Author Topic: TSAT (Trans South Africa Trail) (Read 41891 times)

katana · « **Reply #40 on:** April 05, 2020, 10:33:01 pm »

Interested

Bikerboer1973 · « **Reply #41 on:** April 06, 2020, 09:01:06 am »

Gerrard · « **Reply #42 on:** April 06, 2020, 09:28:53 am »

Some long while back I wrote a route for a Dog in KZN, mostly gravel, that takes you through all the Karoo's. He took nine days to do it.

Dorsland · « **Reply #43 on:** April 06, 2020, 09:50:58 am »

Kan jy dit dalk opspoor Jup? Sal gaaf wees om dit onder oë te kry.

DavidMorrisXp · « **Reply #44 on:** April 06, 2020, 01:33:05 pm »

Quote from: Gérrard on April 06, 2020, 09:28:53 am

Some long while back I wrote a route for a Dog in KZN, mostly gravel, that takes you through all the Karoo's. He took nine days to do it.

That sounds like an awesome gesture

Gerrard · « **Reply #45 on:** April 06, 2020, 02:20:33 pm »

He started an RR but never finished it. Will see if I can find it

Gerrard · « **Reply #46 on:** April 06, 2020, 03:28:09 pm »

Here is the RR where you can get a basic idea of the route http://www.wilddog.za.net/forum/index.php?topic=140765.0

sidetrack · « **Reply #47 on:** April 07, 2020, 01:10:39 pm »

http://www.wilddog.za.net/forum/index.php?topic=241580.0

Definitely possible in fact we have enough dirt to create maybe four routes coast to coast. The most difficult part is what to include and what to leave out ! I rode from Kroonstad FS to Winburg for example almost all on dirt just from service roads and that is not even an area usually visited by the DS crowd.

Dorsland · « **Reply #48 on:** April 07, 2020, 02:42:03 pm »

This may well be a thread worth reviving. It seems the latest iteration of this idea http://www.wilddog.za.net/forum/index.php?topic=246850.new;topicseen#new could possibly be combined with this fred?

Crossed-up · « **Reply #49 on:** April 07, 2020, 04:22:08 pm »

Some years ago there was an article in a local magazine about guys competing to cover the distance with least amount of tar. I don't remember the tar-distance, but it wasn't much.

Ventana · « **Reply #50 on:** April 07, 2020, 04:59:09 pm »

sidetrack · « **Reply #51 on:** April 07, 2020, 05:15:29 pm »

Quote from: Dorsland on April 07, 2020, 02:42:03 pm

This may well be a thread worth reviving. It seems the latest iteration of this idea http://www.wilddog.za.net/forum/index.php?topic=246850.new;topicseen#new could possibly be combined with this fred?

Good idea

skydiver · « **Reply #52 on:** April 07, 2020, 07:36:19 pm »

This will be awesome and it will be something to promote locally as well as abroad

Sprocketbek · « **Reply #53 on:** April 07, 2020, 08:14:22 pm »

About 10 years ago a friend of mine did a West to East trip, about 10 guys on bikes.
From what I recall they kept along the breedtegraad, and arranged access to private land. In total they did less than 10 km of tar, and stuck to the straight line as far as possible.

Was an amazing trip

mike gs · « **Reply #54 on:** April 07, 2020, 08:18:59 pm »

Rhodes would have to feature somewhere on this sort of trip.

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sidetrack · « **Reply #55 on:** April 07, 2020, 10:33:40 pm »

XT Joe if I may I have a route running from Kroonstad up to Beaufort West / Murraysburg so far (including Katberg, Hogsback and Baviaans etc). The area in red I have very little info for. Was thinking of maybe going from Beaufort West up to maybe even Carnarvon then accross to the West Coast to head back down to Cape Agulhas. Any idea for these Karoo roads ? Katbakkies Pass and the other famous WC roads to the north (Tankwa) ?

Bill the Bong · « **Reply #56 on:** April 08, 2020, 08:25:32 am »

The only rule for any such route is that it needs to go through Upington. Its the center of the universe.

gser · « **Reply #57 on:** April 08, 2020, 09:01:59 am »

Sub ...
How about along the entire coast line and along our northern border with Nam , Bot , Zim and along the Kruger Park and mSwati (Swaziland) . . . .to boarder post with Moz at Kosibaai ...
That route can be started and ended along any point .....

MildlyWild · « **Reply #58 on:** April 08, 2020, 02:54:45 pm »

I started getting all

about this, then $:-\$ , when I realised I would not have the time any time soon to do such a long ride.

So I will follow this for one day, but in the meantime will try and put together the awesome-est 4-5 day round trip from CT

#keepthedreamalive

JC · « **Reply #59 on:** April 08, 2020, 03:13:45 pm »

Quote from: ClimbingTurtle on October 07, 2019, 11:50:32 am

There was a section called Pays-De-Aar Rally ( ) that was once a ride type thing, all off-road iirc - I will try find the tracks......

I have looked at this a few times, I dont see it being too much of an issue, but the main thing would be to decide what you wanted to see on the way, eg: Tankwa or The mountains of the Southern Cape.....?

@kalahariben organised that. The GPS I used is long gone though...

He once planned a Gauteng to Durban dirt route, thing the Quads for Kwads did the route???