MINI ESCAPE ROUTES

Prison Break Mini Escape – The Course

Get ready for a fast, fun and flowing Mini Escape around the beautiful waters of Brandvlei Dam.

Your adventure starts in the water at Brandvlei Dam, with a water start, meaning you'll be standing in the water up to around hip or chest depth when the starting gun goes. From there, you'll swim an anti-clockwise course around two buoys, making a left-shoulder turn around each buoy before heading back towards the shore and into transition.

Then it's onto the bike! You'll exit the transition area and head out onto the road towards Rawsonville on a brand-new bike course for 2026. With the bridge closed this year, we are able to make full use of this section of road, giving you a fantastic new route to race on. Please remember that the road remains open to traffic, so stay alert, keep left and be aware of other road users at all times.

After enjoying the new bike section, you'll make your way back towards the dam and into transition, where you'll swap two wheels for two feet.

And then it's time to run for freedom! 

The final leg is a super-fast, flat 5 km out-and-back run course, giving you the perfect opportunity to put the hammer down and finish your Mini Escape in style.

Below you'll find the Strava route maps for the swim, bike and run, where you can explore each course in detail, including the route profile and elevation. We've also included GPX files for the bike and run courses so you can download them and load them onto your preferred device.

Study the routes, know the course and then get ready to make your escape!