Otter Race is the 42.0km trail race at Otter African Trail Run 2026 (Nature's Valley, South Africa). The race starts on September 26, 2026. It starts in Nature's Valley and finishes in Storms River. The time limit is 9 h.
Start easy, build your effort, and go all out at the finish.
The course climbs 2600m+. With 62m/km of climbing, this is a true mountain course with sustained climbs and descents. By gradient, 38% of the distance is uphill, 35% downhill and 28% flat. The longest climb runs 1.3km at an average 12.1% grade (151m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 34.0% over 0.2km. Surface: 89% technical and 6% trail. Flat-equivalent effort: 60.2 FlatKM.
Poles bring little benefit here: only about 2.0km of pole-friendly terrain.
Quad damage risk is low (index 19 of 100): a few descents worth noting, none of them decisive.
On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 15°C to 21°C, with around 20°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 27%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 4% of days around this date.
This page has a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for Otter Race.
Other distances of Otter African Trail Run 2026Otter Challenge (42.0km)
Other editions of Otter Race2027
Official websiteotter.run
