Guest notmyname Posted January 15, 2016 Share I know it has been a while, but is there still a Hippo roaming about at Heia - used to be on the yellow trail? Wouldn't want to meet him/her on the trails while cycling alone Can of worms. Take cover. Danger Dassie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALLMTB Posted January 15, 2016 Share I know it has been a while, but is there still a Hippo roaming about at Heia - used to be on the yellow trail? Wouldn't want to meet him/her on the trails while cycling alone Edit: Haven't been there in months therefore the questionWe were there this past weekend, apparently there now two hippos, well that's what I was told at reception... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDF Posted January 15, 2016 Share We were there this past weekend, apparently there now two hippos, well that's what I was told at reception... ...JAWS music playing in the background... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocknRolla Posted January 15, 2016 Share There is a rogue hippo in the general cradle area I have heard.I have not encountered said hippo, but being the paranoid fool that I am, I constantly see "evidence" of the hippo activity...although I am sure it's just my imagination. Good for interval training should you encounter it for reals... Edited January 15, 2016 by RocknRolla Bonus and PieterJvR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDF Posted January 15, 2016 Share My son saw a warthog on the Cradle trail on Sunday. I think he got to the end 10 min before we did after the adrenalin kicked in. He shat himself! Pieterlab1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krecek Posted January 15, 2016 Share My son saw a warthog on the Cradle trail on Sunday. I think he got to the end 10 min before we did after the adrenalin kicked in. He shat himself!Hi BDF he's quite big, I 've seen him at the storm water drain near the circle close to Nirox. on that trail too! BDF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonus Posted January 15, 2016 Share There is a rogue hippo in the general cradle area I have heard.I have not encountered said hippo, but being the paranoid fool that I am, I constantly see "evidence" of the hippo activity...although I am sure it's just my imagination. Good for interval training should you encounter it for reals... Dude - you either saw a large pile of poo or you didn't . . . . :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dflip Posted January 15, 2016 Share Afternoon all . To use Hero Adventure facilities that include Trails for mtb , walking , running , swimming ,paddeling and and and (sport activities) . there is a R40-R50 Day pass fee . there is NO extra fee for parking , conservancy , entrance ( and the list goes on ) payable to anyone else . .( and don't let anyone try and tell you otherwise ,leaflets , brochures and and and . added to this if you go to reception or the office at any of the parks and none is there , you will see a Honesty box , this is clearly marked and branded so please pay your Hero usage fee there and not to anyone else . thanks guys and really appreciate the support . L.T.G and Bonus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonus Posted January 15, 2016 Share Afternoon all . To use Hero Adventure facilities that include Trails for mtb , walking , running , swimming ,paddeling and and and (sport activities) . there is a R40-R50 Day pass fee . there is NO extra fee for parking , conservancy , entrance ( and the list goes on ) payable to anyone else . .( and don't let anyone try and tell you otherwise ,leaflets , brochures and and and . added to this if you go to reception or the office at any of the parks and none is there , you will see a Honesty box , this is clearly marked and branded so please pay your Hero usage fee there and not to anyone else . thanks guys and really appreciate the support . Cool. Good luck :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igg Posted January 15, 2016 Share Hi guys, How safe is it to ride this trail alone?Ridden many times alone with no issue. Though try not to do what I did on my last solo outing, as it's pretty damn quiet out there: wiped hard on the red route, completely messed up my left leg and had a very entertaining (read painful) limp/hop/freewheel back to the car with one leg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieterJvR Posted January 15, 2016 Share There is a rogue hippo in the general cradle area I have heard.I have not encountered said hippo, but being the paranoid fool that I am, I constantly see "evidence" of the hippo activity...although I am sure it's just my imagination. Good for interval training should you encounter it for reals...Thanks. Haven't been there in months, but just like you I am a "bit" paranoid and could of sworn I saw evidence of said hippo when I was there the last time.I must say that is the fastest I have done the one section of the trail, perhaps next time I will take a "slower" friend along just to be safe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocknRolla Posted January 15, 2016 Share Dude - you either saw a large pile of poo or you didn't . . . . :-)There in lies the problem.. Hippos dont crap in a pile...they scatter their **** using their tails... Bonus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger Dassie Posted January 16, 2016 Share Unless it's another hippo, that hippo was shot and killed just before a big event at Heia. There was a huge uproar and consequently a bit of history today between the new land owner, the previous land owner and Hero. Tromp and _David_ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Li Mu Bai Posted January 16, 2016 Share Thanks. Haven't been there in months, but just like you I am a "bit" paranoid and could of sworn I saw evidence of said hippo when I was there the last time.I must say that is the fastest I have done the one section of the trail, perhaps next time I will take a "slower" friend along just to be safeDoes strava know? PieterJvR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonus Posted January 16, 2016 Share Unless it's another hippo, that hippo was shot and killed just before a big event at Heia. There was a huge uproar and consequently a bit of history today between the new land owner, the previous land owner and Hero. It is another Hippo (or two possibly) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtbsmurf Posted January 16, 2016 Share Hi BDF he's quite big, I 've seen him at the storm water drain near the circle close to Nirox. on that trail too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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