Mountain Trail Festival

Mon 21 – Wed 23 Sep 2026 Bergville, KwaZulu-Natal
3 race days 10 races 5–50 km
Date
21–23 Sep 2026
3-day festival
Location
Drakensberg Base Camp
Bergville, KwaZulu-Natal
Registration
Closed
Races
10 races
Across 3 days · from R310
Group registration

Packages

Multi-race bundles and add-on entries such as pacer and spectator packages.

3 packages

Build Your Three-Day Festival Combo

Pick as you register

Pick one distance per day. Save 10% on the sum of your chosen races. Includes a free finisher medal upgrade.

Event T-Shirt (optional)
Finisher Medal Upgrade
Day 1 — 5K Sunrise / Day 1 — 10K Ridge / Day 1 — 15K Peak
Day 2 — 5K Recovery / Day 2 — 10K Valley / Day 2 — 21K Half
Day 3 — 5K Finale / Day 3 — 10K Sprint / Day 3 — 25K Beast

Weekend Warrior Pack (Day 1 + Day 2 5K)

Best value
2 races included

Two 5K races back-to-back plus engraved medal. No choices to make — just register and run.

Day 1 — 5K Sunrise
Day 2 — 5K Recovery
Finisher Medal Upgrade
R360 R310 Save R50 · 14% off

Premium 3-Day Combo + Shirt

Pick as you register

Pick a distance per day, get a branded t-shirt (pick your size), and a medal upgrade. 15% off the lot.

Event T-Shirt
Finisher Medal Upgrade
Day 1 — 5K Sunrise / Day 1 — 10K Ridge / Day 1 — 15K Peak
Day 2 — 5K Recovery / Day 2 — 10K Valley / Day 2 — 21K Half
Day 3 — 5K Finale / Day 3 — 10K Sprint / Day 3 — 25K Beast
All package prices already include the bundle discount — no code needed at checkout.

Available Races

3-day event

Day 1 — 5K Sunrise

5km Starts 06:30
Capacity 10 / 100

Day 1 — 5K Sunrise on Monday, 21 September.

Available through package only

Day 1 — 10K Ridge

10km Starts 07:00
Capacity 8 / 100

Day 1 — 10K Ridge on Monday, 21 September.

Available through package only

Day 1 — 15K Peak

15km Starts 08:00
Capacity 6 / 80

Day 1 — 15K Peak on Monday, 21 September.

Available through package only

50K Overnight Ultra

50km Starts 18:00 Age: 18+ Finishes Tue 22 Sep
Capacity 12 / 30

Starts Day 1 evening and finishes Day 2 morning. Cannot be combined with any Day 2 race in a bundle.

Available through package only

Day 2 — 5K Recovery

5km Starts 06:30
Capacity 12 / 100

Day 2 — 5K Recovery on Tuesday, 22 September.

Available through package only

Day 2 — 10K Valley

10km Starts 07:00
Capacity 11 / 100

Day 2 — 10K Valley on Tuesday, 22 September.

Available through package only

Day 2 — 21K Half

21km Starts 07:00
Capacity 10 / 60

Day 2 — 21K Half on Tuesday, 22 September.

Available through package only

Day 3 — 5K Finale

5km Starts 06:30
Capacity 7 / 100

Day 3 — 5K Finale on Wednesday, 23 September.

Available through package only

Day 3 — 10K Sprint

10km Starts 07:00
Capacity 8 / 100

Day 3 — 10K Sprint on Wednesday, 23 September.

Available through package only

Day 3 — 25K Beast

25km Starts 07:30
Capacity 10 / 40

Day 3 — 25K Beast on Wednesday, 23 September.

Available through package only

About this event

Three days of trail running in the mountains. Mix and match distances each day, or take on the overnight ultra.

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