# Event Details - **Event Name**: Durban's Ultimate Hiking Challenge 2026 -late entries - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 16 Jun, 2026 at 06:00 am – Tue, 16 Jun, 2026 at 05:00 pm - **Event Description**: ⛰️? THINK YOU MISSED THE BIG 5 CHALLENGE? THINK AGAIN… ?⛰️ After the incredible success of Leg 1, our inbox has been flooded with messages from people asking: “Can we still enter?” ? Well… WE HEARD YOU! ? ? BIG 5 CHALLENGE LATE ENTRIES ARE NOW OPEN! ? ? 5 CRAZY HIKES ? 5 AMAZING DESTINATIONS ? 129KM TOTAL DISTANCE ? SOMETHING DURBAN HAS NEVER SEEN BEFORE! Durban Hiking and Adventures proudly presents Durban’s Ultimate BIG 5 Hiking Challenge 2026 — a one-of-a-kind hiking series designed to push your limits, test your endurance and take you to some of the most incredible hiking destinations in KZN! ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ? THE 5 LEGS – 129KM TOTAL ? ? Leg 1 – The Ultimate Durban Hiking Challenge ? 01 May 2026 - COMPLETED ? Catch-Up Hike: 05 September 2026 ? Distance: 32km ? Leg 2 – The Ultimate North Coast Challenge ? 16 June 2026 ? Distance: 32km ? Leg 3 – The Ultimate Kloof Gorge Challenge ? 12 July 2026 ? Distance: 25km ? Leg 4 – The Ultimate Shongweni Challenge ? 23 August 2026 ? Distance: 22km ? Leg 5 – The Ultimate Giba Gorge Challenge ? 20 September 2026 ? Distance: 18km ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ⚠️ IMPORTANT – LATE ENTRY QUALIFIER ⚠️ To officially qualify, all new entrants will need to COMPLETE LEG 1 with us on a special Catch-Up Hike: ? 05 September 2026 Once completed, you’ll officially be part of the challenge and back in the race! ? ⚠️ This re-entry opportunity is ONLY valid until Leg 2 is completed on 16 June 2026. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ? ENTRY OPTIONS ? ? FULL BIG 5 CHALLENGE PASS: R1499 for all 5 hikes ? COMPLETE ALL 5 & GET: ✅ Your full R1499 back in CREDIT ✅ Official Big 5 Finisher Medal ✅ Completion Certificate ✅ Your name added to our 2026 BIG 5 Hall of Fame Credit valid towards future hikes with Durban Hiking and Adventures (Excludes events with transport, accommodation, meals or special entry fees) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ? LIFELINE OPTION ? Every participant may nominate ONE friend to fill in for them on ONE leg should they be unable to attend. Your challenge stays alive! ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ? INDIVIDUAL HIKE OPTION ? All 5 hikes will also be available for individual bookings. ⚠️ However, individual entries will NOT count towards the official BIG 5 Challenge rewards, medal, certificate or Hall of Fame. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ? EVENT INFO Detailed event information, meeting points, route details and preparation guidelines will be sent to all registered participants before each hike. Entries are final and non-transferable. No refunds or credits. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ? THIS IS MORE THAN JUST A HIKING SERIES ? ⛰️ 5 massive trails ? 129km of adventure ? A true test of determination ? One unforgettable achievement Will your name make the Hall of Fame? ? ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ?️ BOOK YOUR SPOT HERE: https://qkt.io/Urh3fl ? Questions? 066 111 1488 ? info@durbanhiking.co.za ? Durban Hiking and Adventures Your trusted local adventure guide - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/durban/durbans-ultimate-hiking-challenge-2026-late-entries/200030144238236 - **Event Categories**: trips-adventures, contests, trekking, sports, meetups - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 51 ## Ticket Details ## Event venue details - **city**: Durban - **state**: NL - **country**: South Africa - **location**: Durban Beachfront Promenade - **lat**: -29.840755067142 - **long**: 31.035688386894 - **full address**: Durban Beachfront Promenade, Durban, South Africa ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Durban's Ultimate Hiking Challenge 2026 -late entries - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/02eb4c6963235155176138527981be5c9e08f8110f88a71e04985bb7f2d445ed-rimg-w1200-h400-dc2e302e-gmir?v=1781213617 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Durban's Ultimate Hiking Challenge 2026 -late entries being held? - **A:** Durban's Ultimate Hiking Challenge 2026 -late entries takes place on Tue, 16 Jun, 2026 at 06:00 am to Tue, 16 Jun, 2026 at 05:00 pm at Durban Beachfront Promenade, Durban, South Africa. - **Q**: Who is organizing Durban's Ultimate Hiking Challenge 2026 -late entries? - **A:** Durban's Ultimate Hiking Challenge 2026 -late entries is organized by Durban Hiking and Adventures. - **Q**: What has been the experience of attendees at Durban Hiking and Adventures's events? - **A:** Durban Hiking and Adventures has 233+ followers on AllEvents, reflecting a trusted and active community of event-goers who follow their events. Durban Hiking and Adventures has a verified profile on AllEvents where you can read reviews and explore their upcoming events. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Durban's Ultimate Hiking Challenge 2026 -late entries is ideal for sports fans, athletes, fitness enthusiasts, and anyone who loves the thrill of live competitive action and the energy of a crowd. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Durban, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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