Durban SPAR Women’s 10/5km Challenge: Plan your route

With 12,500 participants, along with thousands of supporters, heading into Durban for this year’sSPAR Women’s Challenge on Sunday, June 28, organisers are urging all entrants to plan their travel arrangements and parking well in advance.

Thousands of participants will take to the streets for the 36th running of South Africa’s most beautiful race, with the routes taking participants around the Hollywoodbets Kings Park Stadium precinct and along the beachfront.

The route is a fast and flat ‘out-and-back’ course starting under the shadow of the Stadium, on Masabalala Yengwa Avenue and finishing on the outer fields of this iconic Durban landmark.

The following road closures that will affect access into the area. The 10km race starts at 8am and the 5km at 9am on Masabalala Yengwa Avenue, outside Hollywoodbets Kings Park Stadium outer fields.

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Road closures for Sunday, June 28

From 2am:

• Snell Parade between Athlone Drive and the VIP entrance to Suncoast Casino.
• Battery Beach Road between Snell Parade and Masabalala Yengwa Avenue.
• Masabalala Yengwa Avenue between Smiso Nkwanyana Road and Isaiah Ntshangase Road.
• The southbound lane of Masabalala Yengwa Avenue between Smiso Nkwanyana Road and KE Masinga Road.
• Kingsmead Way and Eden Gardens Crescent.

From 4am:

• KE Masinga Road (the two left lanes) between Eden Gardens Crescent and Masabalala Yengwa Avenue.
• Masabalala Yengwa Avenue between Argyle Road and Smiso Nkwanyana Road
• Somtseu Road at Masabalala Yengwa Avenue

From 6am:

• The westbound lane of Athlone Drive between Snell Parade and Masabalala Yengwa Avenue
• The off-ramp from the M4 (Ruth First Highway) to Athlone Drive (in both directions)

Road openings:

Roads will be opened as soon as possible after the last competitor has left that portion of the route and the cleaning team has ensured that there is no litter.

Most roads will be reopened by 11:30am.

Free event parking:

Access to the Parking on Hollywoodbets Kings Park fields KP3 and KP4 will be via Smiso Nkwanyana Road into Jacko Jackson Drive. Note – once this area is full, access will be limited to emergency and official vehicles only.

Access to Hollywoodbets Kings Park Stadium fields KP9 and KP10 will be via Umgeni Road to Isaiah Ntshangase Road and through the Virgin Active Parking area onto the fields. Parking on these fields is free.

10km route:

• The start is in Masabalala Yengwa Avenue, on the northbound carriageway.
• North of Jacko Jackson Drive, proceeding north, crossing onto the southbound carriageway at Simiso Nkwanyana intersection.
• Turn right onto Athlone Drive towards the ocean.
• Turn right onto Snell Parade using the shortest route towards Suncoast Casino and Entertainment World.
• Turn right onto Battery Beach Road, moving across to the westbound lane.
• Turn left onto Masabalala Yengwa Avenue using the ocean-side lane on the southbound carriageway.
• Turn left onto Kingsmead Way using the slip lane.
• Turn right onto Eden Gardens Crescent (counter clockwise at the circle).
• Turn right onto KE Masinga Avenue (contra-flow).
• Turn right onto Masabalala Yengwa Avenue, moving to the inland lane of the southbound carriageway.
• At Battery Beach Road intersection, cross onto the northbound carriageway of Masabalala Yengwa Avenue.
• Turn left onto the Kings Park Stadium outer fields (using gate F adjacent to the Kings Park Archery Club).
• Turn left onto the outer fields with the finish on the field towards the South.

5km route:

• The start is in Masabalala Yengwa Avenue, on the South bound carriageway north of Jacko Jackson Drive, proceeding north.
• Turn right onto Athlone Drive towards the ocean.
• Turn right onto Snell Parade using the shortest route towards Suncoast Casino and Entertainment World.
• Turn right onto Battery Beach Road.
• Turn right onto the northbound carriageway of Masabalala Yengwa Avenue.
• Turn left onto the Kings Park Stadium outer fields (using Gate F adjacent to the Kings Park Archery Club).
• Turn left onto the outer fields with the finish on the field towards the South.