Photographs

Forest Run 2017

Now settled into its home of the Vredefort Dome, Forest Run sparkled under a blue sky and warm sun. The magical lenses of Maggi and Marcel from Sigg Digital captured the beauty of the day and the energy of the runners. These photo albums are on Forest Run’s Facebook page for you to look at, tag, share and enjoy.

To Waterpoint 1: (all routes)
The Loop: just after Bundu Waterpoint (all courses)
Protea Forest: (all routes – on top of the ridge to the trig beacon)
Red Donga: (30km and 46km routes)
Scorpion Trail: (bottom of scorpion trail and some of bottom of deck trail)
Cattle JoJo Waterpoint: farthest end of the route (46km only)

Here is a short video by Marcel from Sigg Digital with some aerial footage of the terrain near the Bundu Waterpoint and also of the historic Venterskroon buildings near the finish. All courses cover these sections.

This 4-minute video by Helena Pienaar beautifully shows the magic of the Fairy Forest on the farthest side of the Forest Run route where only the 46km runners go. She and her brother joined their folks Martie and JP (at the point where the 46km runners begin their loop) and took the opportunity to hike the loop. Here is her video:

Buffelskloof from Helena Pienaar on Vimeo.

Forest Run 2016

For this year, Forest Run found a new home in the hills, valleys and forests of the Vredefort Dome. Maggi and Marcel from Sigg Digital were back with us to capture the spirit of the event and the beauty of the area. Here are their images in these Forest Run Facebook albums.

Venterskroon Inn: registration and start venue for the three courses:
Around Bundu Camp: location of the first waterpoint
Oudewerf: the runners turn off the dirt road and on to trail
WP4 (only 46km route): photos taken here by the Holzhausen family
Trail to the finish: ‘affectionately’ known as The Scorpion Trail (it’s the sting in the tail)
WP2 (windpomp): I love this valley – a great location for WP2 and only 5km from the end.
Red Donga Trail: This is an actual hiking trail section on Thabela Thabeng’s property.
Heading to WP2: trails leading to the windpomp