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How to Enter

There are only 250 entries for the Hout Bay Trail Challenge and participants will need to register online when entries open. You will be able to pay with a credit card, debit card or make an EFT payment. Entries will close on Wednesday 22nd July 2026 or once we have reached our limit.

T-shirt orders will close 17th July 2026.

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Entry Fees

Individual (40km) - R1600
Team (3 x members) - R2100 (R700 per team member)
Volunteer Wildfire Services Charity is R2100.00 (individual entry - 40km)

Entries will close on the 22nd July 2026.

Late Entries - (Only if places are available). A late entry fee will be applied.

Should the event been cancelled for inclement weather, economic or any other external forces that are out of the Event Managements control, the organiser may decide to:

Change the course to a safer alternative course

Postpone the event if possible

Cancel the event completely.

This decision will only be made in the interest of participants safety.

In the event been completely cancelled, no refunds will be possible. Please see withdrawal and cancellation policy below for more detail.

Substitutions

Substituting your Race Number by either selling it or giving it to someone else, must take place up until and including Wednesday 29th July 2026. Race Number exchange includes the registration fee and any additional purchases (t-shirt, bus ticket, etc) that will be transferred to the person taking over the entry. The new runner will have the option to purchase additional add-ons (t-shirts, etc) if they are still available.
Please email the Hout Bay Trail Challenge Team to request a Substitution Form - email sent to hello@houtbaychallenge.co.za
There will be a substitution fee of R80.00 paid by the runner taking over the entry. You will have the option to pay via credit card, debit card or EFT when you complete the substitutions form.
The Entry Fee is to be sorted out between the runner selling his/her entry to the runner who is taking it over. No refunds of the entry fee will be paid by the organisers.
No substitutions will be taken after the 29th July 2026.

Withdrawals

If you are unable to race this year after you have received your race confirmation email for 2026, you may withdraw by sending an email to hello@houtbaychallenge.co.za.
If you chose to withdraw, please notify the organiser by email - hello@houtbaychallenge.co.za.
75% of your Entry and Merchandise ordered will be refunded, when your entry is cancelled on or before 30th May 2026 in writing.
50% of your Entry and Merchandise ordered will be refunded, when your entry is cancelled on or before the 13th June 2026 in writing.
25% of your Entry and Merchandise ordered will be refunded, when your entry is cancelled on or before the 13th July 2026 in writing.
No Refunds will be made after the 13th July 2026.
Any donations made, will be donated to the event charity and not refunded.
The refund payment will be done within the calendar month after the event. For clarification if the event takes place on 1st August 2026, refunds will be paid by 1st September 2026.

Cancellation

We are trying to mitigate financial risk for all parties, and so have updated our cancellation policy in line with the various unknown elements ahead.

There are two primary options for you to consider. Enter now to avoid the risk of entry sell-out, and self-manage your withdrawal decision within a sliding scale of monetary return, or enter at a later date, risking entry sell-out.

It will always be our primary objective to secure a new date for the event, and avoid total cancellation.

Should the event be cancelled for inclement weather, economic or any other external forces that are out of the Event Management's control, the organiser may decide to:

Change the course to a safer alternative course
Postpone the event if possible
Cancel the event completely.

This decision will only be made in the interest of participants' safety and in accordance with the law.

If the event needs to be completely cancelled, no refunds will be possible.

Please refer to withdrawal details regarding refunds and how refunds will work.

You may decide to withdraw before official cancellation, which will enable a partial refund.

We will look at all options and work with our Stakeholders and within the law to ensure the best plan if things have to change. In every instance, we will seek a win-win situation for all of us, including our suppliers. If the event must be postponed to a new date or next year, then all entries will be carried over.

We are committed to regular communication with all participants in the lead up to the race.