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    Rocky Times

    Jun 21, 2017 4 minutes
    PHOTO JACQUES MARAIS/PENTAX

    The Otter African Trail Run is arguably the most rock-intensive trail race in South Africa. You need to know your stuff when taking on the 40km between Stormsriver and Nature’s Valley on the Eastern Cape/Western Cape border. This year’s edition will be run east-west in the classic Otter hiking trail direction. See you there?

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    The diametric opposite of groomed trails: scary rocks. This hostile terrain threatens to twist your ankles, trip you, and scrub of your skin, while bruising your feet.

    These five trail gurus have tackled this sort of terrain at Otter African Trail Run, and have wisdom

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