Time: 04:00
Event Cost: 100km; 850; 60km; R750.
Location: Mountain View Country Inn
Description
| With a 04h00 am start the runners leave the sleepy town of Lady Gray (1670m) with only their headlamps guiding them up the indistinct hiking trail to the Microwave tower (CP1 2360m) an altitude gain of 800m within a 7km distance. The route then traverses the ridgeline to CP2 Olympus , CP 3 Snowden, CP4 Avoca, CP 5 Skiddaw before a quad annihilating tricky decent into the Balloch Valley and the Balloch caves (CP 6)the end of the road for the day 1 runners and just over half way for the full course competitors. This first section of the run is extremely remote and runners will experience 360 degrees of panoramic views with almost no man made buildings or structures in sight. The Dragon’s Back a rocky ridge section between CP 4 Avoca and CP 5 Skiddaw will be one of the most awesome exposed ridgelines that runners entering this event will ever get to experience. After the Balloch caves runners immediately get to challenge the Balloch Wall a steep grassy ascent and tricky steep descent. The route then descends towards the farms below and a short farm road section leads runners to CP7 Edgehill. Leaving Edgehill runners then continue on a farm road to the base of the escarpment that will eventually take them to the finish. To get on top of the escarpment a tricky section awaits the tired athletes who have to find the Bridal Pass a steep ascent on switch back trails to the top of the escarpment. Once on top the route is undulating via CP8 The Turn and back towards the Wartrail district via Halstons peak and then onto the finish at the Wartrail country club. All CP’s (CHECK POINTS) will be manned and Skyrunners must pass these and report in to the Marshals. Race Organization reserves the right to amend the route. |
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Phone: 082 566 5668
The only one of its kind – 100 km of pure ‘Mountain Wilderness’ with a ‘profile’ unlike any other event. Unmarked mountain trails – averaging 2400 metre of altitude, gives a new dimension to ‘Running Wild’ and ‘Flying High’ in spirit – Running the Dragon’s Back!