St Helena Bay to Paternoster MTB

[PaulieV]

Does anyone know if you can ride through the Groot Paternoster Nature Reserve from St Helena Bay to Paternoster or the other way? I know that the reserve has a jeep track but not sure whether it traverses the full 20km or so?

[Gert van Wyk7]

12 hours ago, PaulieV said:

Does anyone know if you can ride through the Groot Paternoster Nature Reserve from St Helena Bay to Paternoster or the other way? I know that the reserve has a jeep track but not sure whether it traverses the full 20km or so?

Dont know about the Reserve but me and my wife did a bike trip 2 years ago and we cycled along the beach from St Helena to Paternoster, was really beautiful. Enjoy 

[Michael S]

Yes you can ride the jeep track all the way. 

Depending on the condition of the track, it can get very sandy to the point where the low tide beach is better.

Done it numerous times on a fat bike, mountian bike will be okay certainly not with a gravel bike.

Suggest timing it at low tide so you have a bail out option as there are numerous spots where you can go from the road to the beach.

Drop me a pm and ill share a strava route

[PaulieV]

That's very helpful, thank you Michael. I rode a short section yesterday and the track has been graded very recently, so is nice and firm.

I'll try the full route shortly. It must be about 40km there and back?

 

 

[Michael S]

That last 3km bit from the salt mine on the Paternoster side of Groot Paternoster to Paternoster is where you will get the sand with a bit sprinkled on the way there. 

Yeah my loop from Paternoster to the point close to Brittania Bay was 18km, so 40km should be quite close.

[PaulieV]

That's very helpful, thank you Michael

[Michael S]

Here is a loop I did from Paternoster and back, back via the 'road'

https://www.strava.com/activities/3910658260

[ct_rider]

Just now, Michael S said:

Here is a loop I did from Paternoster and back, back via the 'road'

https://www.strava.com/activities/3910658260

Thanks!