ADC Great Expeditions
Three historic routes. Nineteen stops. 10,000 miles. One winter, together.
Dec 1, 2026 – Feb 28, 2027 · ADC Winter Challenge
Join now. The expedition departs December 1.
Your team’s avatar follows the Gold Rush trails, rides the Trans-Siberian, and walks the Silk Road east to Kashgar. Every activity you log moves your team along the route.
Three expeditions, two teams, one journey
Follow the Explorers
Gold Rush stampeders, Trans-Siberian railwaymen and Silk Road caravans: the route traces real expeditions from San Francisco to the far western frontier of China.
A Badge for Every Expedition
Finish each chapter to earn its badge: Sourdough at Nome, Conductor at Beijing, and Caravan Master at the Silk Road finish in Kashgar.
Trivia at Every Stop
Nineteen pindrops, nineteen stories, nineteen quiz questions. Read the stop and you have the answer.
Log Anything, Move the Team
About 80 activities count, miles or minutes: walks, workouts, yoga, skiing, shoveling snow. Photos, streaks, team chat and leaderboards keep it lively.
Your Route
West from San Francisco up the Gold Rush trail to Nome, across the Pacific to ride the Trans-Siberian to Beijing, then along the Silk Road from Xi’an to the oasis of Kashgar on China’s far western frontier. 10,000 miles across 19 stops.
Expedition 1 · Badge: Sourdough
Gold Rush Trails
- San Francisco, Portsmouth Square (Start)
- Coloma, Sutter’s Mill
- Seattle, Klondike Gold Rush NHP
- Skagway, Chilkoot Trail
- Whitehorse, SS Klondike & Miles Canyon
- Dawson City, Bonanza Creek
- Nenana, Serum Run Mile 0
- Nome, Gold Beach
Expedition 2 · Badge: Conductor
The Trans-Siberian
- Vladivostok, End of the Line
- Khabarovsk, Amur Bridge
- Chita, Trans-Manchurian Junction
- Lake Baikal, Babushkin shore
- Ulaanbaatar, Gandan Monastery
- Beijing, Railway Station & the Great Wall
Expedition 3 · Badge: Caravan Master
The Silk Road East
- Xi’an, Terracotta Army
- Jiayuguan, First Pass Under Heaven
- Dunhuang, Mogao Caves
- Turpan, Flaming Mountains
- Kashgar, Id Kah & the Sunday Bazaar (Finish)
Bibs, badges and the end of the Silk Road
Every racer gets a personalized digital bib. Finish an expedition and its badge lands in your profile. Reach Kashgar and collect the finisher award.
How It Works
Sign Up & Join Your Team
Register in under a minute with your work email. Pick Team Oscar or Team Felix, add an optional home location, and your avatar appears on the map.
Log Activities
Manually, through Strava, or in the Racery app. Miles or minutes of about 80 activities are converted into miles on the route.
Race the Silk Road East
Unlock a story at every stop, answer the trivia, earn an expedition badge each time your team finishes a chapter, and keep your streak alive through the holidays.
Ready to go the distance, ADC?
Join Team Oscar or Team Felix, log your activity, and carry your team to the end of the Silk Road.
