Dress up and tackle the Muratie Forest trail for the Halloween Forest Night Run by Dirtopia Trail Centre at Muratie Wine Estate near Stellenbosch this Saturday (29 October).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The event offers two timed or untimed distances: a 5 km (for children and walkers) and a 10 km that will circle a bit further in the enchanted forest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Halloween Forest Night Run has been taking place since 2013, with the event allowing runners to experience Muratie\u2019s singletrack in the dark and test the nerves with a workout on contour trails, while dodging the ghosts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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