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RMB Ultra-trail Cape Town hosts a variety of trail races that traverse the beautiful mountain trails of the Cape Peninsula - a world-class destination that features on many trail runners’ bucket lists. The City is shaped by two oceans and Table Mountain National Park, a dramatic mountain chain that stretches from Table Bay in the north to Cape Point in the south. RMB UTCT is the penultimate race on the Gran Canaria World Trail Majors.

RMB UTCT offers a distance to suit every trail runner - 100 miler, 100km, 55km, 35km, 23km and 16km.

UTCTDATE: Friday 22 November 2024START TIME: 17h00DISTANCE: 100 milesELEVATION: 7500m D+CUT OFF: 45 hours - 13h00 on Sunday 24 November 2024No qualification required20+ minimum age

THE FLAGSHIP 100-MILER ROUTE, WITH 7500M ELEVATION GAIN, VENTURES FROM THE NORTHERN MOUNTAIN RANGE OF THE MOTHER CITY TO THE MORE REMOTE SOUTHERN MOUNTAIN, TAKING IN ADDITIONAL TRAILS FROM SILVERMINE TO KALK BAY, SIMON’S TOWN, KOMMETJIE AND NOORDHOEK.

UT100DATE: Saturday 23 November 2024START TIME: 04h00 (please note earlier start time)DISTANCE: 100kmELEVATION: 4800m D+CUT OFF: 24 hours - 04h00 on Sunday 24 November 2024World Trail Majors RaceNo qualification required20+ minimum age

A FRONT-LOADED, TECHNICAL ROUTE OFFERING TWO SIGNIFICANT CLIMBS ON TABLE MOUNTAIN AND KARBONKELBERG WITHIN THE FIRST 50KM, WITH 4972 M OF ELEVATION GAIN.

PT55DATE: Friday 22 November 2024START TIME: 07h00DISTANCE: 55kmELEVATION: 2700m D+CUT OFF: 15 hours - 22h00 on Friday 22 November 2024No qualification required20+ minimum age

STARTING FROM LLANDUDNO, THE RACE OFFERS RUNNERS THE CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE TECHNICAL TRAILS INCORPORATING SUTHER PEAK, MANGANESE MINES, AND VLAKKENBERG, EVENTUALLY WINDING THROUGH ALPHEN TRAIL, CECELIA AND NEWLANDS FOREST VIA THE CONTOUR, TO FINISH AT GARDENS RC.

TM35DATE: Sunday 24 November 2024START TIME: 06h00DISTANCE: 35km
ELEVATION: 2000m D+CUT OFF: 11 hours - 17h00 on Saturday 23 November 2024No qualification required20+ minimum age

SHORTER IN KILOMETRES BUT DEFINITELY DELIVERS A TOUGH CHALLENGE IN THE FORM OF UNRELENTING ASCENTS AND DESCENTS, COVERING OVER 1950 M OF ELEVATION GAIN.

EX23DATE: Saturday 23 November 2024START TIME: 09h00DISTANCE: 23kmELEVATION: 1150m D+CUT OFF: 6.5 hours - 13h30 on Saturday 23 November 2024No qualification required18+ minimum age

THE EX23 STARTS AT THE BEGINNING OF ALPHEN TRAIL GREENBELT (ACROSS FROM THE ALPHEN HOTEL) AND OFFERS AN INTRODUCTION TO THE TABLE MOUNTAIN TRAILS. THE RACE OFFERS RUNNERS A GLIMPSE OF WHAT MAKES RMB ULTRA-TRAIL CAPE TOWN® SPECIAL.

KS16DATE: Friday 22 November 2024START TIME: 08h30DISTANCE: 16kmELEVATION: 665m D+CUT OFF: 6.5 hours - 15h00 on Friday 22 November 2024No qualification required16+ minimum age with parental consentNo t-shirt for the KS16

THE KS16 STARTS AT BEAU CONSTANTIA AND OFFERS SOME OF THE MOST ICONIC VIEWS AND TRAILS ON TABLE MOUNTAIN, A TRUE INTRODUCTION TO THE MOUNTAIN RUNNING EXPERIENCE SET AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. THE IDEAL WAY TO PARTICIPATE AND STILL SUPPORT THE FESTIVITIES AS THE ULTRA RACING UNFOLDS!