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Nkwe pleasure resort (near Pretoria) - any on/off road trails nearby?


NotSoBigBen

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Going to be camping at Nkwe this coming weekend and wanted to get in 60k rides Saturday and Sunday. Taking my MonsterCross so on and/or off road is fine.

 

Any tips/routes available? Bike parks/trails nearby?

 

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Big Red Barn and Rosemary Hill are both about 30km's from where you are - I do not know that area, so can not say whether you can cycle to any of these.

Both very nice, but different parks. BRB more fun - imho.

A real little technical playground is Wolwespruit - just off the N1 at Rigel

 

Best weather at the moment!

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As Speeltyd said, closest bike park is Rosemary Hill and there is a route to get there from Nkwe (well it is the only route I know, I am pretty sure there are other more direct routes but this is the only one I rode trying to get some distance in). Sent you a link to my strava ride where I did this route.  

Perhaps one of the guys from the East of Pretoria can help with another route, there are loads of gravel roads in the vicinity that you can ride.  

Just a note - the Nissan Trailseeker race is this Saturday in the area and on parts of Rosemary Hill.

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Saturday you'll have to keep to the South of Lynnwood as the Trailseeker will occupy most of the 'treinspoor' and Rosemary routes.

 

Sunday is fair game.

From Nkwe head out North on the tar.  From there East to the railroad tracks.  Then from there you can go North all the way to Rosemary. 
Will most likely give you a good 70-90km

 

Lots and lots of tracks for Saturday if you head South on the tar road.  Eventually it will turn gravel and you can go zig zag all the way to Garsfontein or Atterbury near Mooikloof area etc. 

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Spinnekop that 'south' option you speak of can you maybe be a little more specific? Out for 30k's and back would be fine ....

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head out of Nkwe gate then turn left on tar road. head past grace land, up the hill, keep going straight , do the Wtf climb ( tier road, ) once on top , go down garsfontein road ( stick to the right , nice single track next to the estates walls) . After Mooikloofs wall there is a dirt road right heading to atterbury road, once on atterbury turn right heading back Nkwe's way, past saal street, past the church, turn left on a sharp down hill, go down that hill and up the climb, turn right towards the vinyards, down that hill and up the climb turn left, 500m and Nkwe will be on your right 

 

should be about 40km

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head out of Nkwe gate then turn left on tar road. head past grace land, up the hill, keep going straight , do the Wtf climb ( tier road, ) once on top , go down garsfontein road ( stick to the right , nice single track next to the estates walls) . After Mooikloofs wall there is a dirt road right heading to atterbury road, once on atterbury turn right heading back Nkwe's way, past saal street, past the church, turn left on a sharp down hill, go down that hill and up the climb, turn right towards the vinyards, down that hill and up the climb turn left, 500m and Nkwe will be on your right 

 

should be about 40km

THIS!  ;)

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THIS!  ;)

 

Thanks guys, decided to take that option, will probably ride till 30k's and then ride back to get my 60k's or so!

 

Will have to print it out and stick it to my top tube, no way I'll remember that  :wacko:

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Excellent job guys! Perfect route for the gravel grinder ..... Bit of everything. Rode out to 30k's then turned back so got in my 60. That cassette hurt just a little but loved it ????

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