Hout Bay Trail Challenge

Some pics from the course of the 2026 HBTC! Thank you to Pete Kirk for being out on the trails to capture these moments!

Some pics from the start and the finish of the 2026 Hout Bay Trail Challenge - thanks Pete Kirk for the great pics!

What a day in the mountains! ❤️⛰️

From the early-morning start to the final steps across the finish line, the 2026 Hout Bay Trail Challenge gave us so many special moments: tough climbs, technical descents, spectacular views, muddy legs, big smiles and the wonderful spirit of our trail-running community.

Here are just some of the faces, views and moments that made this year’s race so memorable.

Thank you to every runner, team member, volunteer, supporter and partner who helped make the day possible and congratulations to everyone who took on the challenge either solo or as part of a team!

📸 Thanks Pete Kirk for the magic pix!

From working at altitude to winning on the trails!

Stephen Granger profiles this year’s overall men’s winner Alick Chigome, whose day job working in the mountains has helped build the strength, endurance and resilience that carried him to victory at the 2026 Hout Bay Trail Challenge.

Read the full story here:

Alick’s day job helps him to victory in the Hout Bay Trail Challenge - Sports Network Africa Alick Kapito loves mountains, none more so than those in the Table Mountain National Park where he spends his weekdays working for Friends of Table Mountain. On weekends he is free to indulge in his passion of trail running and he put his knowledge of mountain trails to good effect in winning this m...

🏔️🤝 Some adventures are even better when they’re shared.

One of the things that makes HBTC so unique is that you don’t have to tackle all 42 km on your own. Grab your friends and take on the mountains together.

Congratulations to our 2026 winning teams!

🏆 Men’s Teams
🥇 All Bull, No Brains
🥈 Biker, Surfer & a Yogi
🥉 The Drunkards

🏆 Women’s Teams
🥇 Paws, Peaks & Prosecco
🥈 Kula Kats
🥉 Trail Mavens

🏆 Mixed Teams
🥇 All Bull, No Brakes
🥈 Over the Hill
🥉 Hout Klappers

Congratulations to every team that lined up today, can’t wait to welcome you back for another adventure or maybe even tackling the route solo! ❤️⛰️👏

🏆 Congratulations to our 2026 Hout Bay Trail Challenge champions! 🏆

A massive well done to Alick Kapito, who claimed the overall men’s title, and Tanya Kotze, our overall women’s champion.

The Hout Bay Trail Challenge is never an easy day out. Forty-two kilometres of rugged trails, relentless climbing and spectacular mountain scenery test every runner who stands on the start line. To come away with the overall victory is an incredible achievement.

Congratulations Tanya & Alick 👏⛰️❤️

Happy faces on leg 1 of HBTC, what a day to be on the trails…