UTCT 100 Miler is the 163km ultra trail at Ultra-Trail Cape Town 2026 (Gardens Rugby Club, South Africa). The race starts on November 20, 2026 at 05:00 PM. It starts in Gardens Rugby Club. The time limit is 45 h.
Hold a steady pace and save energy for every section.
The course climbs 7187m+. With 44m/km of climbing, this is a rolling, mostly runnable course. By gradient, 33% of the distance is uphill, 36% downhill and 31% flat. The longest climb runs 6.6km at an average 9.2% grade (615m of vertical). The longest descent runs 12.8km at an average 6.2% grade (789m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 52.2% over 0.8km. The steepest descent drops at 48.0% over 0.2km. Surface: 67% trail, 17% road, 8% smooth, and 5% technical. Flat-equivalent effort: 230.4 FlatKM.
Trekking poles are strongly recommended: about 14.0km of the course is steep enough for them to pay off.
Quad damage risk is high (index 67 of 100), with 57% of the load in the first half: 3 critical descents, the last of them run on already damaged legs. Downhill-specific preparation and a controlled early pace pay off here.
On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 16°C to 19°C, with around 11°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 13%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 1% of days around this date.
This page has a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for UTCT 100 Miler.
Other distances of Ultra-Trail Cape Town 2026UT100 (99.1km)·PT55 Peninsula Traverse (56.7km)·TM35 Table Mountain (34.5km)·EX23 Explorer (23.5km)·KS16 Kickstarter (15.8km)
Other editions of UTCT 100 Miler2027
Official websitewww.ultratrailcapetown.com
