42 kmTrail🇿🇦 Storms River, South Africa

Otter African Trail Run

Saturday, 25 September 2027Estimated dateIn 11 months · Start 06:30

Follows the famous five-day Otter hiking trail on the Tsitsikamma coast in a single push, with river crossings, boulder-hopping beaches and eleven steep forest climbs. The direction alternates between Storms River and Nature's Valley.

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Facts checked 10 Oct 2026 against otter.run, utmb.world, cnandco.com.

Elevation gain

2,600 m

Mountain · ↓ 2,600 m

Highest point

250 m

above sea level

Temp at start

13°C

Peaks around 19°C

Entry fee

≈ $435

Open entry

Finishers

240

typical year

Course

Point to point

9h cut-off

Getting thereFly into GRJ (George), about 139 km from the start

Course map

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

Elevation profile

Mountain: about 2,600 m of climbing and 2,600 m of descent. A detailed profile isn’t available for this race yet.

Race-day weather

At start

13°C

Peak during race

19°C

Humidity

71%

Chance of rain

19%

Wind

14 km/h

Race day in past years

Historical averages for 25 September ±3 days, 2016–2025, from 06:30 for 5 hours (70 days sampled). Source: Open-Meteo / ERA5.

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