scotty Posted December 18, 2013 Share Ditto for Rietvlei, the green route is ideal for beginner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baaisikilist Posted December 18, 2013 Share Question re. Rietvlei I often see ppl park their cars and then exit and cross over the road and go off there. Is there another trail there? Is that the free version? Yup. There are plenty of routes out to Walkerville and surrounds. You can easily put together a couple hundred km out there. Sand roads, jeep and single track through farm lands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nalith Posted December 18, 2013 Share Thanks for all the replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren911 Posted December 18, 2013 Share Should start a thread for group rides from there They are going on a out ride , normally towards Walkerville , normally in a group so rather join up with some guys than go it alone . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjeants Posted December 18, 2013 Share Try the green route at Modderfontein - mainly jeep track and not a lot of elevation. I think it is about 16-18 kms. Maybe this is the next option once you have mastered Rietvlei and your fitness levels are up. If you need directions then PM me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nalith Posted December 18, 2013 Share Try the green route at Modderfontein - mainly jeep track and not a lot of elevation. I think it is about 16-18 kms. Maybe this is the next option once you have mastered Rietvlei and your fitness levels are up. If you need directions then PM me Thanks, I will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTBc Posted December 18, 2013 Share +1 on the spruit to start. The river route at VG ain't too bad either, though not as flat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awesme Posted December 18, 2013 Share We all call it Rietvlei, It WAS officially/previously called the Vlei Cycle Park But was recently renamed to Rietvlei Cycle Park G They are the same place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baaisikilist Posted December 18, 2013 Share We all call it Rietvlei, It WAS officially/previously called the Vlei Cycle Park But was recently renamed to Rietvlei Cycle Park G So yup, same place... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awesme Posted December 18, 2013 Share Ye ye, never argued, just listed the cane, so that if others wondered/noticed the different name. G So yup, same place... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uni Posted December 18, 2013 Share Try the green route at Modderfontein - mainly jeep track and not a lot of elevation. I think it is about 16-18 kms. Maybe this is the next option once you have mastered Rietvlei and your fitness levels are up. If you need directions then PM me Question - I find Rietvlei a lot harder than modders - Rietvlei has some tight cornering and some of those rocky bits are hectic for me, often end up having to get off or connecting a tree. Is it purely a distance thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awesme Posted December 18, 2013 Share Just ride moreIt gets easierAnd where you walk today, plan to try and ride tomorrow,G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uni Posted December 18, 2013 Share YeahJust ride moreIt gets easierAnd where you walk today, plan to try and ride tomorrow,G I get that, just wondering why Rietvlei is considered easier - if I understood correctly I shaved another 40mins off my modders green trail time today - very chuffed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeeKooigaap Posted December 18, 2013 Share Yeah I get that, just wondering why Rietvlei is considered easier - if I understood correctly I shaved another 40mins off my modders green trail time today - very chuffed40 mins!!!!!, nice, well done!!, wish I could get through yellow 40 mins faster...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awesme Posted December 18, 2013 Share hmm, ok, ye sorry. cheap chirp by me agree, Rietvlei Green can probably be a bit technical at spots for a real beginner. guess the riding can be divided in 2 types, parks where is just long long distance of grail road, jeep track, single track of various inclines etc, these are normally the longer distances, would label northern farm, and probably Modderfontein under these.and thenthe shorter more technical MTB parks, here I'd list Van Gaalen, Rietvlei & Thaba. with either Rietvlei and Thaba being just lots of up and down if you stay on the Green, or serious technical if you add the blue bits. If you're fit, and just want distance and up and down, also look at Thaba Green, (I'd say other than the little piece at Firestation and then the real last bit just before you get to the fence at Aspen it's nothing technical). G Yeah I get that, just wondering why Rietvlei is considered easier - if I understood correctly I shaved another 40mins off my modders green trail time today - very chuffed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeboy69 Posted December 18, 2013 Share Groenkloof is a good option as well. It doesn't have marked trails by colour but you can easily do 15km on jeep track without any single track. So no technical stuff and a few decent hills to challenge you (if you want to tackle them). Also a lot of single track available that isn't very tough, give it a try! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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