NORDKAPP CLASSIC RAID IV
JUNE 13-26, 2026
Italy-Nordkapp vespa Classic Raid
NORDKAPP CLASSIC RAID Edition IV 2026
Nordkapp Classic Raid, Edition IV.
Italian, French, Swiss, German, Slovenian, Austrian riders—and Vespisti from all over Europe—brace yourselves: this is Chapter Four of the Nordkapp Classic Raid, the greatest Vespa adventure in the world, heading to Nordkapp and the Midnight Sun.
Following the extraordinary turnout of Edition III in 2025, with over 120 Vespas from 8 countries, Edition IV 2026 of the Nordkapp Classic Raid is the culmination of our Experience and the purest essence of the Event’s History.
Packed with countless new features, the result of continuous improvements applied edition after edition, and with a route over 300 km shorter than Edition III—this time encompassing the full magic and splendor of the Norwegian Fjords—Chapter Four of this Incredible Vespa Adventure represents your Golden Opportunity to fulfill the Adventure of a Lifetime.
In the Fourth Edition of this Incredible Adventure, alongside hundreds of Vespas that no other rally could ever gather, you will depart from the breathtaking scenery of Lake Garda and experience an unprecedented geographical journey across 7 countries, beyond the Arctic Circle, to the very last stretch of land that separates Europe from the North Pole.
A Raid like no other in the world.
With an extraordinary route meticulously planned and completely redesigned, stretching over 3,800 km and featuring natural wonders of every kind along with untouched sections of some of Europe’s most beautiful regions, get ready to live an experience that will stay with you for a lifetime.
To become a Finisher of Edition IV, you’ll need just 14 days and an average of only 270 km per day. Translated? In just a handful of days, you can conquer Nordkapp while enjoying the perfect balance between hours in the saddle and time to truly savor the magical places along the way.
And once you reach Nordkapp, relax in complete peace of mind: in the fourth edition, we’ve further improved and expanded all the transport services linked to the event, so getting your Vespa home is taken care of by us. (Transport info available from points 37 to 39 on the FAQ page.)
Fasten your helmet, hop on your Vespa, and get ready for an event consistently rated 100% in rider satisfaction—this is the Nordkapp Classic Raid IV.
Now, let’s head to the starting grid.
“Nordkapp! Nordkapp!” Your voice blends with those of your fellow adventurers on the starting line, and the air is electric with euphoria—a powerful, contagious emotion that courses through your entire body and opens your heart wide. Just a few moments more, and astride your Vespa, alongside countless new companions, you leave behind the breathtaking scenery of Lake Garda and Arco, the perfect setting to kick off the most desired Vespa Raid ever.
The tension melts away in the first few kilometers, as curious glances from passersby follow the caravan of Vespas. In your heart, as in every team’s, beats a geographic point brimming with dreams and conquest: Nordkapp. Trust us—the start of your Great Adventure will be the very moment you forget, perhaps forever, who you were just minutes before.
The Wine Road in South Tyrol welcomes you with endless apple orchards and vineyards, sparkling streams, and the magical views of Lake Molveno, Andalo, and the Paganella area: the first indelible memories of your journey. Stunning panoramic switchbacks guide you up to the Brenner Pass, and then, sweet as spun sugar, you and your Vespa enjoy a fantastic 45 km descent into the elegant city of Innsbruck, surrounded by alpine meadows, mountain huts, and grazing herds.
After Mittenwald, the magnificent course of the Isar River opens the gates to the Bavarian countryside, with gentle hills and small villages redolent of butter and jam. It is in this idyllic setting that you’ll begin savoring the satisfaction of the first stamp at Checkpoint 1: Munich.
Rivers of beer at Marienplatz, orderly beauty, and vast green parks where your eyes can rest—but Munich, the Bavarian capital, is much more. Here, you breathe an extraordinary sense of civilization and all the charm of Bavaria. After claiming the first control stamp at the Checkpoint and celebrating another moment of shared experience, the group sets off again from the Theresienwiese, and it’s time to hop back on your Vespa and set your compass north.
