Karbonkelberg hout bay

[Bspoke]

Anyone ridden up the Karbonkelberg mountain behind Hangberg in recent times.

Used to be a good hour ride to the top overlooking dungeons surf break.

unfortunately was badly eroded the last time we tried a couple of years ago .

Be interested to hear your comments 

[Zebra]

Anyone ridden up the Karbonkelberg mountain behind Hangberg in recent times.

Used to be a good hour ride to the top overlooking dungeons surf break.

unfortunately was badly eroded the last time we tried a couple of years ago .

Be interested to hear your comments

 

Have not ridden it before, though I know a few who have, some years back...

I would take particular care to not ride alone, and take precautions...

Safety may be an issue.

Cheers

Chris

[porqui]

Anyone riding Rocket Road above Sandy Bay. Want to ride it but concerned about safety.

 

Would be keen to ride Karbonkelberg in a largish group.

[DieselnDust]

I  haven't ridden Karbonkel berg in over 10years!! 

Safety became a problem about 8 years ago though. Not sure what its like now

[tubed]

Karbonkelberg from Harbour/ Hangberg suburb I reckon would have rivalled the Mast for a climb and bomb down, used to do it back in the day, then Sanparks decided to abandon the track and turned it into a hiking/ running route by constructing rock gutters across the path to stop erosion - they made the downhill run interesting. I think some of the running events then contributed to keeping the path maintained for a while - a month before the HB Trail Challenge it would get a haircut. Then a minority of the locals decided that robbing tourists, hikers and trail runners was a good idea. So that put an end to watching a Dungeons session from the saddle (probably one of the most spectacular natural amphitheaters to watch some crazy surfing) and an end to rides up to the old radar station. So sad.

 

Nowadays it is used by big running groups or by UTCT with security and buy-in from the community on that day. I wouldn't recommend you go in a small group. You could contact Brent from the Harbour community who qualifies as a local guide - he will ensure your safety.

 

PS: as an interesting aside, the old radar station at the top of Karbonkelberg used to be used a 2-way radio communication station in early Argus Tours as it offers coverage of most of the peninsula, so on race days a 4x4 was sent up to act as a radio relay across the route, that was probably one of the last vehicles to go up there before cellphones became a thing. 

[Bspoke]

Thks everyone for your comments ;

I concur ,used to be a great summer evening ride ;after work .

Unfortunately the "detritus" has mounted in the area .

Should anyone be interested let me know .0834471179 

Hout bay resident