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Trail running events calendar for races in May 2019
Fri 24 – Sun 26 May MP
Bezhoek Extreme. 10km, 15km, 20km, 35km, 65km. Bezuidenhoutshoek Nature Reserve. Run virgin trails on banks of Olifants Rivier. bezhoekextreme.co.za
Fri 24 – 26 May MP
Mac Mac Ultra. 100mile, 50mile, 46km. Fresh Trails presents the first Fresh Mac Mac Ultra, in the heart of Mpumalanga, between Sabie, Graskop and Pilgrim’s Rest. Amazing scenic singletrack awaits you. macmacultra.com PROMOTED
Fri 24 – Sun 26 May KZN
Zingela Dung Beetle. 12km/21km, 21km/33km. Weenen. Two day rocky, thorny valley bushveld run. R2,000-R3,400. Start 7am. zingelatrailevents.com
Sat 25 – Sun 26 May KZN
The Red-Billed Oxpecker. 21km/15km. Winterton, Central Berg. Run through game farms and to the top of Spioenkop mountain. After the mountains, drop down onto the banks of the Tugela River. Start 8am. theoxpecker.co.za PROMOTED
Sat 25 – Sun 26 May WC
Montagu Mountain Mania. 19km/12km. De Bos Guest Farm. Run one or both days in the beautiful Montagu Mountains. R500-R800. trailrunning.co.za
Sat 25 May WC
Autumn Trail Run. 6km, 11km. Simonsvlei. Great views, run through vineyards. Start 7:30am. dirtopia.co.za
Sat 25 May GP
Wild Africa’s GINovation. 5km, 8km, 12km. Ground. Spectacular day out in vineyards, forests, fields. Gin tasting included. Start 7:30am. R240/R260. entryrush.co.za
Sat 25 May FS
TrailrunSeries Brandkop. 5km, 10km. Brandkop Conservancy. Fast singletrack trail with few technical climbs. Start 8am. R100. TrailrunSeries.co.za
Sat 25 May GP
Vaal Triangle Beer-a-thon. 5km. Isak Steyl Stadium. Five dehydration stations with non-alcoholic beverages along with beer and cider. Start 8am. R260. entryninja.com
Sat 25 May GP
Cosmo Run. 5km, 10km. Pretoria National Botanical Gardens. Start 8am. R60/R80. entryninja.com
Sat 25 May WC
Meiringspoort Trail Run. 10km, 20km. NG Church Hall, De Rust. Singletrack and jeeptrack, seven river crossings, with distant views of the Kammanassie and Outeniqua mountains. Start 8am. meiringspoortchallenge.co.za
Sun 26 May KZN
Winter Series Honey Trails. Honey Trails, Monteseel. 5km, 10km, 15km. Indigenous grassland trails through Valley of Thousand Hills. Start 7am. kzntrailrunning.co.za
Sun 26 May WC
GTP Urban Trail Run. 5km, 14km. Elizabeth Park, Bellville. Hidden greenbelt connects Bellville CBD to TygerValley. Start 7am. R60/R100. quicket.co.za
Sun 26 May GP
Scatterrun Hazeldean Valley Trails. 45min, 90min, 150min. Hazeldean Valley Trails, Pretoria. Bring a friend, and get ready to Let Your Feet Fly! Start 8:30am. R135/R165/R195. scatterrun.co.za
Trail running events calendar for races in June 2019
Sat 1 – Sun 2 June KZN
African Oxpecker. 21km/15km. Winterton, Central Berg. Run through game farms and to the top of Spioenkop mountain. After the mountains, drop down onto the banks of the Tugela River. Start 8am. theoxpecker.co.za PROMOTED
Sat 1 June WC
Old Fisherman’s Trail Challenge. 22km. Hout Bay Yacht Club. Hout Bay and the Atlantic, over Blackburn Ravine, to Fish Hoek and the Indian Ocean. Start 8am. fishermanschallenge.co.za
Sat 1 June Lim
Tonteldoos Trail Run. 6km, 11km, 18km. Bush Boys Adventure Farm. Explore scenic mountains and valleys. Start 8:15am. R60/R100/130. entryninja.com
