Genshin Impact features floating mechanisms called Time Trial challenges, rewarding players with Achievements upon completing a set number. New time trial challenges are introduced with each area release. Explore the locations of all 582 time trial challenges I’ve compiled in Genshin Impact.
All Time Trial Locations in Genshin Impact
All Mondstadt Time Trial Locations
After completing 5/10/15 of the Mondstadt time trials, players earn the Wind-Chasing Adventurer Achievement. Refer to the image below for the 17 time trial locations in Mondstadt, marked with red stars.
All Dragonspine Time Trial Locations
Currently, no achievements exist for completing Dragonspine’s time trials. However, these challenges yield valuable rewards like Crimson Agate discovery, chests, and unlocking new Dragonspine areas (essential for progressing in the In The Mountains questline). All 16 time trial locations in Dragonspine are marked on the map below.
All Liyue Time Trial Locations
Completing 10/20/40 of Liyue’s time trial challenges awards the Rock-Steady Adventurer Achievement. Due to its vast size, Liyue’s 47 time trial locations are divided into four main areas. Below are the eight time trial challenges in Bishui Plain.
The screenshot below shows eight time trial locations in Qiongji Estuary.
Another screenshot reflects the locations of 22 time trial challenges in Minlin.
Finally, seven time trial challenges can be found in Lisha and the Sea of Clouds.
All Chenyu Vale Time Trial Locations
Chenyu Vale features 63 Time Trial Challenges. Completing 12/24/48 grants the Jademond Adventurer Achievement. Check the maps below to locate all time trial challenges in the area. Additional challenges can be obtained through Carefree Simulacrum puzzles across the region.
Refer to the image above for all Time Trial Challenges above ground in Chenyu Vale.
In the underground area of the Lingshu Courtyard, you’ll find one Time Trial Challenge. The area can be accessed via a nearby entrance without a direct underground Teleport Waypoint.
You’ll also discover one Time Trial Challenge underground at Chizhang Wall, close to the Solitary Suanni boss fight.
All The Chasm Time Trial Locations
A total of 15 time trial challenges are scattered across The Chasm, both above ground and underground combined. Completing 3/6/12 challenges will secure the Chasm Adventurer Achievement. The final five time trials are located around The Chasm’s Maw.
In The Chasm’s Underground Mines, you’ll find 12 time trials around the Ad-Hoc Main Tunnel, Main Mining Area, and Underground Waterway.
The final three trials in The Chasm’s Underground Mines are found around the Nameless Ruins, Stony Halls, and Glowing Narrows.
All Inazuma Time Trial Locations
Inazuma is segmented into multiple islands harboring 80 time trial challenges that provide exciting gameplay. Completing 6/12/24 challenges across Narukami Island, Kannazuka, and Yashiori Island unlocks the Lightning-Riding Adventurer (I) Achievement. Conversely, completing the same number of challenges in Watatsumi Island and Seirai Island earns the Lightning-Riding Adventurer (II) Achievement, while Tsurumi Island offers the Lost Adventurer Achievement for completing 5/10/12 challenges. Starting in Inazuma, your first destination is Narukami Island, which features seven time trial challenges.
In the combined islands of Kannazuka and Yashiori, you’ll come across 28 time trial challenges.
Watatsumi Island contains 17 time trial challenges.
Additionally, there are 12 time trial challenges found on Seirai Island.
Finally, players can complete 16 time trial challenges on Tsurumi Island, which includes three located on the islets north of the main island.
All Enkanomiya Time Trial Locations
Enkanomiya consists of five islands with a total of 18 time trial challenges to conquer. Completing 3/6/12 grants players the Kairos’ Constancy Achievement. The Serpent’s Bowels, the first location in Enkanomiya, contains four time trial challenges.
In The Narrows, Dainichi Mikoshi, and Evernight Temple, players can encounter nine time trial challenges.
The final island, The Serpent’s Heart, hosts five time trial challenges.
All Sumeru Time Trial Locations
Sumeru’s rainforest area features 43 time trial challenges, including region-specific mechanics such as Phantasmal Gate Challenges. Completing 10/20/40 challenges unlocks the Adventurer of the Shimmering Woods Achievement.
To start, below are the time trial challenges available in Avidya Forest—there are four in total.
Lokapala Jungle is home to 11 time trial challenges.
Further south, there are eight time trial challenges in Andravi Valley.
Additionally, the Ashavan Realm features 12 time trial challenges.
There are five time trial challenges in Vissudha Field, excluding the territory of Jadeplume Terrorshroom west of Vanarana.
Lastly, vanarana and the northwest section of Vissudha Field each have three time trial challenges.
In Sumeru’s Hypostyle Desert, there are 52 time trial challenges across three key areas: The Hypostyle Desert, Land of Lower Setekh, and Land of Upper Setekh. Time trials on the desert surface are indicated with a star, while trials below ground or within a tomb require completion of the Golden Slumber World Quest for accessibility. These trials are marked with a banner and an exclamation point. Completing 10/20/40 challenges unlocks the Quicksand Adventurer Achievement.
Hypostyle Desert:
Land of Lower Setekh:
Land of Upper Setekh:
Sumeru’s Desert of Hadramaveth offers 38 time trials, with several located underground. These trials display a layer icon at the bottom right of the pin, and an underground map will assist in locating them.
