Affectionately known as South Africa’s premier three-day stage trail run, African X is a true test of ‘grit’ as teams tackle varied terrain to cover a combined distance of roughly 74 kilometres for the weekend. With the main ‘hub’, or festival village based at the Houw Hoek Hotel, runners explore the various mountain trail routes in the Overberg. Continue reading The excitement of African X
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Trail running at Wildekrans
Any fan of trail-running (or walking) will probably list the views, and challenges of navigating and judging the terrain as some of the reasons it trumps the monotony of road-running. Trail fans do not like monotony. The word ‘loop’ often mentioned on course descriptions is about as appealing as a wine-sales ban over the festive season… Continue reading Trail running at Wildekrans
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Don’t miss the Wildekrans Race Day 2020 Trail Run
Dust off your trail shoes, wave goodbye to those virtual challenges for a bit, and come and join us for a proper post-lockdown trail-running event!
Yes, you read correctly! We are hosting a trail run here on our Estate, organised by the awesome people at Race Day. Continue reading Don’t miss the Wildekrans Race Day 2020 Trail Run
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Wild-One Trail Run
After a fantastic inaugural event, the annual Wildekrans Wild-One Trail Run will take place on 29 September 2019. There are various distances to suit everyone’s ability. From the challenging 21,1km to the easy paced 2,5km there’s something for everyone. Racing starts at 7h30. Continue reading Wild-One Trail Run