schedule: 

8:00am – 9:00am Racer check in and number pickup
9:30am - Mandatory pre-race meeting
9:45am - Maps and clue sheets distributed - Racers will have 10 minutes to plan their route
10:00am – Race start
12:00pm – Race ends (5-point penalty for EACH minute late)
2:00pm – Results announced and Gear Tent entry

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Adventure race

Walkabout Outfitter Wild Gear Chase 2026

Oct 17, 2026 Walkabout Outfitter Wild Gear Chase 2026 10:00 AM
$45.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 11 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Roanoke, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 8.9° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 21.0°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 7.1° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 21.3°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
15.2
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
2.3mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
70.4%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on October 17, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on October 17, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
11h 10m

The sun rises at 7:29 AM and sets at 6:40 PM local time (EDT) in Roanoke on October 17, 2026 — 11h 10m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

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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, 26 Roanoke events

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