Trail Running
Whale of Trail
From ZAR 5,200
More InfoDate
Saturday, 15 August 2026
Location
Potberg Enviro Centre in De Hoop Nature Reserve, Eastern Cape
Distances
35km, 53km
Race Description
Embrace all 53km and 1900m vert of South Africas iconic and aptly named five-day Whale Trail hiking route in one tremendous effort.
Fast flowing footpaths through spectacular mountain fynbos give way to technical rocky coastline ridges, calf killing sandy beaches and onto undulating coastal paths. The entire route is in the De Hoop Reserve, so you come for the whales, but expect to also see eland, bontebok, zebra, vultures, dolphins and signs of otter, leopard, caracal and turtles. Its magic.
Finishing Whale is not easy but so worth the effort. Find your tribe of genuine, wild loving trail runners here.