THE ROUTE
DEVIL'S PEAK | TABLE MOUNTAIN | LION'S HEAD
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
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Batrun will be marked with reflective flags.
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The event starts at the Gardens Rugby Club at 19h00.
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It heads up Deerpark via the Plattekilp Wash Houses to Tafelberg Road where it connects to the Saddle Path of Devil’s Peak.
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Up and down Devil’s Peak to return to Tafelberg Road.
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Run along Tafelberg Road to the base of Platteklip Gorge. (Aid Station - drinks and food)
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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)
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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!).
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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.
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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)