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Conters to hoogies and back. Excl trail Z & Q.

Parked at conters then ride through to Hoogies, did the normal loop with Cobra and headed back to Conters to do the normal loop of Supertubes and Die Kloof, ending with Tree Charge and a coffee & bran muffin at the Dairy Shed.

Was bloody warm out there today. Was interesting riding when I last ate at 5pm. Legs weren't anywhere once I'd got back to Contermanskloof. 1e75fd618878a3cd2e8221aeee9df2b5.jpgb0844ee8774989d5b24a76bd1a06b339.jpge9b276c37a8547410cbcfef7b611a378.jpg

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Jinne, I had to ride 170km the other day to get to almost that elevation. Flat here in mielie country. Lekker ride Myles.
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Jinne, I had to ride 170km the other day to get to almost that elevation. Flat here in mielie country. Lekker ride Myles.

Ja dude. You get elevation so easily down here. Also means you're absolutely farked by the time the fun stuff starts. But I need to get better at it.

 

Oh and thanks. Won't lie, I was seriously thinking of not doing the Contermanskloof loop when I got to the crossroads. Glad I did though.

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Ja dude. You get elevation so easily down here. Also means you're absolutely farked by the time the fun stuff starts. But I need to get better at it.

 

Oh and thanks. Won't lie, I was seriously thinking of not doing the Contermanskloof loop when I got to the crossroads. Glad I did though.

The trick is to do conties first, so you do the k@k road climb first. We parked at Hoogekraal today, did contermans and then the hoogies/faircape loop.

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Southern Suburbs to Melkbos & back. (Picture from Kreeftebaai)

 

The bit through Paarden Eiland is now completely deserted on a Sunday morning and the stretch from the Old Castle Brewery to Paarden Riland is so dodgy / deserted / grimy / seedy feeling that I will not ride it again alone. I did not see a single security guard or patrol of any kind, not even at the My City Bus stations. I waited for quite a while for someone to catch up, but nobody did, so I did the much more dangerous (traffic wise) link over the N1 and the Church Street bridge on my way back.

 

It is such a pity, because the rest of the route is absolutely fantastic, with stunning views.

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Southern Suburbs to Melkbos & back. (Picture from Kreeftebaai)

 

The bit through Paarden Eiland is now completely deserted on a Sunday morning and the stretch from the Old Castle Brewery to Paarden Riland is so dodgy / deserted / grimy / seedy feeling that I will not ride it again alone. I did not see a single security guard or patrol of any kind, not even at the My City Bus stations. I waited for quite a while for someone to catch up, but nobody did, so I did the much more dangerous (traffic wise) link over the N1 and the Church Street bridge on my way back.

 

It is such a pity, because the rest of the route is absolutely fantastic, with stunning views.

I have that same problem. I ride road on my own alot, and wont go that route when alone.

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