120Km Road Route in Gauteng

[davevdm]

I'm looking for a road cycling route around Gauteng around 120 Km instead of circling the cradle and of course I'm looking for something cycle friendly

 

Please send

.tcx .gpx and .fit files.

if you have

 

Dave

[kosmonooit]

Try a few loops of Suikerbosrand?

[awesme]

ye, 2 laps round SBR would do that.

 

G

 

Try a few loops of Suikerbosrand?

[Eldron]

ye, 2 laps round SBR would do that.

 

G

 

+1 on SBR - best 60km ride in Jhb.

 

No taxis, no cars, no robots, no flats - just miles and miles of a rolling tar ribbon. Fantastic!

[awesme]

Nice hill area, won't mind them cutting a MTB route or 2 round there.

 

G

 

+1 on SBR - best 60km ride in Jhb.

 

No taxis, no cars, no robots, no flats - just miles and miles of a rolling tar ribbon. Fantastic!

[DTM]

Where is a good place to park and start riding SBR from?

[awesme]

In the visitor parking area...

 

Nice tree/shade and just out of the parking area is the "warm up hill, aka killer of 4km of straight climb".

 

G

 

 

Where is a good place to park and start riding SBR from?

[jcza]

Have a look here - http://app.strava.com/activities/142090477

[Cycleshark]

Take the Sattelite route to Harties and back, and do an extra stretch through the cradle... Works well for me

[jcza]

Or here if you want to see some of Pretoria - http://app.strava.com/activities/131795885

[DTM]

In the visitor parking area...

 

Nice tree/shade and just out of the parking area is the "warm up hill, aka killer of 4km of straight climb".

 

G

Thanks G, I guess I walked into that ... never been there so have no clue.

[awesme]

hehehe

 

and I'm prob a bit cheeky there

 

Pay at gates, go through gate, keep going straight till you get a TJunction, turn left into parking area, Park.

 

Go back how you came in, at the T junction (where you turned left) just past it, to the right you will see a road to the left, going UP ...

 

G

 

Thanks G, I guess I walked into that ... never been there so have no clue.

[rudi-h]

it doesn't exist

 

The cradle and suikerbosrand are the only two safe road routes in JHB. If you ride MTB there are some more options, but not quite if you want to do 4+ hour rides without riding in circles.

 

Many clubs have routes that are longer, but IMO it's not safe with all of these routes having some busy sections and dodgy crossings here and there.

[Falco]

Try a few loops of Suikerbosrand?

never been there so have no clue.

 

Two laps of SBR for someone who has never been there is going to be a baptism of fire.

 

Be prepared for some pain. Serious pain.

[NotSoBigBen]

Two laps of SBR for someone who has never been there is going to be a baptism of fire.

 

Be prepared for some pain. Serious pain.

 

At least after 1 lap one could cop out?

[Falco]

At least after 1 lap one could cop out?

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