The winding Bavarian countryside now accompanies you in an uninterrupted parade of sunlit wheat fields and small forests casting cool shadows, opening the gates to the Free State of Saxony and, just before, a brief detour into the Czech Republic, where the picturesque town of Cheb steals the spotlight. Your Vespa bites back into the German roads, and you reach the richest region of the former GDR, nicknamed “Silicon Saxony” for its cutting-edge technology. Here, your ride is interrupted only for a roadside coffee and some chatter with your fellow adventurers.
A few more kilometers, and astride your Vespa, you enter one of Europe’s most modern and carefree capitals. You pass the world-famous zoo, then the Victory Column and the Brandenburg Gate with its poetic Hotel Adlon—once a free port of spies and love stories—and finally the iconic Alexanderplatz.
Here, everything is history, everything is charm. Berlin, the only city in the world to have lived two lives and embodied two identities, shines as one of the inimitable, dazzling protagonists of the Nordkapp Classic Raid IV.
It’s time to savor a succulent currywurst and collect the stamp at Checkpoint number 2, located right at the colonnade of the Brandenburg Gate—where once East and West could not touch. And inside you, like the most powerful of fluids, a strange awareness begins to rise. The awareness of someone who, against all odds, has managed to bend the world to their feet. A sensation only Dreamers are fortunate enough to experience, because trust me, in the end the Nordkapp Classic Raid is exactly that: an extraordinary adventure that turns an impossible vision into reality.
You are here for this.
Now your Vespa points east, toward the retro charm of Poland. Lush forests and endless countryside, delightfully quiet atmospheres, and characteristic villages stretch ahead. Over 300 km remain until boarding for Scandinavia, but now in the air—first lightly, then persistently—there’s a new scent with balsamic and peaty notes, an essence that speaks of the Baltic Sea.
This time the essence comes directly from Gdańsk, the stunning pearl city proudly flying the Polish flag. In Edition IV, it is from here—Gdańsk, a magnificent crossroads where history has written page after page—that you will cross the Baltic aboard a ferry. With your Vespa safely in the hold, you run up to the deck and gaze out over the blue: a unique scene speaking in the voice of the wind and the gulls screaming in the sky, while behind you, lost in the froth of the ship carrying you to Sweden, lies the Poland that fades away.
Beyond the Baltic, the yellow signs warning of moose crossings welcome you: hello Nynäshamn, Sweden, just a stone’s throw from Stockholm. You pass through the Swedish capital and immediately immerse yourself in a natural triumph dotted with small red wooden houses along the road, endless rivers of forest, and the thrill of entering a pure and wild land: Scandinavia, the very definition of Mother Nature at her most generous and splendid.
This is exactly the part of the world where the fairy tale of the Nordkapp Classic Raid becomes reality. Together with your fellow riders, you will marvel at a beauty that, back home—because of the insane pace of our lives or simply polluted by unimportant things—we cannot touch.
Many kilometers have already passed beneath the wheels of your indestructible Vespa. Almost half the route is History, and the tires, like the charm of wrinkles on fishermen’s faces, bear the marks of time and the elements. The value of your endeavor is everywhere, even in the smallest details.
Checkpoint number 3, Sundsvall, overlooking the tranquil Gulf of Bothnia, is approaching. A truly breathtaking sight.
After collecting stamp number 3, you and hundreds of fellow riders—now brothers more than friends, united by the Greatest Story ever written for the Vespa—leave the coast and head west, into the green heart of Sweden and beyond, crossing the border into Norway and the embrace of the Atlantic Ocean.
You have entered a new world.
First stop? Checkpoint 4, located in Norway’s breathtaking Fjord National Park. A unique moment, once again celebrated with a stunning group restart that strengthens bonds, deepens friendships, and makes this incredible shared dream even greater. You arrive in Rognan, where everything blends into a painting in which the boundaries between sky, sea, and water vanish—they never existed. Ahead lies a road that unveils treasures and wonders at every kilometer: you are in the most beautiful and sensational part of all Scandinavia, the Norwegian Fjords.
