long regional sand roads

[Henryfeather]

Hi Hubbers

Are there any real long regional sand roads out fourways/east rand or Alberto way?

[Pulse]

Good question, could also do with some dirt roads

[Ramrod]

yip. Also looking for from next year

[Ysterperd]

Bit out of the way but Breedsnek gives you about 70km plus two climbs. Can extend this to over a 100 if you carry on over the tar road after the nek

[Paul Ruinaard]

How long is long? 50kms. 100kms? Are you talking gravel grinder type rides or what sort of rides?  Depends what you are riding though - MTB or CX/Gravel grinder type bikes?

 

You can look on Strava and really get an idea of where all the interconnecting roads are. Once you are out of the city scape you can go for a long way on dirt roads. 

 

For example If you interconnect some of the roads from the back of Broadacres you can do miles out of the back of Lanseria.

 

Google maps is also your friend once overlaid with Strava or Garmin Connect.

 

Be careful of farmers BTW - they have bulls and no sense of humour...

[Plentipotential]

Railway line service roads.

 

Next to every railway line is a road, most of the time a jeep track, used by the railways to service the infrastructure. Find a railway line and you find an empty sand road/jeep track.

 

I used to ride one to Pretoria. Take the R 25 to Bapsfontein. I parked my car at a company and rode the 2 odd K's to the service road.

[dave303e]

Railway line service roads.

 

Next to every railway line is a road, most of the time a jeep track, used by the railways to service the infrastructure. Find a railway line and you find an empty sand road/jeep track.

 

I used to ride one to Pretoria. Take the R 25 to Bapsfontein. I parked my car at a company and rode the 2 odd K's to the service road.

ya between the service road and the district roads in that area you can ride plenty, also head out towards bronkies dam. we have don a fair amount of rides in that area...

[Henryfeather]

Thanks for all the input guys

I will explore some of the options mentioned

It's generally going to be gravel grinding for 100 ks on an ss for more of the time in the sadle (tits)kind of thing

Every second week or so

[Henryfeather]

Thanks for all the input guys

I will explore some of the options mentioned

It's generally going to be gravel grinding for 100 ks on an ss for more of the time in the sadle (tits)kind of thing

Every second week or so

[lechatnoir]

Railway line service roads.

 

Next to every railway line is a road, most of the time a jeep track, used by the railways to service the infrastructure. Find a railway line and you find an empty sand road/jeep track.

 

I used to ride one to Pretoria. Take the R 25 to Bapsfontein. I parked my car at a company and rode the 2 odd K's to the service road.

 

Not too many hills either - trains do hills pretty badly