4 Peaks Mountain Challenge

The K- Way 4Peaks Mountain Challenge is a rugged 24 kilometres (15 mi) mountain skyline route for trail runners, held every September since 2002 in the Witteberge 32 kilometres (20 mi) NNE of Ficksburg in South Africa's Free State province near the Lesotho border.

The large number of entrants necessitated a start of 3 batches at 15 min intervals.

[1][2] The skyline route runs clockwise around an amphitheatre curving around the valley of Moolmanshoek.

Grassy tussocks form a large part of the landscape, broken by rock bands and steep scrambles to reach the saddles and high points.

[3] The route rates as extremely demanding, but is made bearable by spectacular mountain scenery.