For The Trails Community Runs
14 December 2024 - George Peaking
The second Vert Run of the "For The Trails Community Runs" will be tagging the George Peak in the Outeniqua Mountain Range
The run will start and finish at the Trail Kiosk, in Van Riebeeck Gardens in George. This route will summit George Peak via the vertical kilometer climb. It will be a 16km run with 1368m elevation gain coming down the mountain via the "saddle" route, one of the local favourite mountain loops in the Outeniqua.
The run will start and finish at the Trail Kiosk, in Van Riebeeck Gardens in George. It is a 10km run with 640m elevation gain, it will not summit George peak but rather go out to the Cross and down Thunderbird and the infamous Henry's hill.
- Start Time: 07:00AM - Both Short and Full Loops.
- Venue: Trail Kiosk, Van Riebeeck Gardens, Heatherlands, George. LINK: https://maps.app.goo.gl/4L9kt9C9Bn4mKiwe6
- Cost: R200 minimum donation towards the GTR Trail Fund, but you are welcome to donate more.
- Included in Donation: Fun day out in the mountain with like minded people. Prizes up for grabs by our sponsors and MUT by UTMB Entries.
You are expected to be self sufficient in the mountain, carry everything you will need to spend up to 6 hours out there. It is summer so plan to have enough water and food with you. There will be no waterpoints or aid along the route. The route will be marked at the major intersections but do not expect route markings as per a race.
22 December 2024 - The Vert Run
The finale of the Vert Run Series of the "For The Trails Community Runs" will be tagging both the Vandalens Peak and the George Peak in the Outeniqua Mountain Range.
The run will start and finish at the Trail Kiosk, in Van Riebeeck Gardens in George. This route will combine both the routes from the Vandalens Fest and George Peaking routes making it the full loop, tagging both the Vandalens Peak and the George Peak with a total distance of 23km and 1965m of elevation gain. Be prepared!
The run will start and finish at the Trail Kiosk, in Van Riebeeck Gardens in George. The short loop of the finale will include Vandalens Peak, the Cross and the infamous Henry's Hill. Making it a challenging run but not climbing all the way to George Peak as well. The route will be 14km and 1024m elevation gain. Be prepared for the final short loop of the Vert Run series.
- Start Time: 07:00AM - Both Short and Full Loops.
- Arival from 06:00AM
- Venue: Trail Kiosk, Van Riebeeck Gardens, Heatherlands, George. LINK: https://maps.app.goo.gl/4L9kt9C9Bn4mKiwe6
- Cost: R200 minimum donation towards the GTR Trail Fund, but you are welcome to donate more.
- Included in Donation: Fun day out in the mountain with like minded people. Prizes up for grabs by our sponsors and MUT by UTMB Entries.
You are expected to be self sufficient in the mountain, carry everything you will need to spend up to 6 hours out there. It is summer so plan to have enough water and food with you. There will be no waterpoints or aid along the route. The route will be marked at the major intersections but do not expect route markings as per a race.
8 December 2024 - Vandalens Fest
The first Vert Run of the "For The Trails Community Runs" will be tagging the Vandalens Peak in the Outeniqua Mountain Range
The run will start and finish at the Trail Kiosk, in Van Riebeeck Gardens in George. The Full loop is a 13km run with 768m elevation gain, traversing the Vandalen's ridgeline and the famous Tonnelbos section of the MUT by UTMB route.
The run will start and finish at the Trail Kiosk, in Van Riebeeck Gardens in George. The Short loop is a 12km run with 513m elevation gain. The short loop will not traverse the Vandalens ridgeline but will still go through the famous Tonnelbos section. Although only 1km shorter, it will have significantly less climbing.
- Start Time: 07:00AM - Both Short and Full Loops.
- Venue: Trail Kiosk, Van Riebeeck Gardens, Heatherlands, George. LINK: https://maps.app.goo.gl/4L9kt9C9Bn4mKiwe6
- Cost: R200 minimum donation towards the GTR Trail Fund, but you are welcome to donate more.
- Included in Donation: Fun day out in the mountain with like minded people. Prizes up for grabs by our sponsors and MUT by UTMB Entries.
You are expected to be self sufficient in the mountain, carry everything you will need to spend up to 6 hours out there. It is summer so plan to have enough water and food with you. There will be no waterpoints or aid along the route. The route will be marked at the major intersections but do not expect route markings as per a race.