Sun 2 June NW
FNB Platinum Trail Run. 8km, 12km, 24km. ATKV, Buffelspoort. Varied and challenging, with the beauty of the Magaliesberg and Buffelspoort Dam. Start 7:30am. R140-R320. stillwatersports.com
Sat 8 June WC
Wacky Butterfly Trail Run. 5km, 10km. Jan Harmsgat, Bonnievale. Part of Wacky Wine Festival in Robertson Valley. Fundraising for Barrydale Hospice. Start 8am. R90/R120. entryninja.com
Sat 8 – Sun 9 June FS
Kleinrivier Mountain Trail Challenge. 19km, 30km. Pristine wilderness, big, lung busting climbs and heart-stopping vertical descents on singletrack. R380/R600. kleinrivier.run
Sun 9 June WC
The Beast. 30km, 50km. Old Zoo, Cape Town. Spectacular scenery within the Table Mountain National Park. Start 7am. R395-R695. beasttrailrun.co.za
Sun 9 June INT
Trail World Championship. 44km. Mirandha do Corvo, Portugal. The ITRA and IAU chose the Ultra Trilhos dos Abutres to host the 2019 championship. trilhos.abutres.net
Fri 14 – 16 June LIM
Rooiberg FRESHtive Ultra and Stage Run. 5km, 10km, 21km, 44km, 21km/21km, 44km/21km. Rooiberg Limpopo. Leave fresh tracks on unforgettable bushveld trail. Breathtaking views from the majestic Waterberg and lush gorges, variety of game. Start 7am. R120-R570. freshtrails.co.za PROMOTED
Sat 15 June WC
George Mountain Ultra Trail. 9km, 25km, 60km. Cradock Pass. Garden Route mountain running through indigenous forest. R195-R1,500. georgetrailrun.co.za
Sat 15 June WC
Run The Vines #4. 5km, 10km, 17km. Mellasat. Youth Day fun in the vineyards. R100-R150. Start 7:45am. runthevines.co.za
Sat 15 June INT
Fish River Canyon Ultra. 65km, 100km. Namibia. Compete in the second largest canyon on Earth, stark, rugged a desolate. Self-supported. windhoeklightevents.com
Sat 15 June WC
Circles in the Forest Trail Series #2. 4km, 7km, 10km. Majik Forest. Gravel road, singletrack, couple climbs overlooking Durbanville Wine Valley. R50–R130. pacerrunning.net
Sat 15 June WC
Patatfees Trail Run. 8km, 14km, 18km. Agulhas School, Napier. Challenging run through Heuningberg mountains. Start 8:30am. R150/R200/R250. napierpatatmtb.co.za
Sun 16 June WC
GTP Urban Trail Run. 5km, 14km. Tielman Marais Park. Easy, scenic route. Run along a stream to Doornkraal dam. Start 8am. R30/R50. Facebook.com
Sun 16 – Sat 22 June INT
The Namibia Crossing. 44km/33km/40km/49km/26km. Five-day race from the crystal fields of Sendelingsdrif in South Africa to the infamous giant boulders of Tatasberg deep in the Ai-Ais-Richtersveld Transfrontier Park. wildrun.com
Fri 21 – Sun 23 June KZN
Jack Russell Run. 7km/5km, 4km/3km. Birnamwood Road, Merrivale Heights, Midlands. World’s first stage race for kids only! Grades 1 to 7. jackrussellrun.co.za PROMOTED
Sat 22 June WC
Theuniskraal Trail Run. 7km, 15km, 30km. Theuniskraal Wine Estate, Tulbagh. Fast-flowing singletrack in vineyards, orchards, and across rivers. Tough 25km climbs into Winterhoek mountains. Start 6am. theuniskraaltrailrun.co.za
Sat 22 June KZN
Phezulu Trail Run. 5km, 10km, 18km. Valley of 1000 Hills. Tough courses through game reserve with giraffe, zebra, and wildebeest. Start 7am. kzntrailrunning.co.za
Sun 23 June WC
Spier Trail Run. 3km, 5km, 10km. Spier Wine Estate, Stellenbosch. Classic venue and family fun. Start 9am. quantumadventures.co.za
Trail run race calendar: further ahead
