Escape The Palace

Saturday, Aug 2, 2025

Presidio Park — San Francisco, CA

Biathlon Race: Run + Scavenger Hunt + Puzzle

Quest (10K), Dash (5k)

Atheon Quest
#0313
Escape The Palace

Trails
Statues
Trees

Quest #0313 takes you on an epic adventure through the End of The Palace. Filled with inspiration, glory, and wonder.

You will run with water, forests, and statues. Discover mysteries, knowledge and enjoy spectacular views of nature and the parks iconic architecture.

And along the way you will solve a mix of puzzles, riddles, and trivia to metaphorically — Escape The Palace!

It's the perfect balance of sweat, fun, and gaming.

Sign up yourself or with a team.

Achievement

Griffith Portal Star

Conquer Quest #0312 and The Griffith Portal Star containing a wealth of knowledge and power is yours.

Game Play

Race Flow

01 At the start of the race you are given a map

In addition to the map you are also given a Score Card and Puzzle Worksheet.

02 Run to all zone markers as indicated on map

And locate the Zone Atheon Sign, which will provide the Puzzle Questions.

03 Answer all puzzle questions at each zone

Which you will write down using the Worksheet and Writing Utensil provided.

Race Score

Based on you or your team's [Run time] + number of [puzzles] you get correct.

Math: 5 minutes gets added to your race time for each incorrect puzzle.

Example: Say you ran the course with a run time of 50 minutes but you got 10 puzzles incorrect. Your final ‘Race Score’ would be 100 minutes.

Choose Challenge

ATHEON QUEST

For those who seek an epic challenge

The ATHEON QUEST is for those who seek an epic challenge. You or your team will need great stamina to navigate the course and solve all the logic puzzles, riddles, and trivia questions. Not easy, but boy is it extremely rewarding and wickedly fun.

Race Distance: 10k (6 – 10 miles)*

Start Time: 8:00 am (check-in begins at 7:30 am)

Duration: 80 min – 180 minutes*

ATHEON DASH

For those who seek a fun challenge

The perfect balance between a great run and fun challenge. You or your team will need some stamina and speed to navigate your way through the course and solve the logic puzzles, riddles, and trivia questions. This is the most popular challenge because of its balance. Challenging but not as intimidating.

Race Distance: 5k (3 – 5 miles)*

Start Time: 9:00 am (check-in begins at 8:30 am)

Duration: 50 min – 110 min*

ATHEON RUSH

For those who seek an adrenaline rush

Race Distance: 3k (1.5 – 2.5 miles)*

The ATHEON RUSH is for those who seek an adrenaline rush. Less distance and number of questions/puzzles, but you will need to be quick on your feet and mind to win.

Start Time: 9:30 am (check-in begins at 9 am)

Duration: 30 min – 1 hour 30 min*

ATHEON WALK

For those who seek casual fun

Trail: 3k (1 – 2 miles)*

The ATHEON WALK is for those who seek a casual adventure and just want to have fun playing the game. With many choosing to walk or jog and complete the puzzles at their own pace. Great for larger groups.

Start Time: 9:30 am (check-in begins at 9 am)

Duration: 30 min – 1 hour 50 min*

*Flex Distance Spread

Because this is an orienteering route running race you easily can end up running more depending how good you or your team is at navigating the map route and locating each of the suspects or clues in the murder mystery. Thus the exact distance you run will be up to you or your team.

Note: Almost every player who has participated in this race has said that time and distance was irrelevant as they are so distracted having fun navigating and solving the mystery that they don’t even realize they are running a potentially long distance.

Tip: Strategy is valuable. There are many layers to this race that allow for a multitude of different types of strategies. Making it all that much more fun and the desire to come back for more.

RACE INFO