Fearsome / 11hr cut-off
Otter Challenge
CLASSIC EDITION
29 & 30 SEPT 2027
Day 1 - Prologue Seeding
Day 2 - 42km Grail of Trail
Phase 1: Opens 26 October
For everyone who registered for Otter 2026, whether you made it to the finish or not. You get first dibs.
Phase 2: Opens 30 October
Open to everyone, with the remaining spots up for grabs. There are 300 places per event, so get in early.
Extreme / 9hr cut-off
Otter Race
CLASSIC EDITION
1 & 2 OCT 2027
Day 1 - Prologue Seeding
Day 2 - 42km Grail of Trail
Phase 1: Opens 26 October
For everyone who registered for Otter 2026, whether you made it to the finish or not. You get first dibs.
Phase 2: Opens 30 October
Open to everyone, with the remaining spots up for grabs. There are 300 places per event, so get in early.
Your Otter. Then and now.
Otter Portal
2026 Otter Results
Race week, leaderboard, tracking and essential event information.
Otter Results
Your Otter History
All results, hall of fame and your history on the Otter.
Otter News
Press
Articles and the latest press releases.
Historic Fifth Otter Win for Tarboton, Deserved First for Patient Rorich
Fast Prologue Sets Scene for 2026 Otter Race
Otter Challenge Delivers Another Memorable Day’s Racing
Challenge Prologue Kicks Off the 2026 Otter TERREX Trail, presented by EasyEquities
EasyTransfers: Getting Around The Otter Race Village
The Otter Green principle is to ensure that the near-pristine environment is better for you having participated.
Your best Otter
Otter records and winning times from 2011
Classic Edition
All time Race records
Marc Lauenstein (CH)
Bianca Tarboton (SA)
New Record 2025
Marathon Distance. Four river crossings. Over 2,400 meters of elevation gain and 11 significant climbs. This is what makes the Otter “The Grail of Trail”
Retto Edition
All time Race records
Toni McCann (SA)
New Record 2022