Organiser
Hike the Vines
Onsite Events presents the Run The Vines Summer Nights Trail Series 2024 at Delheim Wines and Delvera Estate. With this series of night trail run races, Onsite Events aims to support The Greater Simonsberg Conservancy to raise funds, re-establish the trail networks of the two venues and determine the fastest female and male night trail runners of the series over two distances.
The RTV Summer Nights Trail Series 2024 is a series of 8 mid-week events. Events are scheduled on Thursday evenings every two weeks except for the final race which happens on Tuesday, 30 April 2024. Each race will be limited to a total of 50 runners only.
Athletes can choose between two distances, a Short course of roughly 5km and a Long course of roughly 10km. The Series kicks off at 18:00 on Thursday, 25 January 2024 at Delheim Wines and will conclude with a final race, prizegiving and celebration at Delvera Estate at 18:00 on Tuesday, 23 May 2024.
RACE DATES AND VENUE
- Thursday, 22 February 2024, Delheim Wines.
- Thursday, 7 March 2024, Delvera Estate.
- Thursday, 21 March 2024, Delheim Wines.
- Thursday, 4 April 2024, Delvera Estate.
- Thursday, 18 April 2024, Delheim Wines.
- Thursday, 2 May 2024, Delvera Estate.
- Thursday, 9 May 2024, Delheim Wines.
- Thursday, 23 May 2024, Delvera Wines
THE GREATER SIMONSBERG CONSERVANCY
Onsite events partners with The Greater Simonsberg Conservancy (GSC) for the RTV Summer Nights Trail Series in support of its continued conservation efforts in the Klapmuts Hill and Simonsberg area. GSC employs a full-time conservation officer who supports its members in achieving their conservation goals.
“The GSC is situated in an area that has precious fragments of critically endangered Swartland Shale Renosterveld and Mountain Fynbos. Where there is a wide variety of fauna and flora, including the Cape Leopard (sighted on Tokara Wine Farm), critically endangered Serruria pinnata, endangered Aristea lugens and 300 year old yellow wood forest (Podocarpus elongates) on Klapmutskop.” *
“The GSC is one of the few conservancies in the Western Cape that is actively managed by a Conservation Officer and it seeks to deliver professional conservation services to its members and aims to transform this unique part of the Cape Winelands into a pristine natural landscape, which will hopefully become an iconic eco-tourism route for the wider community to enjoy and benefit from.” *
* from https://simonsbergconservancy.co.za/about_us.htm
INFO AND ENTRY FEES
10km Series
- Full series - R1 900
- Series gift from First Ascent
- Series medal at final prize-giving
- Series bottle of wine from Delheim Wines
- Prize-giving celebration 23 May 2024
5km Series
- Full series - R1 500
- Series gift from First Ascent
- Series medal at final prize-giving
- Series bottle of wine from Delheim Wines
- Prizegiving celebration 23 May 2024
ROUTE AND TIMING
- The RTV Summer Nights Trail Series 2024 Long course will consist of two 10km routes; the Delheim Long course and the Delvera Long course. The series will alternate between these two routes every two weeks. The two routes will remain more or less unchanged for the duration of The Series. The routes are designed to be fast and fun alternating between jeep track through the vineyards and Fynbos single track along the mountain foothills.
- Delheim Long course elevation gain: 526m
- Delvera Long course elevation gain: 290m
- The RTV Summer Nights Trail Series 2024 Short course will consist of two 5km routes; the Delheim Short course and the Delvera Short course. The series will alternate between these two routes every two weeks. The two routes will remain more or less unchanged for the duration of The Series. The routes are designed to be fast and fun alternating between jeep track through the vineyards and Fynbos single track along the mountain foothills.
- Delheim Short course elevation gain: 259m
- Delvera Short course elevation gain: 114m
All races will be electronically timed by Bouttime.
There will be a prizegiving at the end of each race to announce the winners in each distance and category.
RULES
- Runners must complete all 8 races over the same distance to be eligible for the series prizes and positions.
- Runners must follow the complete course as marked and directed. Taking shortcuts or using any unfair means of obtaining an advantage over other runners will result in disqualification. It is the runner’s responsibility to ensure that the correct course is followed.
- Your timing chip must be visible at all times.
- Any competitor who withdraws from the race MUST notify an official. This is an essential requirement to avoid unnecessary searches being conducted and emergency services being engaged.
- If the race is cancelled or called off after it has started, it is each competitor’s responsibility to get themselves to the start/finish area as soon as they have been notified of the cancellation.
- The 4 race categories for each distance are:
- Senior Male and Female - 18 to 49 years old
- Master Male and Female - 50 + years old
- There must be a minimum of 5 runners for a category to be recognised.
- Series runners will be ranked according to their category place in each race, with the lowest cumulative score being the winner of the series in that category. If points are tied between two or more runners, then the runner with the best placing in Race #08 (30 April) will be the winner.
- Do not litter. Dispose of any refuse responsibly by using the bins provided or carry them to the finish. Report offenders to the organiser.
- Participants in this event do so at their own risk and release and discharge the organisers, sponsors, land owners, and all persons assisting in staging the event from any responsibility, liability or costs relating to any injury, loss or damage of whatever nature, however caused, arising directly or indirectly from their participation in the event.
- Onsite Events has sole discretion to alter or amend the race rules to increase the safety of participants or for any other reason deemed appropriate.
Event location
Delvera Farm, Stellenbosch
| Coordinates | 33, 18 |
| Address | Delvera Farm, R44 & Muldersvlei Road, South Africa |
| City | Stellenbosch |
| Province | Western Cape |