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SUMMARY:Kruger2Canyon Challenge 2016
DESCRIPTION:This new and exciting challenge has been added to the Wild Series in 2015. The inaugural event was be held on 3 and 4 October 2015 out of a small town at the base of the northern tip of the Drakensberg called Kampersrus. The local school\, known as Mariepskop School\, is named after the highest peak onto which participants will climb on the second day of the challenge\, which is 45km long. The first day was a 28km run through an reserve with Big 5 game called the Blue Canyon Conservancy which lies adjacent to the Kruger National Park. The 2016 event takes place on 18 ands 19 June. This year the 45km mountain day will be the first stage and the game reserve experience the second stage. \nDistance: 70km (Day 1: 42km and Day 2: 28km)\nFormat: 2-day Stage Race\nVenue:  Kampersrus\, near Hoedspruit\, Mpumalanga/Limpopo \nRace Description \nDay 1: The Canyon element is to take place on the Mariepskop Trails in the vicinity of the Blyde River Canyon. \nDistance: 42km Start Time: 05:30 \nDescription: The course climbs almost immediately out the back of the school to the top of the escarpment where it joins the network of trails established around the Mariepskop Forestry Station. After following the trail around the edge of the escarpment it drops down to the main road leading to the station via the waterfall. The course then follows the road over to the picnic site located on the Blyde River. An old trail that will need re-establishing will then take runners back over Mariepskop to finish back at the school. \nDay 2: The Kruger element takes place within the Blue Canyon Conservancy which lies adjacent to the Kruger National Park. The reserve has all the Big 5 animals other than buffalo. \nDistance: 28km Start Time: 06:30 \nDescription: The course follows jeep and single track on Madrid\, a farm within the conservancy. The bush is fairly dense opening up in places. The course will include features such as rocky river beds\, koppies\, large trees and flat open rocks. The reserve is inhabited by the Big 5\, excluding buffalo. Lion and elephant sightings are rare and tend to be more frequent on the far side of the conservancy. Rangers on vehicle and horseback are available to patrol before and during the race. The route will be circular and will end back at the starting venue and close to where game vehicles can be used to shuttle. \nEntry Fees \nR3050 per individual \nR5500 per team of two \nShould runners wish to stay at other local accommodation in the area\, the same fee applies.
URL:https://trailrunning.co.za/event/kruger2canyon-challenge-2016-3/
LOCATION:Mariepskop School\, Mariepskop School\, Kampersrus\, R531\, Hoedspruit\, Western Cape\, 1380\, South Africa
CATEGORIES:71km - 100km,Mpumalanga, Limpopo,Multi day,Solo,Stage Race,Trail Running
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ORGANIZER;CN="Wildlands%20Conservation%20Trust%20-%20Zandi%20Masikane":MAILTO:ZandiM@wildlands.co.za
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