TRAIL

TIME TO SHINE

JULY

Fri 5 – Sun 7 July KZN

Creighton Aloe Festival Trail Run. 5km, 7km, 10km, 18km, 21km. Avebury Farm. Spectacular scenes, waterfalls, bridges, aloes. Start 8am. R30-R170. aloefestival.com

Sat 6 July WC

Circles in the Forest Trail Series #3. 4km, 7km, 10km, 13km. Majik Forest. Gravel road, singletrack, climbs overlooking Durbanville Wine Valley. R50–R150. pacerrunning.net

Sat 6 – Sun 7 July MP

Kruger2Canyon Challenge. 26km/19km, 42km/28km. Kampersrus, near Hoedspruit. Run with the Big 4 in stage one. Battle climbs to Blyde River next. Start 5am. R450-R2,850. kruger2canyonchallenge.co.za

Sat 6 – Sun 7 July EC

Endurade JBayX Trail Run Series. 10km, 20km, 60km. Kabeljous Lagoon, Jeffreys Bay. Run three 20km trail, all starting 12-hours apart, or just run single stage. Start 7am. R170/R290/R1,290. jbayx.co.za

Sat 6 July WC

Grootvadersbosch Trail Run. 15km, 34km. Grootvadersbosch NR. Fairyland of indigenous forests, Redwoods, fynbos, lush river valleys, streams. Start 7am. quantumadventures.co.za

Sat 13 July WC

Salomon Bastille Day Trail Run. 15km, 25km, 35km, 50km. Berg River Dam. Wilderness adventure through Franschhoek Mountains: may be snowy, and rivers cold. Start 6am. R225-R795. energyevents.co.za

Sat 13 July LIM

Iron Crown Trail Run. 5km, 10km, 22km. Haenertsburg Village. Summit Limpopo’s highest mountain. Earth roads, firebreaks, and rocky singletrack. Start 7:30am. R60/R110/R120. rotaryhaenertsburg.co.za

Sat 13 July WC

Run The Vines #5. 5km, 10km, 17km. Vrede en Lust Wine Estate. R100-R150. Start 7:45am. runthevines.co.za

Sun 14 July GP

Fresh@Wolwespruit. 5km, 12km, 17km. Wolwespuit Park. Handcrafted singletrack, true adventure. Start 7am. R120-R190. freshtrails.co.za

Sun 14 July NW

Cool Ideas Kloofzicht Winter Trail Run. 4km, 8km, 15km, 25km. Kloofzicht Lodge, Muldersdrift. Cool new series, exciting routes. Start 8:30am. R100-R220. entryninja.com

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