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MarathonRoad🇿🇦 Kaapsehoop, South Africa

Kaapsehoop Marathon

Saturday, 7 November 2026In 27 days · Start 05:30

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A big net-downhill marathon from the escarpment village of Kaapsehoop down to Mbombela Stadium, a favourite Comrades and Two Oceans qualifier.

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Facts checked 10 Oct 2026 against runningcalendar.co.za.

Elevation gain
300 m
Hilly · ↓ 1,250 m
Highest point
1,600 m
above sea level
Temp at start
11°C
Peaks around 19°C
Entry fee
≈ $20
Open entry
Finishers
—
typical year
Course
Point to point
6h cut-off
Getting thereFly into MQP (Mbombela), about 41 km from the start

Course map

A detailed route is not available for this race yet. The marker shows the race location.

Elevation profile

Hilly: about 300 m of climbing and 1,250 m of descent. A detailed profile isn’t available for this race yet.

Race-day weather

At start
11°C
Peak during race
19°C
Humidity
80%
Chance of rain
27%
Wind
5 km/h

Race day in past years

Historical averages for 7 November ±3 days, 2016–2025, from 05:30 for 5 hours (70 days sampled). Source: Open-Meteo / ERA5.

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