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Weather in May
Chilly mornings but heats up to about 28 degrees during the day, very cold in the evenings.
Do I need to bring cash?
Yes, there is no ATM, we are in the bush! We do have card facilities however the bush signal can be temperamental.
YAY this must mean the time has come to start your journey! Remember the weekend starts right now, so we suggest you ignite that light and energy of yours, drive safely and “Be where your feet are”.
Take the N3 to Johannesburg and enjoy the drive. After about 2 hours of being on the N3, you will come across the Ultra-City Garage near Estcourt.
Suggested offramp – Take exit 194 onto the R74, Bergville off-ramp on the left. At the top of the off-ramp go left to Bergville/Winterton. Drive for 22km. Travel through Winterton (if you’re going to pop in to the shops we suggest Simmies OK rather than Spar) and about 1km after the town, take the R600 road to the right. The venue is about 20 km on the R 600 just after the river on the right hand side. Please be aware of potholes in the last 5km of your journey!
Should your GPS want to take you further on the highway, it is okay don’t panic as there is another route! DO NOT TAKE the Colenso offramp but rather carry on past to the Exit 230 onto the N11 and turn RIGHT. Travel for 4.5 km and turn RIGHT onto the R600. 12km on this road and the venue will be on your left. Please note the potholes are really bad for the last 4km of your journey.
Take the N3 to Durban. Go straight through the Tugela Plaza (at the bottom of Van Reenen’s Pass) Approx. 12 km, take Exit 230 off-ramp to Bergville. At the top of the ramp take a left towards Ladysmith. (Not Bergville.) About 4.5km along this road turn onto the R 600 to the right. Travel for about 12 km and we are on the left hand-side, just before the bridge. Please note the last 4km of this road are bad potholes.
This is where we welcome you to our nest!
RACE PACK COLLECTION
All runners regardless of accommodation option, will need to park their car and come to our festive registration, from there you will be given a wristband and this will then give you access to the race village. To gain access onto the property, you will need to be a registered runner.
Our fun Race pack collection opens at 2pm on Friday all at the race village. Please park your car, come have a sherry shot and bring lots of energy to our race pack collection. Here you will meet our friendly team who will verify you with your ID. You will receive your goodie bag and timing chip as well as your tent number. You will then scan your timing chip and choose whether you’d like to take part in one of our FUN running categories, see info here! All runner tickets will need to be picked up here, in person.
From there you will go back to your car and grab your bags and sleeping katunda and head to your tent. Please note: there will be security checking bands at the entrance to the venue. Runners cannot gain access into the race village/tented area without a band.
Staying in an Oxpecker, Kudu, Weaver or Kingfisher tent?
Runners who are staying in these tents will come back to registration with your bags and jump on the tractor shuttle which will drop you off at the correct area.
Staying in our Oxpecker rooms
The runner who booked the room will receive one vehicle pass. One vehicle, per chalet may gain access. All runners in the vehicle will be checked to make sure they have the correct accommodation band in order to drive to the chalet.
Staying in a Fish Eagle tent
Rhe runner who booked the tent will receive one vehicle pass. One vehicle, per tent may gain access.
Self camping
Due to demand for our Oxpecker tents, we will not be offering self-camping in our 2025 event.
We are a fun and organised crew but there are somethings that really upset us, so please keep the peace by abiding to these non-negiotiables:
Available from 6.30am on both Saturday and Sunday and during the day on Saturday at 3.30pm and 7pm.
We are a family run event and cannot wait for you to come and feel a part of it. No one is grumpy here!