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THE ROUTE
DEVIL'S PEAK | TABLE MOUNTAIN | LION'S HEAD

30km 2250m D+

BATRUN STATS

DISTANCE

30km

ELEVATION 

2250m D+

RACE CUT-OFF

10 HOURS

AID 

TWO STATIONS

DATE / TIME

2-3 MARCH 2024
7PM - 5AM

START FINISH

GARDENS 
RUGBY CLUB


ROUTE DESCRIPTION

  • Batrun will be marked with reflective flags.

  • The event starts at the Gardens Rugby Club at 19h00. 

  • It heads up Deerpark via the Plattekilp Wash Houses to Tafelberg Road where it connects to the Saddle Path of Devil’s Peak. 

  • Up and down Devil’s Peak to return to Tafelberg Road. 

  • Run along Tafelberg Road to the base of Platteklip Gorge. (Aid Station - drinks and food)

  • The route continues to the top of Platteklip, along the southern path to Maclear’s Beacon, and back down to the base of Platteklip again.  (Aid Station - drinks and food)

  • Follow Tafelberg Road to the Kloofnek parking lot. Cross the traffic circle and follow the road to Lion's Head (no marshals, please cross the road carefully!). 

  • Take the path on the left that spirals clockwise around Lion’s Head to the top and back to the parking lot at Kloof Nek the way you came.

  • From Tafelberg Rd, runners continue to the jeep track junction above Molteno Drive, taking a left at the junction heading down onto Molteno Drive and an immediate right onto Rugby road. Follow the route markers along the road back to Gardens Rugby Club.


CUT-OFF TIMES

There will be cut-offs along the route. If you miss one you will be redirected to the finish by the marshals along the marked route. 

The cut-offs are: 

1. Tafelberg Road Aid Station after Devils Peak  |  10:00 PM (3 HOURS)
2. Tafelberg Road Aid Station after Maclears Beacon  |  1:30 AM (6.5 HOURS)

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