Event Information

 Cape Town, South Africa
02 August 2025

Hout Bay Trail Challenge 2025

Team Challenge

ITRA Points
Mountain Level
  -
Finisher Level
  350
National League
-

Course details

 Race Date: 2025/08/02
 Start Time: 07:00:00
 Participation: Solo
 Distance: 40.00
 Elevation Gain: +2670
 Elevation Loss: -2670
 Time Limit: 9:0:0
 Number of Aid Stations: 0
 Number of Participants: 300
 
Challenge: Team
 

About the Race

The Hout Bay Trail Challenge is known as one of the toughest trail runs in the Western Cape. It is also an amazing adventure of navigating your way around the mountains the surround the small village of Hout Bay, which has breath taking views of the Cape Peninsula. The race is sought after with entries being snapped up in seconds. The Challenge course is 40km long with over 2500m of climbing. It is divided into 3 legs and you are able to enter as an individual or as a team of 3 with each runner doing one of the legs. The route is marked and runners are given a full route description and route map. With most of the course being on single path the race is limited.

The Hout Bay Trail Challenge is known as one of the toughest trail runs in the Western Cape. It is also an amazing adventure of navigating your way around the mountains the surround the small village of Hout Bay, which has breath taking views of the Cape Peninsula. The race is sought after with entries being snapped up in seconds. The Challenge course is 40km long with over 2500m of climbing. It is divided into 3 legs and you are able to enter as an individual or as a team of 3 with each runner doing one of the legs. The route is marked and runners are given a full route description and route map. With most of the course being on single path the race is limited.