DateExpected
Early August 2027
Based on past editions. We'll confirm when the organiser announces.
Venue
Hout Bay Yacht Club, Hout Bay
Hout Bay, City of Cape Town
Countdown
August
A marathon-length trail loop out of Hout Bay with real climbing, run solo or split between three runners, one leg each. Running since 2002.
Key facts
019-hour time limit for the full course
02Checkpoints at Suikerbossie Restaurant and Constantia Nek
03Teams of three run one leg each
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The course
The route
Hout Bay
Distance43km
Total climb2,311m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate38.5 km
Weather
Early-August, Hout Bay
15°CTypical high
13°CTypical low
10°CColdest in 20 years
36%Days with rain
Highs around 15°C and lows around 13°C, but it has dropped to 10°C. Rain on 36% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#RiderTimeAvg speed
01KOTZE Tanya06:31:526.5 km/h
02SHEPHERD Kelly06:39:066.4 km/h
03SCHERZINGER Sylvie07:12:005.9 km/h
7
Women finishers
7:40:22
Median time
5.6 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserHout Bay Trail Challenge Team (co-founded by Richard Sutton and Mark Preen)
Websitehoutbaychallenge.co.za
Instagram@houtbaytc
Running since2002
Training
Training for the Hout Bay Trail Challenge
We don't do generic plans. We combine deep knowledge of this race's demands with your recent training, then build a plan with you that progresses as you do.
Beina integrates directly with your existing tools to understand your current fitness, and synchronise your planned sessions.
Intervals.icuWhat a Hout Bay Trail Challenge plan targets
Typical sessions
43 km with 2,311 m of climbing
Time on feet and fatigue resistance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long runs that build time on your feet
Tempo and threshold sessions to hold race pace
Hill reps and vert to prepare the climbs and descents
Back-to-back weekend runs for fatigue resistance
Not a generic schedule
Typical sessions
Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have
Adapts every week as Beina learns how you respond
Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
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