Waterval Boven from Pretoria

[DCJ]

G'day hubbers

 

My brother in law/cycling partner and I are planning on bike packing from Pretoria to Waterval Boven come December. This will be our first multi-day/packing experience, and we are looking for any advice that we can get. If anyone has done a similar ride, or part of the ride, we would REALLY appreciate any route advice and tips!

The guestimation is that it will be about a 320 km trip, probably over 3 or so days, done one a MTB. The fewer tar roads the better is the general idea.

Thanks in advance! 

[Christie]

Have a look here:

http://www.tourdekrans.co.za/Route

 

I think you can follow/modify around their days 1&2, then do your own day 3, looks like 50km distance for 3.

[DCJ]

Have a look here:

http://www.tourdekrans.co.za/Route

 

I think you can follow/modify around their days 1&2, then do your own day 3, looks like 50km distance for 3.

Thanks, that is a great idea! Did you do the tour? If so would you be willing to share any gpx files (or a link to Strava to get them)? Unfortunately the routes on the website are images, and I can't actually download the gpx.

[Christie]

No, I did not ride it - too far away from Capetown, perhaps one day. A rider who was in the neighboring tentmet on a stage rode it.

[100Tours]

Are you finishing in Boven itself, or somewhere nearby? I might have some ideas on what Dullstroom-Boven looks like

[100Tours]

Here you go

 

https://www.strava.com/routes/15013989

https://www.strava.com/routes/15014050

https://www.strava.com/routes/15014177

[Christie]

Adventure ????

[DCJ]

Are you finishing in Boven itself, or somewhere nearby? I might have some ideas on what Dullstroom-Boven looks like

Somewhere nearby, but literary 2km away. Thanks for the routes though, they look interesting. Like the fact that it is a bit further from the N4 than our original planned route.

[100Tours]

Somewhere nearby, but literary 2km away. Thanks for the routes though, they look interesting. Like the fact that it is a bit further from the N4 than our original planned route.

 

Cool. i have a plan in my head to ride Dullstroom-Ngodwana-Kaapschehoop . Good forestry roads all the way there, and Kaapschehoop has just an endless amount of riding - almost 1000km of mapped roads.

[100Tours]

Somewhere nearby, but literary 2km away. Thanks for the routes though, they look interesting. Like the fact that it is a bit further from the N4 than our original planned route.

 

I have kayaked the wilge river from bronkhorstspruit to the olifants confluence and through the gorge - this is much more interesting territory than following the N4 (although on a bike you're likely to have less waterfalls and crocodiles to deal with)  

[Kranswurm]

I have kayaked the wilge river from bronkhorstspruit to the olifants confluence and through the gorge - this is much more interesting territory than following the N4 (although on a bike you're likely to have less waterfalls and crocodiles to deal with)  

We used to paddle the Olifants but it was not exactly overflowing with water..

[GrahamS2]

Fairly well documented route, as the Cullinan to Tonteldoos route follows it. Then it's just Tonteldoos to Dullstroom, and Dullies to Boven, all on dirt.

[100Tours]

While we are on the topic there is an old oxwagon route from Kaapschehoop down the escarpment to Barberton. I've got no idea how you would get back

 

https://www.strava.com/routes/15085359