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TM35

TABLE MOUNTAIN 35KM

SHORTER IN KILOMETRES BUT DEFINITELY DELIVERS A TOUGH CHALLENGE IN THE FORM OF UNRELENTING ASCENTS AND DESCENTS, COVERING OVER 1950 M OF ELEVATION GAIN.

DISTANCE

36KM

ELEVATION

1954m
D+

CUT OFF

11H

AID STATIONS

2

DATE/TIME

23 NOVEMBER 2025

06H00 START

TABLE MOUNTAIN 35KM

The TM35 race features two major climbs, the first on Table Mountain and the second on Devil's Peak. The middle section of the race consists mainly of technical descents and some flat, runnable sections, with a notable climb known as the 400 stairs along the Newlands contour.

With the city at their feet, they run along the contour to Platteklip Gorge, the longest vertical ascent of the race - a notorious route with gradients exceeding 35 degrees, up Table Mountain. The climb is a long grind and loads the legs very early on in the race - after 7km runners will have gained an elevation of 900m. Reaching the top, runners traverse the famous tabletop ridge with Cape Town at their feet to Maclears Beacon, the highest point of the race - 1086m, with breathtaking views of Cape Town.

From Maclears Beacon, runners head to Echo Valley and the Valley of Isolation before reaching the Scouts Hut next to the dams where the first Table Mountain Aid Station is located. At Woodhead Dam, runners then descend Nursery Ravine onto the technical sections of Newlands Forest, followed by a steep drop down into the University of Cape Town's upper campus. The final 10 km will test runners' endurance with a challenging climb to the Blockhouse and lower traverse of Devils Peak. Reaching the Blockhouse marks the home stretch, with the reward of incredible views of the City, the Atlantic Ocean, Table Mountain and Lions Head.

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RMB ULTRA-TRAIL CAPE TOWN PRIZE MONEY

FIRST PLACE  R15,000.00

SECOND PLACE R7,500.00

THIRD PLACE  R3,750.00

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