Durban's Ultimate Hiking Challenge 2026, 1 May | Event in Durban | AllEvents

Durban's Ultimate Hiking Challenge 2026

Durban Hiking and Adventures

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Fri, 01 May, 2026 at 06:00 am

3 hours

Durban Beachfront Promenade

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Fri, 01 May, 2026 at 06:00 am to 09:00 am (SAST)

Durban Beachfront Promenade

Durban, South Africa

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Durban's Ultimate Hiking Challenge 2026
🔥 𝗗𝗨𝗥𝗕𝗔𝗡’𝗦 𝗕𝗜𝗚 𝟱 𝗛𝗜𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗘 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲.

✨ 🔥 5 𝗛𝗜𝗞𝗘𝗦 • 𝟭𝟮𝟵𝗞𝗠 𝗧𝗢𝗧𝗔𝗟 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 • 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗘𝗣𝗜𝗖 𝗝𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗡𝗘𝗬 • 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗔𝗠𝗔𝗭𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗔𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧!! 🔥 ✨

If you’ve been waiting for the next big challenge… this is it.
𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝘀, 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 — Durban Hiking and Adventures is bringing you the BIG 5, and 2026 is going to be massive! 💥

🥾 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝟱 𝗟𝗘𝗚𝗦 – 𝟭𝟮𝟵𝗞𝗠 𝗧𝗢𝗧𝗔𝗟

𝗟𝗲𝗴 𝟭 – 𝟬𝟭 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
The Ultimate Durban Hiking Challenge – 32km

𝗟𝗲𝗴 𝟮 – 𝟭𝟲 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
The Ultimate North Coast Challenge – 32km

𝗟𝗲𝗴 𝟯 – 𝟭𝟮 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
The Ultimate Kloof Gorge Challenge – 25km

𝗟𝗲𝗴 𝟰 – 𝟮𝟯 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
The Ultimate Shongweni Challenge – 22km

𝗟𝗲𝗴 𝟱 – 𝟮𝟬 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
The Ultimate Giba Gorge Challenge – 18km

💰 𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗥𝗬 𝗢𝗣𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦

🔥 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘀 (𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝟱 𝗵𝗶𝗸𝗲𝘀): 𝗥𝟭𝟰𝟵𝟵
✔ Complete all 5 and get your full R1499 back in credit
✔ Valid for future hikes with us (excludes hikes with transport/meals/entry fees)

🌟 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹: 𝗥𝟭𝟮𝟵𝟵 (𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝟮𝟴 𝗙𝗲𝗯 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲)
✔ Still receive R1499 credit if you complete all 5
✔ Limited spots — don’t miss out!

❤️ 𝗟𝗜𝗙𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗢𝗣𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡
Things happen — we get it.
Every participant may nominate one friend to fill in for you on ONE of the five legs if you can’t make it.
Your challenge stays alive! 🫶

🏅 𝗥𝗘𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗦
All finishers receive:
🏅 Official Big 5 Finisher Medal
📜 Completion Certificate
📸 A spot in our 2026 Big 5 Hall of Fame

🎟 𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗩𝗜𝗗𝗨𝗔𝗟 𝗛𝗜𝗞𝗘 𝗢𝗣𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡
Each leg will also be open for individual entries.
(Credit reward applies only to full challenge participants.)

𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀:
-𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝘀𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗶𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀.

-𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁-𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿.

-𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘂𝗽 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻’𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗸𝗲, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲 (𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗹).

-𝗡𝗼 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗻𝗼-𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝘀.

-𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗴𝗼 𝗮𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲 (𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀).

-𝗜𝗳 𝗮 𝗵𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝘂𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗮𝗱 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝘄𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗼 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀

Event Info:
Details for each hike will be sent to all registered participants before the event.

⚠️ Entries are final and non-transferable. No refunds/credits.

🚀 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮 𝗵𝗶𝗸𝗲 — 𝗮 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿-𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲.
5 massive trails.
129km of pure determination.
One unforgettable achievement.

See you there! 🌄🔥

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Durban's Ultimate Hiking Challenge 2026, 1 May | Event in Durban | AllEvents
Durban's Ultimate Hiking Challenge 2026
Fri, 01 May, 2026 at 06:00 am