56 kmRoad🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa

Two Oceans Ultra Marathon

Sunday, 4 April 2027In 6 months · Start 05:15

Runs from Newlands across the Cape Peninsula between the Indian and Atlantic Oceans, over Chapman's Peak Drive and Constantia Nek to a finish at UCT.

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Facts checked 10 Oct 2026 against twooceansmarathon.org.za, runningcalendar.co.za, en.wikipedia.org.

Elevation gain

900 m

Very hilly · ↓ 900 m

Highest point

220 m

above sea level

Temp at start

16°C

Peaks around 20°C

Entry fee

≈ $50

Lottery

Finishers

—

typical year

Course

Point to point

7h cut-off

Getting thereFly into CPT (Cape Town), about 13 km from the start

Course map

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

Elevation profile

Very hilly: about 900 m of climbing and 900 m of descent. A detailed profile isn’t available for this race yet.

Race-day weather

At start

16°C

Peak during race

20°C

Humidity

80%

Chance of rain

Wind

13 km/h

Race day in past years

Historical averages for 4 April ±3 days, 2016–2025, from 05:15 for 5 hours (70 days sampled). Source: Open-Meteo / ERA5.

Course records

Men: 3:03:44 · Thompson Magawana (1988)
Women: 3:26:54 · Gerda Steyn (2024)

As of the 2025 season.

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