Course
Coastal trail race from Grumpy's Bush and Beach at Blythedale, starting on the beach sand before heading inland toward the Mdlotane Estuary. Routes mix smooth single track with rugged dirt roads through indigenous coastal forest, shrubland and sugar-farm tracks. Long 18km (479m climb, 3 aid stations), medium 11km and short 5km.
Key dates
- ★Race daySeptember 2027 · date to be announced
About
A trail race on South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal North Coast, based at Blythedale Beach. Part of the area's coastal trail series, it offers 5km, 11km and 18km routes across beach, dune and forest terrain near the town of Blythedale.
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