Run the Rivers

With a sold-out entry list, excited runners are ready to take on the scenic trails around Underberg at the 2022 Euro Steel Run the Rivers in partnership with FNB this weekend.

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Run The Rivers 2022 sold out ahead of new scenic route

The 2022 Run the Rivers will offer the sold-out field a brand new network of dynamic and exciting trails in the Southern Drakensberg this weekend.

Run the Rivers

With a sold-out entry list, excited runners are ready to take on the scenic trails around Underberg at the 2022 Euro Steel Run the Rivers in partnership with FNB this weekend.

Photo: Graham Daniel/
369 Communications

The 2022 Run the Rivers will offer the sold-out field a brand new network of dynamic and exciting trails.

The two days of trail running will take place in the Southern Drakensberg this weekend.

Following the cancellation of last year’s event due to the pandemic, many eager runners carried their entries over to the 2022 event.

Run The Rivers 2022 sold out

When normal entries opened, the remaining places in the limited field were snapped up, as other runners fed off that excitement.

The famous Sani Spoors trails that surround the town of Underberg will once again play host to the runners. 

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Those that take on the full Run the Rivers or the shorter Run the Rivers Lite, will enjoy the signature trails that meander alongside the uMzimkhulu River.

Runners will be greeted with some changes to the trails from 2020. The organisers are excited for the participants to see what they have in store.

This year’s route will keep runners in the upper uMzimkhulu Valley as opposed to taking them in the Thrombi Gorge. 

This means that both stages will take place in a circuit route rather than a point to point. Making arrangements more convenient for the runners as they will not have to worry about having to get people to collect them from the finish and will be able to start and finish at the same venue.

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This year the start and finish will be based at the Swartberg Road Bridge which will also be the finish of the first day of the Drak Descent.

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Organisers took the decision that this year runners and riders would rather head towards the famous Hodgsons Peak.

The event is split into two races. The Run the Rivers is a 48km run split into two days of 24km. Meanwhile the Run the Rivers Lite is 24km split over 15km on day one and 9km on day two.

The Run The Rivers trail run takes place in Underberg on 29 and 30 January 2022.