Challenges
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Starts 1 November.
12 days to goTwelve routes across Cape Town, three months to finish them, and free to join. Complete all twelve before the season closes and you earn the title of Mountain Goat. That also unlocks a thirteenth route, the bonus one. Finish that as well and you earn Tough Badger.
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Summer Challenge
From iconic peaks to hidden corners, every route helps you explore what you're capable of. 12 routes, roughly one per week, with a 13th bonus route unlocked once you finish them all.
How to participate
- 1Sign up free now and you will be ready to go the moment the season opens.
- 2Connect Strava so Cape Trail can verify your completed routes.
- 3Run or hike at your own pace, any time during the season.
- 4Return to improve your times, and submit your best results to the Cape Trail leaderboard.
- 5Complete every route to earn the title of Mountain Goat.
- 6Finish the bonus route that unlocks after it to earn Tough Badger.
Winter Challenge
Cape Trail's winter season. 15 routes, tougher per route, with longer routes, bigger climbs and longer days in the mountains. Built for runners ready for the next step.
How to participate
- 1Sign up free now and you will be ready to go the moment the season opens.
- 2Connect Strava so Cape Trail can verify your completed routes.
- 3Run or hike at your own pace, any time during the season.
- 4Return to improve your times, and submit your best results to the Cape Trail leaderboard.
- 5Complete every route to earn the title of Mountain Goat.
- 6Finish the bonus route that unlocks after it to earn Tough Badger.
What does it take to earn the titles?
Mountain Goat is the highest seasonal title in Cape Trail, awarded to anyone who completes every route in a single challenge season. Not a podium, proof of season. Earn it and the bonus route unlocks. Finish that one as well and you earn Tough Badger, the only title that sits above Mountain Goat.