GXA14 is the 14.1km trail race at Ultra-Trail Drakensberg 2026 (Premier Resort Sani Pass, South Africa). The race starts on April 26, 2026 at 08:30 AM. It starts and finishes in Premier Resort Sani Pass.
Run the climb at race pace, build your speed on the downhill, and go all out at the finish.
The course climbs 487m+. With 35m/km of climbing, this is a rolling, mostly runnable course. By gradient, 40% of the distance is uphill, 26% downhill and 34% flat. The longest climb runs 6.4km at an average 4.8% grade (308m of vertical). The longest descent runs 7.8km at an average 5.3% grade (417m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 17.4% over 0.2km. The steepest descent drops at 17.4% over 1.0km. Flat-equivalent effort: 20.5 FlatKM.
The course is runnable enough that trekking poles are not needed.
There is too little runnable descent to damage the quads: plan the race around climbing and fuelling.
On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 11°C to 19°C, with around 16°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 25%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 3% of days around this date.
69 finishers completed the 2026 edition. Men's winner: Mhlengi Chili (South Africa) in 1:19:35. Women's winner: Nolwazi Dlamini (South Africa) in 1:38:40.
This page has the full results and splits, a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for GXA14.
Other distances of Ultra-Trail Drakensberg 2026UTD Miler (161km)·UTD100 (97.9km)·GCU65 (60.6km)·SDR36 (33.8km)·DRJ25 (25.6km)
Other editions of GXA142027
Official websitewww.ultratraildrakensberg.com
