Constantia Greenbelt Trail news and updates

[dirtypot]

Can also get to it from Constantia Main Road a few hundred meters before the circle at the Nek.  You often see cars parked there - on your right if you're driving up.

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

So essentially above the bus stop at the official trail head?

[Shebeen]

Can also get to it from Constantia Main Road a few hundred meters before the circle at the Nek. You often see cars parked there - on your right if you're driving up.

Yes that's right. Was thinking constantia nek but said southern cross. Going up, when all the fensie wine estates are in your left, die hel will be on your right.

[Lefty V]

So essentially above the bus stop at the official trail head?

No, below the trail head- couple of hundred m further down Southern Cross.

[splat]

triangle of land where southern cross drive meets Rhodes drive.

 

Really wild, not a long ride.

http://www.pedalpower.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/greenbelts-map3.jpg

[Headshot]

Die Hel is a lovely traverse between Constantia Road and Southern cross. Why it was left out of trails that were opened is we will never know. They have recently cleared the sides making it much wider (i.e e a jeep track  again) and fixed all the water erosion - by hacking stacks of earth out of the slope side embankment ( not too sure about this as it looks like a recipe for more erosion) So far no sign of much needed drainage and/or water bars either. 

[Bicyclegear]

De Hel is a gem, but let us try stay out of it for now...

[Shebeen]

De Hel is a gem, but let us try stay out of it for now...

damnit, it's become too well known. guys the devil lives there, proceed with caution.

[DJR]

Yes, I also get the idea that the Greenbelts are a work in progress and that if the experiment of opening it to cycling works well enough and cause little trouble, we might well be looking forward to more of it in the future. Logic tells me that if there is no conflict where bikes are allowed together with walkers and horses, there should be no objection if we later ask for all of it to be opened. Stuff it up now by behaving like knobheads and we may well stuff it up later when we want more routes opened. (My 2c.)

[Bloukrans]

Yes, I also get the idea that the Greenbelts are a work in progress and that if the experiment of opening it to cycling works well enough and cause little trouble, we might well be looking forward to more of it in the future. Logic tells me that if there is no conflict where bikes are allowed together with walkers and horses, there should be no objection if we later ask for all of it to be opened. Stuff it up now by behaving like knobheads and we may well stuff it up later when we want more routes opened. (My 2c.)

Unless if we ride it now, they might realise they forgot to include Die Hel on the map  

 

(just kidding!)

[dirtypot]

Unless if we ride it now, they might realise they forgot to include Die Hel on the map  

 

(just kidding!)

 

Let's apply this logic everywhere!   

[bikebloke]

So I will begin by saying im NOT a mountainbiker ,I am an out and proud ROADIE !

 

BUT ......

 

today I rode the greenbelt trail for the first time ever

(as I kinda live right on it )

 

and it is really cool to have such a nice set of trails on dirt (mostly)

right on our doorstep !

since tokai has been closed I never really bothered with mtb riding

as they are not for taking on tar..

 

but I think ill have to go for a dirt ride more often now

 

An observation however I didn't get lost going up but did turn the wrong way at

peddlars coming down as there is a confusing green cycling sign opposite indicating a right turn and I ended up on strawberry lane (maybe im just too used to following the tar !(theres a little connecting lane further down strawberry lane back onto the trail so I didn't turn back )

 

A shout out to everyone who made this trail happen and a caution to us all ..

lets behave and be considerate to other users

because we are really lucky to have this route right here ,lets not mess it up !

 

(although the urge to tear it up in places is very strong

[Pure Savage]

So I will begin by saying im NOT a mountainbiker ,I am an out and proud ROADIE !

 

BUT ......

 

today I rode the greenbelt trail for the first time ever

(as I kinda live right on it )

 

and it is really cool to have such a nice set of trails on dirt (mostly)

right on our doorstep !

since tokai has been closed I never really bothered with mtb riding

as they are not for taking on tar..

 

but I think ill have to go for a dirt ride more often now

 

An observation however I didn't get lost going up but did turn the wrong way at

peddlars coming down as there is a confusing green cycling sign opposite indicating a right turn and I ended up on strawberry lane (maybe im just too used to following the tar !(theres a little connecting lane further down strawberry lane back onto the trail so I didn't turn back )

 

A shout out to everyone who made this trail happen and a caution to us all ..

lets behave and be considerate to other users

because we are really lucky to have this route right here ,lets not mess it up !

 

(although the urge to tear it up in places is very strong

 

As proven, you can do the trail on a road bike

[bikebloke]

As proven, you can do the trail on a road bike

yeah my derosa 888 with 25mm carbon clinchers

 

but seriously I have a mtb I just hide it under a bushel

[Pure Savage]

yeah my derosa 888 with 25mm carbon clinchers

 

but seriously I have a mtb I just hide it under a bushel

 

If you do use the derosa, just let the 25mm down a touch and get a buddy to follow you with a gopro, thats what mine did when we went to the block house on gravel bikes.

[dirtypot]

An observation however I didn't get lost going up but did turn the wrong way at

peddlars coming down as there is a confusing green cycling sign opposite indicating a right turn and I ended up on strawberry lane (maybe im just too used to following the tar !(theres a little connecting lane further down strawberry lane back onto the trail so I didn't turn back )

 

That's because you're theoretically meant to turn right there to make use of the pedestrian crossing in front of the school to get to the other side of the road.  If you crossed the road while turning right then you would get lost!