Race planning

Plan Ultra-trail Cape Town

Use the listed edition as your starting point. Each tool keeps imported race facts separate from the targets and assumptions you choose.

Listed edition: Nov 20, 2026 – Nov 22, 2026
Format: Fixed-Distance
Distance: 100 mi (163 km)
Local start time: 5:00 PM Friday
Duration / cutoff: 45 hours (2:00 PM Sunday), with cutoffs at Kloof Nek, Llandudno, Hout Bay, Kalk Bay, Simon’s Town, Noordhoek, Alphen and Newlands Picnic Site
Crew and pacers: Crews may help only within 100 m of aid stations marked for crew; on the 100-miler these include Signal Hill, Kloof Nek, Llandudno, Hout Bay, Kalk Bay, Simon’s Town, Scarborough, Kommetjie, Noordhoek, Alphen and Newlands Picnic Site. Help outside those zones costs 30 minutes. Pacers are allowed only in the 105.7 km Pacing Zone from Llandudno to Alphen: up to three pacers, one at a time, joining at seven pick-up points.
Drop bags: One event drop bag, issued at registration and checked in at the main marquee on race morning. It goes to Simon’s Town (km 90) and comes back to the finish. Bags not collected during race week are donated to charity.

Recorded facts reviewed Oct 20, 2026. Check the organizer’s latest rules. Calendar downloads use all-day dates and do not set a starting alarm.

Pace & duration

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