Checkpoint number 5 in Tromsø, the enchanting northern city resting on a welcoming island, marks the conquest of the last intermediate goal before Glory.
Wonder fills your eyes, while your heart knows you have just opened your life to infinite possibilities.This is why you come to the Nordkapp Classic Raid: to lift your head and seize everything.
A Continuous Crescendo of Wonder: Lapland, the Arctic Circle, and the Barents Sea.
From this point onward, nothing can distract you from the marvels surrounding you. These are the last 500 km before North Cape, and nothing—guaranteed—will remain more indelibly etched in your eyes than the pristine, crystalline beauty of these fairy-tale Arctic landscapes.
A marvelous, uninterrupted kaleidoscope of colors and wild nature. Here, in the Arctic Circle, the geographical outpost you will conquer by crossing the gateway to Lapland, you will grasp, in a way that will never fade, how grand the experience you chose on your Vespa truly is.
The Lapland landscape is a right you have earned, one that no one can ever take from you. A right that will accompany you for the rest of your life.
Porsangerfjord, Barents Sea. A place where everything, since the dawn of time, has been ruled by a single, unchallenged word: Nature.
No cars, no loud noises—except for the comforting, familiar hum of your Vespa. No anxiety, no worries, because those things simply belong to a life that is no longer yours.
You are in the presence of the Arctic, in its purest, most authentic form. From your Vespa, you caress lunar landscapes and inlets that follow the ancient rhythm of the tides, while before you herds of reindeer graze undisturbed everywhere. Stockfish drying in the wind, fishermen’s outposts, the scent of seaweed and the Edge of the World.
You are alive. And incredibly fortunate.
Mageroya. The last fjord, the one that gifts you North Cape, is an experience few people—especially on a Vespa—have been lucky enough to live. Rugged and primordial, this rocky spur overlooking the Barents Sea opens the doors to dreams and imagination.
This is the final challenge, the most sublime, the most coveted.
Nordkapp. The sum of it all.
the conquest of nordkapp
Designed to give everyone the chance to experience an extraordinary adventure on some of Europe’s most beautiful roads aboard a Vespa, the Nordkapp Classic Raid is a classic, non-competitive Vespa raid. Each crew, while respecting the minimum times at the 5 checkpoints, is free to manage their journey according to their own schedule.
To earn the Finisher Title of Edition IV 2026, you must reach North Cape by June 26, 2026 (+14 days from departure) and comply with the minimum departure times at the 5 checkpoints along the route.
Regardless of your arrival time at North Cape, you will experience something epic and memorable. Participants from the first three editions can confirm this, having expressed 100% satisfaction with the event in post-ride surveys.
Live an adventure unlike any other in the world—a Story that happens only once in a Lifetime.
CHECKPOINTs - 2026 edition IV
For Edition IV 2026 of the Nordkapp Classic Raid, 5 control checkpoints are planned along the route. These checkpoints are strategically located in areas of geographical, natural, or cultural significance.
At each checkpoint, crews are required to validate their progress and respect a minimum departure time. If one or more checkpoints are missed, or the minimum required time is not respected for any reason, the crew may be disqualified.
The 5 Checkpoints for Edition IV are:
- C1 – Munich (Germany)
- C2 – Berlin (Germany)
- C3 – Sundsvall (Sweden)
- C4 – Norwegian Fjords National Park (Norway)
- C5 – Tromso (Norway)
Ferries 2026
The only ferries allowed during Edition IV 2026 of the Nordkapp Classic Raid, which participants may book at their own discretion, are listed below:
- Gdańsk (Poland) / Nynäshamn (Sweden)
- Drag (Norway) – Kjøpsvik (Norway)
- Botnhamn (Norway) – Brensholmen (Norway)
- Breidvik (Norvegia) – Svensby Ferjekai (Norvegia)
- Lingseidet (Norway) – Olderdalen (Norway)
All other sea routes are prohibited.