Five trials can be found in the northeast corner near the Dunes of Steel.
Four time trials are in the northwest corner, near The Sands of the Three Canals.
On the western edge of the desert, five additional trials can be found near Wounded Shin Valley.
Southeast of the Desert of Hadramaveth, a further eight trials can be found.
Lastly, the southwest corner has an impressive sixteen time trials to uncover.
Gavireh Lajavard and the Realm of Farakhkert contain 24 additional time trials. Start by locating three challenges near the entrance to this area, adjacent to the Desert of Hadramaveth.
You can find ten more challenges nearby Tunigi Hollow, with three circled Time Trials being underground. Refer to the underground map below for their exact locations.
You can uncover two more time trials near the Samudra Coast. One trial is underground, so consulting the underground map is advised.
Explore four time trials around a water pool west of the Hills of Barsom. Three challenges constitute a special Kory Drum Time Trial Puzzle.
Five time trials are located around the Vourukasha Oasis.
All Fontaine Time Trial Locations
Fontaine features 113 Time Trials, including unique underwater challenges. Completing 3/6/12 Time Trial Challenges across the Court of Fontaine, Belleau, and Beryl Regions earns the Waveriding Adventurer (I) Achievement, while doing the same in the Liffey Region and Fontaine Research Institute of Kinetic Energy Engineering Region unlocks the Waveriding Adventurer (II) Achievement. Completing 3/6/9 trials in the Morte Region and Erinnyes Forest secures the Waveriding Adventurer (III) Achievement.
These fall under the Fontaine: Dance of the Dew-White Springs (I) Achievement series.
Above, all Time Trials in the surface area of the Court of Fontaine are marked. The indicated area in the water requires reaching via Waverider.
Consult the map for locations of all Time Trials in the Liffey Region, north of the Court of Fontaine.
The displayed locations represent all Time Trial Challenges in the surface area of the upper half of the Beryl Region. The area marked in the water requires Waverider to access.
The locations of all Time Trial Challenges in the lower half of the Beryl Region are listed above.
Refer to the image above for Time Trials located in the Fontaine Research Institute of Kinetic Energy Engineering Region.
All Time Trials in the Erinnyes Region are marked in the image above.
The image above indicates Time Trials in the Fort Charybdis Ruins and East Slopes of Mont Automnequi, accessible via Waverider.
A small underwater section is accessible by diving from the Weeping Willow of the Lake. Under Loch Urania, one Time Trial Challenge can be found.
The image above shows the Time Trial Challenges in the upper half of Court of Fontaine’s underwater area.
North of the Thalatta Submarine Canyon, close to the Millennial Pearl Seahorse’s cave, Time Trials are marked above.
All Time Trial Challenges in the Elton Trench are marked in the image above.
The Time Trial Challenges in the underwater area beneath the Tower of Gestalt are marked for reference.
In the image above, locate the single Time Trial Challenge in Annapausis, which unlocks during The Narzissenkreuz Adventure World Quest.
The image above shows the Time Trial Challenges within the underground area of Merusea Village. Some areas require completion of the Ancient Colors quest chain for access.
Lastly, the image above marks two Time Trial Challenges in the Institute of Natural Philosophy, accessible after the Aqueous Tidemarks World Quest.
Two Time Trial challenges exist in the underwater section of the Tower of Ipsissimus, with one additional challenge located northwest.
All Nostoi Region (Remuria) & Sea of Bygone Eras Time Trial Locations
The Nostoi Region features Petrichor, a small Fontainian territory in the ocean, connected to the Sea of Bygone Eras. Although these areas belong to Fontaine, Time Trial Achievements are counted separately, with the Rhapsodia in the Ancient Sea Achievement called “Ancient Sea Adventurer”awarded for completing 6/12/24 Time Trials across both areas.
Two Time Trials can be found on the surface of Petrichor.
In Petrichor’s underground section, one additional Time Trial can be found on the upper level of the Faded Castle. To unlock this area, the Canticles of Harmony quest chain must be initiated.
Many Time Trial challenges are clustered in the eastern part of the Sea of Bygone Eras. Be aware that some marked areas could have two to three challenges each.
A few Time Trial challenges can also be located in the western part of the Sea of Bygone Eras.
All Natlan Time Trial Locations
Natlan hosts 17 official Time Trial challenges, plus four additional ones not counted toward the Natlan: The Land of Fire and Competition Achievement series. Completing 3/6/12 challenges in Basin of Unnumbered Flames, Tequemecan Valley, Coatepec Mountain, and Toyac Springs unlocks the “Ignited Adventurer”Achievement. The remaining Time Trials offer Chest rewards.
All Time Trials in the northern part of Natlan are marked in the image above.
The image above displays all Time Trials in the southern part of Natlan. Be aware that the Firethief’s Secret Isle will not appear on the World Map until four Time Trials in the area are completed, after which a fourth Trial will also appear on the island.
Three standard time trial types can be encountered:
- Archery challenge
- Combat challenge
- Racing or parkour challenge
Time Trials can vary in form and present unique mechanics tailored to each region. For instance, Sumeru features challenges that may require players to perform an Aranara song to activate the challenge. In Fontaine, underwater mechanics unique to the region must be utilized to complete specific objectives.
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