The 2026 Africa Eco Race Historic will span 5,933 kilometers with 2,220 km being timed. As a regularity rally, the Selective Sections will be further divided into 26 sections.
By comparison, the Africa Eco Race proper is 6,163 km long with 3,842 km in SS. While the AER is longer, the AER Historic has a longer special for Stages 6; incidentally, the sixth stage of the Dakar Classic was also longer than that of the Dakar Rally’s.
Otherwise, both races will follow the same route starting in Tangier and finishing on Lac Rose in Dakar.
Route
| Stage | Start | Finish | Selective Sections | SS Length | Liaison | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prologue | Tangier | Tangier | N/A | N/A | N/A | January 25 |
| Stage 1 | Tangier | Bousaïd | 1 | 10 km | 710 km | January 26 |
| Stage 2 | Bousaïd | Tagounite | 4 | 220 km | 204 km | January 27 |
| Stage 3 | Tagounite | Assa | 4 | 212 km | 261 km | January 28 |
| Stage 4 | Assa | Khnifiss | 3 | 244 km | 135 km | January 29 |
| Stage 5 | Khnifiss | Dakhla | 2 | 195 km | 624 km | January 30 |
| Rest Day | Dakhla | Dakhla | N/A | N/A | N/A | January 31 |
| Stage 6 | Dakhla | Chami | 1 | 194 km | 429 km | February 1 |
| Stage 7 | Chami | Aidzidine | 2 | 339 km | 149 km | February 2 |
| Stage 8 | Aidzidine | Aidzidine | 3 | 188 km | 240 km | February 3 |
| Stage 9 | Aidzidine | Ouad Naga | 2 | 298 km | 207 km | February 4 |
| Stage 10 | Ouad Naga | Ouad Naga | 3 | 189 km | 95 km | February 5 |
| Stage 11 | Ouad Naga | Mpal | 1 | 131 km | 345 km | February 6 |
| Stage 12 | Mpal | Dakar | N/A | 22 km | 246 km | February 7 |
Featured image credit: Aventure Girousse
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