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
