Paarl Mountain 5 Beacons FKT - Official
Beautiful and mostly runnable
Trail Running Difficult
- Distance
- 19 km
- Ascent
- 876 m
- Descent
- 876 m
- Duration
- 3-4 hrs
- Low Point
- 179 m
- High Point
- 721 m
- Gradient
- 17˚
It’s approximately 20km with about 900m elevation gain, mostly runnable and a super fun route with some amazing views from all sides of the mountain. Perfect for those training for longer distance runs.
Description
The segment starts and ends at the bottom of Houtstraat steps with a clockwise loop.
Beacon names in order: Paarl Rock - 545m Brittania Rock - 650m Wegebooms - 614m Paarlberg - 730m Vlakheuvel Oos - 596m
Difficulty
Difficult
Medium Exposure
The trail contains some obstacles such as outcroppings and rock which could cause injury.
Remoteness
Close to help in case of emergency.