One village.
Every road.
Run or walk the official Riebeek-Kasteel route whenever it suits you. Follow the GPX, discover the village one street at a time, and earn your place on the Run The Village Roll of Honour.
Not a race. A route to complete.
The objective is simple: complete the official route covering the included public roads of Riebeek-Kasteel — not just a set distance. There's no fixed event date, no starting gun and no cut-off time. You choose the day, the pace, and whether you run or walk.
Complete the village, not a distance
Every road on the route counts. It's about covering ground and discovering Riebeek-Kasteel street by street, not chasing a finish-line clock.
Any day, any pace
There's no event date. Choose a morning, an afternoon, or split it across a weekend — whatever suits your schedule and fitness.
Run it or walk it
Runners and walkers are equally welcome. Your GPS activity is what counts, not your speed.
Self-guided and unsupported
There are no marshals or water points. You navigate the route yourself using the official GPX file on your device of choice.
Four steps. Your own schedule.
Download
Download the official GPX and load it onto a compatible watch or navigation app.
Complete
Run or walk the route on a day and at a time that suits you.
Record
Track the activity using Strava, Garmin, COROS, Suunto or another GPS platform.
Submit
Submit the activity link and completion details for verification.
Riebeek-Kasteel
Riebeek-Kasteel Route (Draft v0.4)
The working draft starts and finishes at Voortrekker Park and covers 12.99 km of Riebeek-Kasteel's public roads — 10.54 km of unique streets. It still needs to be run/walked and field-verified before it becomes the official route.
View Interactive Map Notify me when it's official →One village at a time.
Run The Village is the first chapter of a growing collection of self-guided village challenges across the Western Cape. Explore what's live now and what's coming next.
The Roll of Honour
Every finisher earns their place in the Run The Village Roll of Honour. There are two ways to complete the challenge.
Full Route Finisher
Completed the entire official route in one continuous GPS activity.
Every Road Explorer
Completed the full route across multiple GPS activities, at your own pace.