7 Hour MTB Route

[Roons]

Does anyone have any ideas of a good 7-hour route (low HR-speed) leaving from JHB north?

 

 

 

Ideally with as little tar as possible?

 

 

 

Cheers!

 

 

 

 

[Borriz]

Hey Doons

You can PM me if you like or if these directions are not accurate.

I stay in the Westrand and uses this as starting point.

 

You can park your car at the Zennex garage on your way to Magaliesburg (where Hendrik Potgieter meets the road coming from Sterkfontein towards Hekpoort). You then basically cycle next to the road on dirt all the way down Hekpoort and do Breedts Neck and then come back. The nice thing about this route is the garage at the end of Breedts allows you to refill and prepare for the last 25km going up Hekpoort back to the Zennex garage - total ascent is about 1500m and distance 110km.

 

Alternative route is to park your car at the Sasol garage (the big 4 way stop on the Krugersdorp highway from Pta) this will add a further 20 - 30km to the Zennex loop - nice big dirt shoulder on this road as well to keep you safe from cars.

 

Route 3 is the extension of Breedts neck to loop around Buffelspoort. You do the Breedts ride and carry on till you hit the tar. Turn right and carry on for about 3-4km and turn right on dirt road. Cycle another 3-4km and turn left at BUffelspoort board. This will pop you out on the Rustenburg road. Turn left. About 2km along this road is a Spar to refil and stock up (people sell pancakes there). Then head out for about 6-7km on the tar until you get big Chicken farm on your left. Take the road immediately after this farm and head back to Breedts - this offers a nice long drag climb on uneven dirt/sand road. (You will join up with the tar road you went out on when you exitted Breedts.) You then do Breedts as normal. this route is about 100km with 1400m ascent.

 

Hope this helps - if unsure just pitch up at the garage outside of Breedts from around 6-6h30. There are tons of guys leaving to do this 100km route.

 

Ciao

[Roons]

Perfect - thanks very much - that gives me a few options! Cheers

 

Roons