Oak Valley to Botrivier

[Alpine Sports Coaching]

Does anyone know of a route that I can start at Oak Valley do a loop to Botrivier and back. If so could you please share?

 

Thanks

[Velouria]

Turn left out the gate of Oak Valley, turn left, and then left again onto the N2. Proceed to left turn at BotRivier. To get back, follow directions in reverse, making right turns instead of left turns.

[Alpine Sports Coaching]

Yes now the off road version?

[Curlygirl]

"A witty saying proves nothing."

[4u2nv]

From oak valley you can go on to the n2. From the gate of paul cluver there is a singletrack section taking you to thandi. From there you can go into libanon across the road, or go on the N@ 1 km past the houwhoek turnoff, in the dip on your left there is a left turnoff. Take it and 200m down the road you can turn right onto a gravel road. This will follow the railroad track till you exit at botriver. Great jeeptrack/farm road with good views and bloddy fast downhill all the way to botriver. From there make it interesting.. go all the way to the kleinmond turnoff, turn right, go up the mountain, down libanon and back to the N2. I will try and get a google image from my garmin.

[Velouria]

Yes now the off road version?

There is so much private land that you'll have to cross - I don't think it is a good idea discussing such things on a public forum. Get permission from the various farms, and Cape Nature. Trespassing will just ruin it for the rest of us.

[4u2nv]

[kandui]

Rather start from Oak Lane Cottages. From Oak Valley you would need to cross Paul Cluver which you need permission for.

Ride the Lebanon (from Oak Lane Cottages) route and when you get to the section running on the old tar road adjacent to the N2, don't turn left back into the forest, but keep going straight and turn right to get to the N2. Cross over and go about 200m up the hill and turn right into Thandi. Pass the front of the farm stall ,keeping it on your right and then take a right up the dirt road through the orchards. Right at the end you reach a T-junction at the railway line. Turn left , pass through the worker's village and turn right up a slight hill. Here you join a short stretch of tar road (farm,not public) and at the cemetery go right (away from the farm house. Keep the dam on your left and follow this dirt road all the way to Lebanon Village.

I did not carry on towards Houw Hoek from here, but went up the Groenlandberg. I am sure you will get to Houw Hoek and on to Bot River from here. Ask a resident in the village for directions to be sure, they see mountain bikers all the time.

Anybody out there got a decent route from Oak Lane to Hermanus?

[Alpine Sports Coaching]

Rather start from Oak Lane Cottages. From Oak Valley you would need to cross Paul Cluver which you need permission for.

Ride the Lebanon (from Oak Lane Cottages) route and when you get to the section running on the old tar road adjacent to the N2, don't turn left back into the forest, but keep going straight and turn right to get to the N2. Cross over and go about 200m up the hill and turn right into Thandi. Pass the front of the farm stall ,keeping it on your right and then take a right up the dirt road through the orchards. Right at the end you reach a T-junction at the railway line. Turn left , pass through the worker's village and turn right up a slight hill. Here you join a short stretch of tar road (farm,not public) and at the cemetery go right (away from the farm house. Keep the dam on your left and follow this dirt road all the way to Lebanon Village.

I did not carry on towards Houw Hoek from here, but went up the Groenlandberg. I am sure you will get to Houw Hoek and on to Bot River from here. Ask a resident in the village for directions to be sure, they see mountain bikers all the time.

Anybody out there got a decent route from Oak Lane to Hermanus?

 

Thanks alot. Do you maybe have the garmin file for this?

[kandui]

Sorry, i don't have a Garmin.I got myself a map from the Land Surveyors Office (really detailed with every little track and hiking trail marked,cost R11 for 1:50000) and marked out a route.

I spoke to the guys from Hermanus Cylces earlier and got another suggestion which will work for you too. I may ride from Grabouw to Hermanus tomorrow and he described a gravel road parallel to the N2 for most of the way to Houw Hoek Inn. Once there you enter the Railway reserve and get on to the track which follows the course of the railway down into Bot River. I will most likely take this route and then head across to the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley.It will probably be a bit of trial and error, but why not take the Hermanus Cycles number along and give them a call if you need directions. 028 3132052.

[kandui]

Hi. Did the ride from Oak Lane Cottages to Hermanus this morning. Getting to the top of the pass down to Bot River is a bit tricky, but you can basically follow the remains of the old N2 in places.

Stick on the right hand side of the N2 until you get the turn off to the Quad Biking. Cross there and you will find the old road again. I was told to head up to the Moto Cross track here, but chose not to. The tricky part is to get to the dirt road leading down the pass after Houw Hoek Inn. There is no path past the Inn so i rode on the railway tracks. Not ideal, but perhaps there is a path higher up from the MC track. Let me know when you attempt this.

[Alpine Sports Coaching]

Wow thanks alot man. Will give it a go and let you know.

[Alpine Sports Coaching]

How many Km's is the ride?

[kandui]

To the Sandbaai intersection is 50km, 3 hours.Took the Karwyderskraal Road until I hit the Hemel-en-Aarde Rd. Little bit of single track towards the end (Jan se Pad).

Rode a bit more to the Fernkloof Nature Reserve and back to Sandbaai to make the ride 75km. I guess to Bot River Village was about 15-18km. Riding back up the hill is not tough, easy gradient. Actually drove back home up the dirt road to show my wife.

[Alpine Sports Coaching]

Thanks again.