Mountain Ultra Trail (MUT) course maps and aid stations

Entries for 2027 opened on July 23, 2026, after a 48-hour priority window for UTMB Index holders. You don't need an index to enter: registration stays open to everyone until May 15, 2027, or until a race sells out.

Fees are in rand, with three price periods. Until October 28, 2026, the Miler is ZAR 7,080.58, the 100 ZAR 5,853.48, the 60 ZAR 4,292.97, the Marathon ZAR 2,564.50, the Challenge ZAR 1,282.25 and the Lite ZAR 423.14. The Miler goes to ZAR 7,303.70 from October 29 and ZAR 7,470.39 from February 26, 2027.

The Challenge and Lite aren't refundable. For the longer races you get 60% back if you withdraw by January 27, 2027, and 30% by March 27. You can move to a shorter race up to three weeks before, but you can't defer to the next year.

George sits on the N2 about 420 km east of Cape Town and 330 km west of Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth). From Cape Town you can drive the N2 or take Route 62 through Oudtshoorn. Intercape and Greyhound buses run from Cape Town, and the Baz Bus stops in the smaller towns along the way.

George Airport is domestic, with direct flights from Johannesburg and Cape Town, so fly into Cape Town or OR Tambo from abroad and connect. It's about 7 km from the town center.

Registration, the expo and every finish are at Outeniqua Park Stadium. For the Sunday starts at Trail Kiosk in Van Riebeeck Gardens, the organizer suggests parking at the stadium and walking the 1 km, as parking at the kiosk is tight.

Only the Miler, 100 and 60 can have crew. Each runner gets one person, who wears a crew wristband and can hand over a bag of up to 30 liters. Your crew may also treat blisters or massage you while you sit. Outside the marked zones around aid stations, nobody who isn't in the race may run with you, so there are no pacers.

In 2026 crews could meet runners at Herold Wines (Miler, 100 and 60), Garden Route Dam (Miler and 100), and at Wilderness, Oakhurst and Trail Kiosk (Miler only). The Wilderness station is at The Commonage Coffee Shop, and Oakhurst is a working farm. Cradock Pass, Tierkop, Groeneweide and Bergplaas are closed to crews and spectators.

In 2026 Montagu Pass was closed, so the way to Herold Wines was over the Outeniqua Pass through Herold. On Saturday the Montagu Pass aid station, open to spectators only, could be reached only by the shuttle from the Moertjiesklip farm stall in Herold, hourly from 5:00 to 12:00. To cheer the Milers on their way up George Peak, hike the 2.5 km and 300 m from Trail Kiosk up to the Cross.

MUT runs at the end of the southern autumn. In May, George averages a high of 21.6°C and a low of 10.4°C, with 37.2 mm of rain over about five days. The runner guide warns of cold early mornings and evenings, while the race pages warn of heat on the Klein Karoo side of the range.

The mandatory kit has hot and cold weather extras. Bring both to bib collection, where the organizer decides which ones you'll carry. Everyone carries a phone with the LiveTrail app, never in airplane mode (a 15 minute penalty), and a cup of at least 150 ml, as aid stations have no cups. The minimum water is 1.5 L for the Miler and 100 and 1 L for the 60, Marathon and Challenge. If you use poles, carry them from start to finish: they can't go in a drop bag.