Course
A night trail run starting and finishing at Drie Kuilen Nature Reserve, run as a loop through remote Karoo wilderness. The route mixes jeep track with flowing singletrack. Two distances are offered, 42 km and 21 km.
42km42 km
21km21 km
Key dates
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- ★Race dayJuly 2027 · date to be announced
Provisional date, projected from last year — the organiser has not announced this edition yet. We show the month only.
About
The Milky Way Marathon is a night trail race through the Karoo near Touws River, run under some of South Africa's darkest skies on half marathon and marathon distances.
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