ROUTE OVERVIEW
HERMANUS→ STELLENBOSCH
100 KILOMETRES.
ONE JOURNEY.
A 100 kilometre point-to-point road ultra connecting the Whale Coast with the Stellenbosch Winelands.
Sunday, 5 September 2027. From the Atlantic coastline to the heart of the Cape Winelands.
ONE ROUTE.
TWO DIRECTIONS.
Cape100 is designed to alternate direction each year. The journey remains one hundred kilometres, but the start, finish and experience change.
HERMANUS
TO STELLENBOSCH
STELLENBOSCH
TO HERMANUS
Two destinations. Two directions. A different perspective every year.
FROM COASTLINE
TO WINELANDS.
The inaugural Cape100 begins in Hermanus, follows the Whale Coast and False Bay corridors, and concludes in the Stellenbosch Winelands.
Illustrative regional journey. The final turn-by-turn course, exact distances and route details will be confirmed separately.
BUILT AROUND
100 KILOMETRES.
One continuous road ultra, supported from start to finish.
ROAD ULTRA.
A point-to-point 100 kilometre road running event, rather than a multi-lap course.
ON-ROUTE SUPPORT.
Approximately 30–33 water points, including major aid stations, with nutrition, hydration and event support along the course.
ELEVATION.
Approximately 900 metres of total climbing is anticipated for the inaugural direction.
TIME LIMIT.
A maximum of 15 hours, with a final finish cut-off of 20:00. Intermediate cut-offs will be confirmed.
TWO DESTINATIONS.
ONE EVENT.
HERMANUS.
Start arrangements, athlete arrivals, transport, parking and access information.
EXPLORE START REGION →STELLENBOSCH.
Blaauwklippen Wine Estate, the Black Carpet Finish, Race Village and finish-day information.
EXPLORE FINISH REGION →THE JOURNEY
IS TAKING SHAPE.
Detailed course mapping, the elevation profile, confirmed water point locations and intermediate cut-off times will be released as race preparations progress.
For 2027, the direction is Hermanus to Stellenbosch. In 2028, the direction is planned to reverse.