THE RACE
9 HOUR CUT-OFF
The Otter TERREX Trail\, Presented by EasyEquities is Afric a’s premium marathon distance trail running event. Dubbed the Grail of T rail\, the event traverses South Africa’s world-renowned five-day Otter hiking trail which is otherwise off-limits to trail running. The undulatin g coastal trail provides an unparalleled test of technical trail running d rawing a competitive field from across the globe.
The Event is staged in two departures with tw o different cut-off times\; the Otter Challenge with an 11-hour cut-off\, and the Otter Race with a more demanding 9-hour cut-off. The Race and The Challenge are each staged over two days\, with a 4km prologue on the first day and 42km race on the second day. The course alternates direction each year\, between the Classic and Retto Edition. 2026 marks another year of the Retto Edition.
The Otter TERREX Trail\, Presented by EasyEquities is far more than a trai l run\, and is acclaimed as a celebration of wilderness conservation becom ing a benchmark for sustainable eventing.
Event Info rmation and Policies