Adventure 3/10: 9-27 April 2010 - R8 925
17 Day Circumnavigation
NO SUPPORT VEHICLE
Sleep at pre-booked D,B&B and Self Catering accommodation
| Fri 9 Apr |
Drive to Clarens. Prepare for the adventure. |
Registration |
| Sat 10 Apr |
Clarens to Witsieshoek |
104km |
2050m |
| Sun 11 Apr |
Witsieshoek to Champagne Castle area |
108km |
1950m |
| Mon 12 Apr |
Champagne Castle to Kamberg area |
66km |
1600m |
| Tue 13 Apr |
Kamberg to Underberg |
93km |
1800m |
| Wed 14 Apr |
Underberg to Lake St Bernard |
75km |
1430m |
| Thu 15 Apr |
Lake St Bernard to Matatiele |
63km |
1200m |
| Fri 16 Apr |
Matatiele to Malekgolonjane |
60km |
~1000m |
| Sat 17 Apr |
Malekgolonjane to Vuvu |
76km |
1780m |
| Sun 18 Apr |
Vuvu to Reedsdel |
75km |
2350m |
| Mon 19 Apr |
Reedsdel to Mayaputi |
90km |
1320m |
| Tue 20 Apr |
Mayaputi to Highlands |
82km |
1200m |
| Wed 21 Apr |
Highlands to Weppener |
54km |
1090m |
| Thu 22 Apr |
Weppener to DonDon |
76km |
1006m |
| Fri 23 Apr |
DonDon to Ladybrand |
63km |
900m |
| Sat 24 Apr |
Ladybrand to Ficksburg |
94km |
1062m |
| Sun 25 Apr |
Ficksburg to Fouriesburg area |
80km |
1120m |
| Mon 26 Apr |
Fouriesburg to Clarens |
66km |
~1000m |
| Mon 26 Apr |
Partytime |
Evening |
| Tue 27 Apr |
Time to start planning your next adventure |
and go home:-( |
Basic Inventory - Adventure - UNSUPPORTED
Fitness: The better prepared the higher the enjoyment value.
Bicycle: The terrain is unforgiving. Make sure it will not let you down. Speak to me.
Lots of: Sense of humour, sense of adventure.
Weight: The less of this you pack the better for your butt as well as the time you spend crawling
uphill.
Clothes: Do not over pack, but remember that it
can get very cold everywhere on this route - even
in summer. Names like Clarence, Underberg,
Rhodes, Ficksburg, ... are associated in my mind
with cold. You will pass the only ski resort in South
Africa - be warned!
Spares: You will be riding over some very lose
rocky sections. It is advisable to start with top
quality tubeless tyres, take a spare tyre and
tubeless kit and 2 spare tubes.
Food: Although Dinner, Bed & Breakfast options
are available at most overnight stops, there will be
the odd stop that will be fully self catering. As this
route evolves there will be more specific ideas as
to where the best places will be to buy supplies
for self catering, but for now make sure you carry
a days worth of dried supplies.
So what are you waiting for?
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