Ultra-Trail® Drakensberg Diary Note

 No: utd20DN

 05 Mar 2020

Embargo: None

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It's the most fun you can have in the mountains!
The 2020 Ultra-Trail® Drakenberg is fast approaching...

EVENTS ON OFFER: 160km UTD160 | 100km UTD100 | 62km GCU62| 30km SDR30 | 21km DRJ21
DATE: UTD160 (Friday, 24 April), UTD100 (Saturday, 25 April), GCU62 (Saturday, 25 April), SDR30 (Saturday, 25 April), DRJ21 (Saturday, 25 April).
ENTRIES: To enter UTD160, UTD100, GCU62, SDR30 or DRJ21 head HERE

ENTRIES FOR THE 2020 ULTRA-TRAIL® DRAKENSBERG CLOSE ON 31 MARCH

SUMMARY OF THE EVENT:

The 2020 Ultra-Trail® Drakensberg will once again provide runners of all abilities the perfect opportunity to enjoy everything that the internationally renowned Maloti Drakensberg World Heritage Site has to offer.

Incorporating and skirting some of the legendary features of the Southern Drakensberg such as Sani Pass, Thabana Ntlenyana, Twelve Apostles, Khanti Ridge, Gxalingenwa Gorge, Hodgson’s Peaks, Garden Castle, Rhino Peak and Langalibalele’s Pass participants in Ultra-Trail® Drakensberg will experience mountain running at its very finest.

The 160km starts in the Mountain Kingdom of Lesotho where it traverses 70km of high altitude terrain before joining into the 100km course at the top of Sani Pass and following the next 90km to Bushman’s Nek.

The 160km, 100km, 62km, 30km, 21km events are entirely on mountain trails (excepting the short Sani Pass Road sections of the 160km and 100km events) to ensure a pure trail running experience which is further emphasised by an altitude bandwidth of 1600m-2865m.

Runners will enjoy the company of some of the flagship fauna of the area including the mighty Eland and the critically endangered Bearded Vulture while the presence of the ancient San people will surround them in the shape of their world famous Rock Art.

UTD160, UTD100, GCU62, SDR30 and DRJ21 are ITRA registered events and official qualifiers for UTMB®.

More information can be found at www.ultratraildrakensberg.com
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