worriesnot Posted October 14, 2021 Share We're off to the Vaal Dam for a family weekend in a few weeks time and I thought of riding from home to the Vaal. Dam, that is. Checking on Google Maps, it's a 130km ride when selecting the "walk/hike" option. Getting out of Jhb will be busy as it starts off on Jan Smuts, but I think it will get better (less busy) when I get to Kliprivier in the souf... Will be doing this on a gravel bike so hoping there are some dirt roads along the way (?) https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Zoo+Lake,+Parkview,+Randburg/-26.9088938,28.1919975/@-26.7975517,28.0961732,63858m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m9!4m8!1m5!1m1!1s0x1e950c878c1ac687:0xe69330146226fd9d!2m2!1d28.0284892!2d-26.1581653!1m0!3e2 Anyone have some routes to share/suggestions? Appreciate any feedback and tips! MudLark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
100Tours Posted October 14, 2021 Share To Deneysville to see the Dam | 116.2 km Road Cycling Route on Strava worriesnot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
100Tours Posted October 14, 2021 Share Getting around the CBD is probably best through Fordsburg (Milpark hospital-Atlas bakery-gas works-fordsburg). Follow the route above to the circus cafe at around 50km, after that there are more gravel options - depends on your final destination worriesnot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
117 Posted October 14, 2021 Share Cut down to Rietvlei zoo, jump the road onto the dirt opposite the entrance and head over to the circus via the top of the breweries. From Circus, go via the back of Suikerbos reserve on the tar for a bit then hit the district dirt to the vaal dam. The DOC group does a ride from the rand waterworks to the pond (about 90km odd) and around 70km of it is on the dirt. I'll have to figure out how to share a trace with you - if I do I'll dm it to you Edited October 14, 2021 by 117 speeeling worriesnot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
117 Posted October 14, 2021 Share Worries, I sent you a DM and a file Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worriesnot Posted October 14, 2021 Share 43 minutes ago, 117 said: Worries, I sent you a DM and a file Thanks bud! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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