Caucasian Challenge

More than 6,000 kilometers (3,700 miles) in length, the Caucasian Challenge takes you through every possible road variation. Modern highways, dirt and gravel roads, mud tracks, snow covered mountain passes, vast bone-dry desert roads and even floods are all possible.


Start date: August 30, 2008.
Location: Budapest, Hungary.

Begin heading south and make the first border crossing into Croatia, then Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo, Albania, Macedonia and Bulgaria before leaving the Balkans. Cross the Bosporus channel into Istanbul and navigate the full length of Turkey along the Iranian border into Georgia. The route then leads down into Armenia and all around the politically uncertain area of Karabah before crossing the finish line in Yerevan.

Finish date: September 15, 2008.
Location: Yerevan, Armenia.