Scenic mountain trail run fest
Ultra-Trail Drakensberg is a festival of trail running with events of 160km, 100km, 62km, 30km and the Drakensberg Rockjumper a two day trail run.
TRAIL runners will experience mountain running at its finest at this year’s Drakensberg Festival of Trail Running on Friday, 27 April and Saturday, 28 April.
The event incorporates and skirts some of the legendary features of the Southern Drakensberg such as Sani Pass, Thabana Ntlenyana, Twelve Apostles, Khanti Ridge, Gxalingenwa Gorge, Hodgson’s Peaks, Garden Castle, Rhino Peak and Langalibalele’s Pass.
The festival offers events of 160km, 100km, 62km, 30km and the Drakensberg Rockjumper, a two-day trail run.
The new 160km race starts in Lesotho where it traverses 70km of high altitude terrain before joining into the 100km course at the top of Sani Pass and following the next 90km to Bushman’s Nek.
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The 160km, 100km, 62km, 30km events are entirely on mountain trails (except the short Sani Pass Road sections of the 160km and 100km events) to ensure a pure trail running experience which is further emphasised by an altitude bandwidth of 1600m-2865m.
The Drakensberg Rockjumper (DRJ) is a two day trail run. It is an ideal event for those just getting into trail running or runners keen on the shorter distances. Walkers are also very welcome.
Enter online at www.ultratraildrakensberg.com or www.drakrockjumper.co.za.
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