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Breedts Nek - condition ?


Milosh

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Hi Guys

 

Looking at riding Breedts nek this coming weekend , and looking for info on condition particularly the far side down to the farm stall.

 

BTW - The stall was closed on visit to mountain sanctuary on 13/01/2019 , Locked up and benches also gone so looks long term.

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Hi Milosh

 

I'm wondering if Breedtsnek was ever in great condition?!  :D

 

Haven't ridden it in a few months, but its a pretty robust road. Far side of summer rains though, so I'd watch out for sudden wash-away's.

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We drove over it on the 5th, it is bad but not unrideable, we went over in a 2x4 ranger fairly easily, that being said there has been big rain since then..

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Hi Milosh

 

I'm wondering if Breedtsnek was ever in great condition?! :D

 

Haven't ridden it in a few months, but its a pretty robust road. Far side of summer rains though, so I'd watch out for sudden wash-away's.

some years I ago I took my 4x4 up the Sani pass thinking it would be an adventure....meanwhile it turned out going over Breedts to visit friends was a lot more of a challenge!
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Probably boring as hell, as always...

 

Do you ride the area often?

 

I did Magalies Monster in 2018, and would like to know how much of those tracks are accessible? I might tackle Breedsnek, and then head along the tar road towards ATKV Buffelspoort and try find the single-track that runs along that road?

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Do you ride the area often?

 

I did Magalies Monster in 2018, and would like to know how much of those tracks are accessible? I might tackle Breedsnek, and then head along the tar road towards ATKV Buffelspoort and try find the single-track that runs along that road?

 

I have ridden Breedt's a couple of times, and done the monster twice.

 

Off of Breedt's Nek road, to the left and right, is private property.

There are some signs up indicating as such(not brand spanking new, but they are there.)

On the one side is Mountain sanctuary park, and on the opposite side is privately owned camping grounds and nature reserve.

 

I would not advise doing the single tracks as this is on private property. There are some farmers in the general area that are not too happy with trespassing, even "by accident" There have been incidents where guns were pulled, and shots fired. You may also jeopardize future events, and land accessibility.

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are there any safety/security issues on Breedts? if I recall correctly a few years back there were a reports of drivers been aggressive to the riders and a couple of bikejacking incidents...

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Keep left, pass right.

As with the rest of the roads in SA, general courtesy and adherence to the rules go a long way.

 

Never felt unsafe, except that time the trailrunners was passing me going up the back of the climb, thought the celestial bike gods will descend upon me to revoke my bicycle, and me calling myself a cyclist.

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Keep left, pass right.

As with the rest of the roads in SA, general courtesy and adherence to the rules go a long way.

 

Never felt unsafe, except that time the trailrunners was passing me going up the back of the climb, thought the celestial bike gods will descend upon me to revoke my bicycle, and me calling myself a cyclist.

 

5th of Jan by any chance?

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Nope, was around May 2017 

 

We ran past a father and son cycling up there on the 5th hence I asked, for consolidation it was a case of lets put in a 20min effort and see if they will reply, it hurt...

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are there any safety/security issues on Breedts? if I recall correctly a few years back there were a reports of drivers been aggressive to the riders and a couple of bikejacking incidents...

 

Breedt's is pretty much undriveable, so you don't see many people once you're on the climb. That being said, it's a lot busier than you would think. I've done Breedt's in mid-winter, and drizzle, and have always had fellow cyclists meet along the way. 

 

I come from the farm stall side, and come down into Hekpoort - I think Hekpoort is definitely the busier of the two, but also more built up. 

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It think its busier in winter, when I ride it..............the summer rain creates havoc and makes some sections difficult, especially the climb and descent

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It think its busier in winter, when I ride it..............the summer rain creates havoc and makes some sections difficult, especially the climb and descent

 

As long as it's only the climb and descent that are difficult.  :whistling:

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