Sun 30 June GP
Nissan Trailseeker Buffelsdrift. 5km, 10km, 21km, 40km. Buffelsdrift MTB Park. Hard and rocky grasslands trails past rivers and wildlife Start 8am. R109-R329. trailseekerseries.co.za PROMOTED
Sat 13 July LIM
Iron Crown Trail Run. 5km, 10km, 22km. Haenertsburg Village. Summit Limpopo’s highest mountain, climbing 687m. Village streets, earth roads, firebreaks, and rocky singletrack. Waterpoints provided. Start 7:30am. R60/R110/R120. rotaryhaenertsburg.co.za PROMOTED
Sat 27 – Sun 28 July GP
Gauteng Trail Clinic. Coaching/running. Walter Sisulu Botanic Gardens. Speakers include Bennie Roux, Craig Gornall, Neville Beeton, Brendan McBirnie, and Anca Wessels. Start 7am. trailclinics.co.za PROMOTED
Sat 10 – Sun 11 August LIM
Wolkberg Trail Run. 10km, 25km, 20km/15km Woodbush, 40km/25km Wolkberg. Haenertsburg. Unique experience staged over two days. Summit the highest point in Limpopo: The Iron Crown. Vertical gain 1,800m. Start 7am. R200-R1,500. wolkbergtrailrun.com PROMOTED
Sat 10 – Sun 11 August KZN
Zini Beach & Bush Trail. 10km, 16km, 15km/10km, 27km/16km. Mtunzini Athletics Club. Two day BushBaby and BushWacker, or single distance on Sunday. Forest singletrack, mangrove swamps, beach. Start 7am. R200-R350. mtunziniac.co.za PROMOTED
Sat 31 Aug – Sun 1 Sep WC
Run2Nowhere. 10km, 20km, 30km. McGregor. A two-day trail run for everyone! Moderate distances, relaxed vibe, festive atmosphere. No cut off times, no pressure. Start 8am. R800/R1,400. run2nowhere.co.za PROMOTED
Sat 21 September EC
Heaven and Hell Mountain Marathon. 5km, 8km, 14km, 22km, 44km. Grace-Hill Farm, Rhodes. Pure, brutal wilderness mountain run in Southern Drakensberg. Marathon has 3,750m elevation gain and to date only two finishers within cut-off. Start 5am. R30-R950. alpineswifttrails.co.za PROMOTED
Sat 21 – Sun 22 September EC
Lormar Endurance Trail Run. 8km/12km, 8km/24km. Fairview Farm, Middelburg. Experience authentic Karoo hospitality, picturesque sunsets. Start 6:30pm. R2,050/R2,150. lormarendurance.co.za PROMOTED
Sat 28 – 29 September KZN
Runtheberg Trail Run. 15km/15km, 25km/25km. All Out Adventures, Northern Berg Resorts. Montusi Valley, big skies, rugged peaks, rolling hills, the legendary Amphitheatre at its most glorious. runtheberg.co.za PROMOTED
Wed 9 – Thu 10 October EC
OTTER Challenge. 5km/42km. Nature’s Valley. Run the classic route east to west from Stormsriver Mouth to Nature’s Valley with 2,600m of ascent, 11 hour cut-off. otter.run PROMOTED
Fri 11 & Sat 12 October EC
OTTER Run. 5km/42km. Stormsriver. Run the classic route east to west from Stormsriver Mouth to Nature’s Valley with 2,600m of ascent, 8 hour cut-off. otter.run PROMOTED
Sat 12 October EC
Dassie and RockRat Trail Runs. 6km, 10km. Nature’s Valley. Over rocks, roots, pebbles, through riverbeds and up steep climbs. Start 8:30am. R200/R240. otter.run PROMOTED
Sat 2 – Sun 3 November WC
Cape Trail Clinic. Teaching/running. Coetzenburg. Speakers include Nic De Beer, Deon Braun, Devon Coetzee, Grant Bryant, and Sean Tait. Start 6:30am. R2,400. trailclinics.co.za PROMOTED
See more events in your copy of TRAIL 31, where we list over 90 trail running events locally and internationally from April to July 2019.
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