INTERCONTINENTAL

Intercontinental.

Eurafrica is the dream of uniting the two shores of the Strait of Gibraltar. To tell the story of this historic, remote and unique place through a mountain race in stages. Our aim is to link the cultures and nature of this territory through sport.

It has been ten years since Eurafrica Trail started, and after nine editions, we keep intact the illusion and commitment to visit and make known the villages, mountains and trails of the Strait.

In 2025 we will have as main novelties the incorporation for the first time of a semi-night stage, in the Malaga stage of Estación de Gaucín. A new half marathon, which will also be a new route and will undoubtedly be a strategic point of the event as a whole. In addition, we will invest in improving the services for the participants, maintaining the 4-star hotel of Marina Smir as Camp Africa, and new ideas, such as the Hospitality in the Camps, where we will carry out all kinds of activities, as well as having a physiotherapy service for recovery after stages 2 and 4.

The race will start with the delivery of welcome packs in Tarifa (Cádiz), on Thursday 30th October, from where we will move in the early afternoon towards Gibraltar, for the celebration of the first stage, the Gibraltar Vertical Race, 5K and 500mD+, as well as celebrating the opening ceremony in the beautiful St. Michael´s Cave.

On Friday 31st October, we will enjoy the village of Estación de Gaucín, in the municipality of Cortes de la Frontera (Málaga), where a new distance (21kms) and timetable (semi-night) awaits us, between the natural parks of Grazalema and Alcornocales, between the stone and the forests, with trails along the river Guadiario, climbs and stretches along the traditional cork extraction routes, a traditional industry in the area.

On Saturday 1st November a beautiful half marathon through the Mediterranean forests of the Alcornocales de Algeciras Natural Park (Cádiz) awaits us, enjoying its technical trails, its fast tracks and the breathtaking views of the Strait of Gibraltar. 21K and 1,100mD+ for this third stage in Cadiz.

From there, we will depart to Tarifa, where we will take the ferry that will take us to the African continent, arriving first to the port of Tangier, and from there, we will take the bus to Camp Africa, in M’Diq.

On Sunday 2nd November we will return to the small kabila of the Moroccan Rif of Belwazen, where we will celebrate a spectacular and explosive stage, in the mountains of Fasml Jaar, between small villages, valleys and ploughed fields, with the peak of Jbel Abyad (Monte Blanco) as the summit of the stage and viewpoint of the whole Strait of Gibraltar. A beautiful half marathon between the mountains and small villages of the Rif mountain range, with 21 kilometres and 1650m of positive height gain.

On Monday 3rd November we will enjoy a spectacular and explosive short stage, along the coast and the mountains of M’Diq – Fnideq, between Tetouan and Tangier. A grand finale with 13.5 km and 600mD+ to end this edition of Eurafrica 2025.

That Monday afternoon, we will return to travel the 14 km of the Strait on the return ferry between Tangier and Tarifa, to put an end to this great adventure of five days, three cultures and two continents.

Isn’t it an exciting journey? A week of living together, cultures and races, in the Strait of Gibraltar.