TRAIL

TIME TO SHINE

OCTOBER

Wed 3 – Sat 6 Oct WC

Sneeuberg Traverse. 26km/34km/40km. Murraysburg. Three-day stage race covering 100km of remote Karoo: towering peaks, hidden kloofs, and secret groves of trees. R4,850. karoorunning.com

Sat 6 October WC

La Capra Goat Run. 5km, 8km, 15km, 28km. Fairview Wine Farm, Suider Paarl. Awesome views and scenery on Paarl Mountain. Start 7:30am. entryninja.com

Sat 6 October WC

Durbanville Hills TrailFun. 5km, 10km. Durbanville Hills Wine Estate. Best view of Table Mountain and Robben Island. Giveaways and wine. Start 7:30am. R100. trailfun.co.za

Sat 6 – Sun 7 Oct EC

PE Trail Clinic. Teaching/running. Baakens Valley. Attend the inaugural clinic with local experts! trailclinics.co.za

Sat 6 – Sun 7 Oct WC

Grabouw Mountain Challenge. 15km/17km, 25km/28km. Trail’s End. Spectacular fynbos covered mountains, forests, technical rock gardens via singletrack. R950-R1,850. entryninja.com

Sat 6 – Sun 7 Oct 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. R1,400/R1,750. runtheberg.co.za

Sun 7 October WC

Marloth Mountain Challenge Ultra. 25km, 35km, 55km. Marloth Nature Reserve, Swellendam. Remote mountain hiking trail, 3,494m vertical gain, requires experience. Start 6am. mountainchallenge.co.za

Sun 7 October GP

Ezemvelo Trail Run Challenge. 5km, 10km, 21km. Ezemvelo Nature Reserve, Bronkhorstspruit. Run sandstone formations cut by Wilge River. Start 7am. R100/R150/R210. wildtrail.co.za

Fri 12 October

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