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THE CHALLENGE

11 HOUR CUT-OFF

The Otter African Trail Run is Africa’s premium mar athon distance trail running event. Dubbed the Grail of Trail\, the event traverses South Africa’s world-renowned five-day Otter hiking trail whic h is otherwise off-limits to trail running. The undulating coastal trail p rovides an unparalleled test of technical trail running drawing a competit ive field from across the globe.

The Event is staged in two departures with two different cut-o ff times\; the Otter Challenge with an 11-hour cut-off\, and the Otter Rac e with a more demanding 9-hour cut-off. The Race and The Challenge are eac h staged over two days\, with a 4km prologue on the first day and 42km rac e on the second day. The course alternates direction each year\, between t he Classic and Retto Edition. 

The Otter African Trail Run is far more than a trail run\, and is acclaimed as a celebration of wilderness conservation becoming a benchm ark for sustainable eventing.



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LOCATION:Storms River Mouth Restcamp\, Garden Route National Park\, Humansd orp\, 6308 SUMMARY:Otter African Trail Run 2024 - The Challenge URL;VALUE=URI:https://otterrun.howler.co.za/thechallenge2024 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR