Ultra-trail Cape Town

Course

A trail festival run on the mountain paths of Table Mountain National Park, with the finish in central Cape Town. Six distances share the weekend — 100 miles, 100km, 55km, 35km, 23km and 16km — over rocky singletrack, contour paths and long climbs onto the massif. The wider event runs across race week in mid-November.

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  Race day
  Sat 21 Nov 2026

About

Ultra-Trail Cape Town is part of the Ultra-Trail World Tour, taking runners through Table Mountain National Park and along the Cape Peninsula. Distances range from 23km to a 100-mile race, crossing fynbos slopes, coastal cliffs and mountain passes above Cape Town.

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  Vlakte Marathon

  Sat 21 Nov · Heidelberg, Western Cape · Marathon · Half Marathon · 10.4km · 5K

  Flat course across the Hessequa plains

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  Neethlingshof Pinotage Run

  Sat 21 Nov · Stellenbosch, Western Cape · 6km

  Fun run through vineyards at a Stellenbosch wine estate

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  Oak Valley Xtreme

  Sat 28 Nov · Grabouw, Western Cape · 55km · 25km · 15km

  Runs through Oak Valley's Elgin Valley orchards

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  The Rock Ultra

  Fri 4 Dec · Paarl, Western Cape · 100K · 44 km · 22 km · 12 km · The Klippie 5km

  Ultra past Paarl Mountain's massive granite dome

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