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)