2025 Chokka Trail Run date!
The annual and very popular Chokka Trail Run will this year take place on Women’s Day, Saturday 9 August 2025.
All distances will start and finish at the Cape St Francis Resort, the ideal host venue, as you can stay in bed as long as possible before your race, and there are two restaurants to cater for all your nutritional needs.
The routes cover the greater St Francis Area, with the 62km going all the way to Oyster Bay. We offer a 62km, 42km, 23km and 10km.
The 62km starts first, all along Shark Point to Port St Francis and the St Francis Field before heading into Thula Moya and the Eskom Reserve. Once past the water point just before Dune Ridge Country House, you will enter the peaceful conservation reserve heading for Oyster Bay. Just before Oyster Bay you will find the road into the famous 15km Sand River dune field, following your instinct for the first 7km before you meet up with the 42km runners from where flags mark the way to the exit of the dune field.
Once back at the waterpoint, you will now turn right, run past the guest house and into the coastal forest. One more dune field before you hit the road down to Mostertshoek and the last 7km of beautiful coastline to the Seal Point Lighthouse and the Cape St Francis Resort.
The 42km runners will start shortly after the ultras, following the same route however they will turn into the Sand River after running 6km into the conservation Reserve, heading back to the Resort.
The 23km runners will run down the Mostertshoek Road once through St Francis Field, heading back to the Resort, while the 10km runners will run their own route through the Irma Booysen Flora Reserve and Rocky before heading back past the Seal Point Lighthouse.
Prize giving for the 10km and 23km is at 10h30 and for the marathon and ultra marathon 13h30. All participants receive finisher medals.
Online entries will open on 15 March on EntryNinja, late registration and number collection can be done on Friday 8 August between 15h00 and 17h00 at the Cape St Francis Resort. It will be possible to enter on race day however a late entry fee might be charged.
Race details:
62km: Race briefing is at 06h45 and the race starts at 07h00.
42km: Late registration from 06h45 – 07h00, race briefing at 07h00 and the race starts at 07h15.
23km: Late registration from 06h45 – 07h15, race briefing at 7h15 and the race starts at 07h30.
10km: Late registration from 07h15 – 07h45, race briefing at 07h45 and the race starts at 08h00.
Entry fees:
62km: R1 400, R1 500 after 30 June.
42km: R1 100, R1 200 after 30 June.
Entries received and paid in full before 30 June will receive a moisture management race shirt. The entry fee also includes a race tracker which is compulsory.
23km: R250, R300 after 30 June.
10km: R120, R150 after 30 June.
Race shirts (moisture management) can be ordered until 30 June 2025 at R400 per shirt.
Click here to Enter
Accommodation
The Cape St Francis Resort offers a crazy weekend special: book 2 nights and you get a third one free, while children under 12 stays for half price. Contact Anita Lennox on [email protected] to book.
Beneficiary
The beneficiary of the Chokka Trail Run is the Beach Clean-up Project. The race is organized by St Francis Sport and hosted by the Cape St Francis Resort.
Esti Stewart 073 825 0835
Eric Stewart 082 394 7363
Or email [email protected]
Routes
Here are the route maps, but you will have to listen to the race briefing, as we will run it in the opposite direction of the earlier events.
