Cycling Events
Five mountain bike events offer a variety of terrains, distances, and even modes of racing. We are again offering lap and short course racing, and a Le Mans start in the XCM. There’s sure to be an event you’ll enjoy.
*New for 2025: e-bike categories in all events over 10km!
Race registration does not include festival entry.
*Discounts are available for schools, running clubs, and/or corporate groups of 20 or more people. TZ/KE citizenship will get you discounts on a few of the races as well! For more details, see our registration page.
Enduimet XCM (75km MTB)
Our 2025 Cross-Country Marathon course will be a repeat of last year’s 75-kilometer loop into Enduimet Wildlife Management Area and back, animals aplenty | approximately 1200 meters of climbing | LE MANS start!!! | 2 feed zones on course | this is a race for EXPERIENCED cyclists only, and riders should be self-sufficient with bikes in excellent working condition | we WILL enforce time cutoffs on course in 2025 | e-bikes welcome
Limited to 60 cyclists | Open to ages 16+
$90* (increase to $140 on 14DEC)
06:30 on Saturday 7th February
*TZ / KE citizen pricing: $55 early bird, increase to $105
Elerai XC (33km MTB)
A shortened version of our Enduimet XCM | combination of singletrack and doubletrack roads, with just enough technical to be a "true" MTB experience | 600 meters of climbing | this event is designed for cyclists with good endurance, who want to get out and see the area, but not spend all day on a bike | one feed zone | e-bikes welcome
Limited to 120 cyclists | Open to ages 16+
$45 (increase to $70 on 14DEC)
07:45 on Saturday 7th February
West Kili XCO (18km MTB)
Our version of the Cross-Country Olympic event is 2 laps of 9 kilometers, alternating between West Kilimanjaro Forest single track and Simba Farm property | total climbing 470 meters | no feed zones, but racer’s personal bags available upon completion of the first lap | e-bikes welcome
Limited to 60 cyclists
$30 (increase to $50 on 14DEC)
8:00 on Sunday 8th February
*TZ / KE citizen pricing: $20 early bird, increase to $40
West Kili Mini XCO (9km MTB)
The Mini Cross-Country Olympic event is a single loop of the XCO course | approximately 235 meters climbing over the 9-kilometer loop into West Kilimanjaro Forest | no feed zones | this course is terrific for very determined beginners
Limited to 60 cyclists
$25 (increase to $40 on 14DEC)
14:00 on Saturday 7th February
*TZ / KE citizen pricing: $15 early bird, increase to $30
Simba Farm XCC (4.5km MTB)
The most exciting race of the weekend, our Cross-Country Short Course is 3 high speed laps on a 1.5 kilometer loop entirely within view of the race village | this crowd-pleasing 4.5-kilometer event is designed with children and beginners in mind | this event will be run in heats
Limited to 80 cyclists
$5 (price increases to $10 on 14DEC)
12:30 on Saturday 7th February
Mountain bike rentals are available from two vendors:
Suggested race bike: Titan Drone Elite
Suggested e-bike: Scott Strike 930
All bikes are tubeless and come standard with helmet, spare inner tube, patches, allen key set, and pump.
Visit their Kili Trails Festival event page here.
Bicycle rentals
Bicycle accessories & gear sales
Post-race bicycle washing services
To place your order, visit this page.
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