These are the provisional schedules for each day.
They are dependent on river and weather conditions and subject to change.
The onus is on the entrants to check and know your start time each day.
Please check official communications for final times.

DAY ONE – WEDNESDAY
62km

Start : Market Street Bridge, Paarl
Finish : Zonquasdrift

07h00 – Registration Opens
09h00 – Mass start
Row 1 – Top 30 men <1.2%
Row 2 – All ladies
Row 3 – Legends (paddlers who qualify as per list below)
Row 4 – Rest of the field

The following paddlers qualify as legends:

  • Any previous winner of the men’s or women’s race, who is no longer in contention to win the Berg
  • Any paddler who has completed 20 Berg marathons
  • Any paddler who has completed one of the first thirty (30) Berg marathons
  • Any paddler who is in the age category Super GM >70

DAY TWO – THURSDAY
46km

Start : Zonquasdrift
Finish : Bridgetown

07h00 – Registration Opens
08h00 – Elapsed time
08h36 – A batch
08h46 – B batch
08h56 – C batch

DAY THREE – FRIDAY
76km

Start : Bridgetown
Finish : Zoutkloof

06h30 – Registration Opens
07h30 – Mass start
Row 1 – Top 30 <1.2%
Row 2 – Rest of the field

DAY FOUR – SATURDAY
56km

Start : Zoutkloof
Finish : Velddrif, Carinus Bridge

06h30 – Registration Opens
07h30 – Slow batch >1.4%
08h00 – Middle batch
08h15 – Fast batch top 30 paddlers <1.2%

15h00* – Prizegiving (estimated time)