Strike III: Strikers go first from Sun 1 Nov 09:00 · everyone from Mon 9 Nov→
Strike III
A Strike II finisher throws her arms wide at the finish arch
Strike III · Cobra rising · 2027

Strike III · Saturday 23 October 2027

Strike III.
Cobra rising.

Strikers go first, at this year's price. If you ran Strike I or Strike II, your entry window opens from Sunday 1 November at 09:00. Everyone else enters from Monday 9 November at 09:00, at the 2027 price.

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2027 entries: Strikers first from 1 Nov · everyone 9 Nov Strike III · Saturday 23 October 2027

Strike II · 24 October 2026

Strike II in numbers

815FinishersOfficial results
4Distances42 · 33 · 21 · 10 km
9h35Live broadcastThe Cobra Show on YouTube
3:55:16Fastest 42 kmWinning time, The Cobra Full
164 Cobra 42160 Cobra 33272 Cobra 21219 Cobra 10
Find your result →
Four distances · one finish

Choose your venom

Four ways up the mountain. One way home: The Den at Constantia Uitsig, where the Finish Line Festival waits. How you get there is up to you.

Field
1,000
runners in 2026
Distances
4
10 to 42 km
Wine farms
7
Constantia wine farms
Runners rate it
4.7/5
from 29 RacePass reviews
42
The Cobra Full
Distance
42.2 km
Climbing
2,285 m
Start
06:00
Cut-off
11 hours
Measured 42.2 km · explore →
33
The Cobra Strike
Distance
33.9 km
Climbing
1,793 m
Start
06:30
Cut-off
10.5 hours
Measured 33.9 km · explore →
21
The Cobra Half
Distance
23.14 km
Climbing
1,094 m
Start
07:00
Cut-off
10 hours
Measured 23.14 km · explore →
10
The Vineyard Labyrinth
Distance
11.3 km
Climbing
569 m
Start
08:00
Cut-off
3 hours
Measured 11.3 km · explore →
Every route comes home through the Constantia wine farmsHome through the vineyards →

Other races have a start gun. We have an electric guitar.

The national anthem on electric guitar. Drums, guitars and a keytar on the route. The School of Rock House Band at every recce and the finish. Most trail races are hushed. We are loud.

Play the Cobra setlist →Our origins
School of Rock guitarist playing the anthem at the start line
The anthem at the start line

More than one way to prove your venom

The Gozney Pursuit

Somewhere on the route, the game changes. Whoever moves up the most positions between Kloof Nek and a secret second timing point claims the title. Predator or prey?

Gozney Pursuit prize

Segment Strike

Short, steep and sharp. At Strike II it was The Fang: 350 m of Vlakkenberg vert on the 42, with a Bergskaap trophy and prizes from Zweibrüder for the fastest man and woman.

The Fang · Bergskaap trophy

Crew Showdown

Crews of three. Combined times. The fastest total on each distance wins a Yeti cup for every runner, plus a permanent mark in the Cobra Hall of Fame.

Strike II winners →
The Cobra Channel

Stories from the wild

The athletes, rangers, artists and community behind the race. New episodes weekly in the build-up.

Episode 1
Jesse Bruins Roberts
Origins of the Cobra
Episode 2
Robbie Rorich
Learning the Cobra
Episode 3
Kennith Carden
SANParks Honorary Rangers
Episode 4
Remaketse Lekaka
The Speedster
Episode 5.1
Mr O
Draws blood · Revive Hydration
Episode 5.2
Mr O and Shauny
Hydration chats in the sauna
Episode 6
Zibele Bala
Inspiring the future
Latest episodes
Watch every episode on YouTube →
@capecobratrail

Latest from the mountain

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The Finish Line Festival

Earn the finish. Stay for the encore.

You earned it on the mountain. Now The Den at Constantia Uitsig turns it up: runners, crews and supporters, one stage, one long afternoon.

Live at Constantia UitsigBack for Strike III

Heavy Petals

School of Rock House Band 11-piece

DJ · Prize giving · Food & drinks

  • Recovery zone ice baths, massage, compression boots
  • Hatchlings kids’ zone and fun runs
  • Live media podcasts, run crews, interviews
The race village at Constantia Uitsig under the mountain Guitar at the start line A finisher jumping for joy on the run-in Runners in compression boots in the recovery zone School of Rock on the Cobra Stage
The Strike II capsule

Wear the venom

The Strike II capsule is online at Zlaant, while stock lasts.

The Main Act, Rock & Roll Trails tee
The Main ActRock & Roll Trails tee
The Vineyard Tour Tee, Seven farms on the back
The Vineyard Tour TeeSeven farms on the back
The Encore, Long sleeve · cobra back print
The EncoreLong sleeve · cobra back print
The Strike II Hoodie, Edition back print
The Strike II HoodieEdition back print
The Backstage Cap, Washed black · two-tone tagline
The Backstage CapWashed black · two-tone tagline
The Mosh Pit Socks, Trail socks · cobra outer leg
The Mosh Pit SocksTrail socks · cobra outer leg

Images are design concepts; final pieces may differ slightly.

Already in the Cobra wardrobe

All other Cape Cobra merch is online now at the Zlaant shop.

Shop Cobra merch at Zlaant →

Run hard. Give back.

We race on borrowed ground. Every Strike pays it back.

2025 collector's badge
Strike I
2026 collector's badge
Strike II
Strike III 2027 badge: Cobra rising
Strike III
R50kRaised for the mountain

Strike I and II, for the Honorary Rangers and Take Back Our Mountains

R100From every collector’s badge

Straight to the SANParks Honorary Rangers, who keep the trails open

ZeroTrace

No litter, no shortcuts. Every wrapper rides to the next aid station

On the mountain with SANParks · SANParks Honorary Rangers · Take Back Our Mountains

Strike I also raised R50,000 for breast cancer and backed nine athletes.

Every Strike, told

See every Strike →
Strike I race village among the Constantia vineyards
Strike I · 2025The Cobra awakens

Two fires. Two reroutes. A finish moved across the mountain in three days. The Founding Class followed, every one of them.

Read Strike I →
 Runners at the start line
Strike II · 202624 October 2026

Four distances, 1,000 runners and the first live broadcast.

 Strike I podium with the Cobra trophies
Hall of FameStrike again

1st Strikers, loyalty tiers and a permanent bib after three Strikes.

See the tiers →

Woven into the Cobra's DNA

Meet the Line-up →
Thank you for powering Strike II: official race partners, supporting sponsors and the Constantia vineyard route partners
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Official partners
Supporting sponsors
Constantia vineyard partners
Suppliers & volunteers

Strike III · 23 October 2027 · 1,250 places

Earn your place on the mountain

The route earns the entry. Strikers go first from 1 November; everyone else enters from 9 November.

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