Organiser
Onsite Events
On the 31st of December 2016 Lans Pepler (Owner of Onsite Events) walked up to the Italian Cross in the Miaspoort Hiking Trail with some friends. The history of the cross intrigued him so much that he started planning a run to the cross.
After almost 2 years and lots of planning and meetings with all the relevant role players the inaugural Vino De Montana Mountain Run took place on the 13th, 14th and 15th of September 2019.
Although we had some challenges in our 1st year we were still able to host a successful event that everybody enjoyed.
The Vino De Montana is an unique event that celebrate the proud history of the Italian Prisoners of War who built the original Du Toits Kloof Pass.
Day one will be a 5km prologue at the new race village called Oaklands near Wellington with a true Italian style dinner at the Pizza Vista Italian restaurant. at Val Du Charron after your run.
On stage 2 runners on the long route will make there way to the Italian Cross on top of the Huguenot Mountain Peak while running on some sections of the original Du Toits Kloof pass. As they enter the Miaspoort Trail a climb of 877m over 3km will await them. At the cross they will then traverse all along the crest of the Drakenstein Mountain back towards the finish line at our new race village near Wellington.
Runners on the short route (17km) will run on some of the best single track routes at Welavanpas.
The dinner on day 2 will be a traditional braai at the race village.
Day 3 will take the runners on the long route to the top of Du Toits Kloof pass where they will turn left into the spectacular Hawequa Mountains where the route will meander through the mountains towards the Bains Kloof pass before heading down to base camp at the race village at the bottom of the mountain. (30km)
Runners on the short route (15km) will again run on the spectacular routes at Welvanpas and the new Wild Boar Trails.
Entry Fees: Only 300 entries in total
Long Run - 70km
Run Entry plus all meals - R1 8000 p/p
Run, all meals plus lluxury 3x3m tent with stretcher and mattress (Only 40 tents available) - R2 600 p/p
Run, all meals plus normal small 2 man tent with mattress - R2 000 p/p
Short Run - 36km
Run Entry plus all meals - R1 600 p/p
Run, all meals plus luxury 3x3m tent with stretcher and mattress (Only 100 tents available) - R2 400 p/p
Run, all meals plus normal small 2 man tent with mattress - R2 000 p/p
For all the information on the event please go to http://onsite-events.co.za/
Classes and pricing
Available classes for the event
Class | Distance | Start Time | Price (pp) |
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Vino De Montana with meals - 70km | 70 km Over 3 day's | 18:00 | R 1,800.00 |
Vino De Montana with meals and luxury tent. 70km | 70 km Over 3 day's | 18:00 | R 2,600.00 |
Vino De Montana with meals and normal 2 man tent. 70km | 70 km Over 3 day's | 18:00 | R 2,200.00 |
Class Vino De Montana with meals - 36km | 36 km | 18:00 | R 1,600.00 |
Vino De Montana with meals and luxury tent. 36km | 36 km | 18:00 | R 2,400.00 |
Class Vino De Montana with meals and normal 2 man tent. 36km | 36 km | 18:00 | R 2,000.00 |
Event location
Hawequa Scout Adventure Centre, Paarl
Route information | Hawequa Scout Adventure Centre |
Coordinates | -33.6725554, 19.0367649 |
Address | Hawequa Scout Adventure Centre, Olyvenbosch Road, Wellington. |
City | Paarl |
Province | Western Cape |
Registration Number: 2015/141112/07