Author Topic: Are there any Ghost towns in SA (Read 35052 times)

jshump · « **Reply #80 on:** November 06, 2012, 07:26:49 pm »

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ReaperMan · « **Reply #81 on:** November 06, 2012, 08:06:08 pm »

Ditto

BrandsiekBrak · « **Reply #82 on:** November 18, 2012, 03:24:13 pm »

Thinking of going to the ghost towns instead of touring KZN's battlefields for the next 10 or so days. Its a last minute thing, and quickly looked at a possible route that adds up to around 4 500km

Town on the route are as follows (just not in order)
1 Bonnefoi
2 Copperton
3 Daviesville
4 Diepgezet
5 Drazilville
6 Gumtree
7 Italian POW Village
8 Leydsdorp
9 Putzonderwater
10 Greylingstad
11 Petersburg

Seem to have found most of them on the map with some help from the internet, as well as the co-ords given above

Not final yet, still need to decide between battlefields or ghost towns. At this stage, I want to ride. just need to finish working for the night

What do you guys think?

Pote · « **Reply #83 on:** November 18, 2012, 05:18:31 pm »

nog 'n ou put sonder die water foto

BrandsiekBrak · « **Reply #84 on:** November 20, 2012, 12:18:15 am »

Great pic Pote! will go and look for that view on Thursday morning

For all those following this thread...I will be leaving on a ghost town tour in the morning after the sun rises from White river.

Making my way to Putsonderwater first, hope to see some of you guys on the road

Happy riding

Heimer · « **Reply #85 on:** November 20, 2012, 12:24:44 am »

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Quote from: young one on November 20, 2012, 12:18:15 am

Great pic Pote! will go and look for that view on Thursday morning

For all those following this thread...I will be leaving on a ghost town tour in the morning after the sun rises from White river.

Making my way to Putsonderwater first, hope to see some of you guys on the road
Happy riding

Veilig ry dis 'n lang pad . Post a nice ride report in a new thread

Dogboxelectric · « **Reply #86 on:** November 20, 2012, 07:30:51 am »

I like the idea of a Ghost-town tour. appeals to me photographically. Saw Alli's photo's from "PUTSONDERWATER" I WANT TO GO THERE!!

Pote · « **Reply #87 on:** November 20, 2012, 08:21:43 pm »

Quote from: Dogboxelectric on November 20, 2012, 07:30:51 am

I like the idea of a Ghost-town tour. appeals to me photographically. Saw Alli's photo's from "PUTSONDERWATER" I WANT TO GO THERE!!

I agree, a ghost-town tour would be nice to do and also to stealth camp there, but visiting a ghost town one only really experience the feeling by visiting it solo for the first time, Putsonderwater to me was a nice experience doing it by myself.

From Kenhardt to Putsonderwater the first 30km can be a bit corrugated and sandy but after that the road is fine

Heimer · « **Reply #88 on:** November 20, 2012, 08:43:34 pm »

At Putsonderwater, also walk to the old church and nearby, see the stone-built 'skaapkrale' with the word PUTZONDERWATER on it.

Here the sheep waited for the trains - final destination: The abbatoirs in Johannesburg

BrandsiekBrak · « **Reply #89 on:** November 20, 2012, 11:35:18 pm »

Slight change in plans, currently in welkom, heading to Gumtree first tomorrow morning and then work my way clock wise

Pote, i am doing it solo. And popping in at places on the way

Heimer · « **Reply #90 on:** November 20, 2012, 11:38:32 pm »

Gumtree is nice. I must go there again. Take some nice pics.inside the mill

Extremelights · « **Reply #91 on:** November 21, 2012, 01:08:36 pm »

This is called a ghost buster

just saying

BrandsiekBrak · « **Reply #92 on:** December 23, 2012, 05:48:10 pm »

Was at Diepgezet today, very nice, but not as well kept as previously stated

Still nice to drive around and see the place, all buildings still intact and you can make out how the gardens used to look.

Met some people there that are going to clean the place up and convert it to a resort, they are going to start mid january. So i think that it might not be as accessable as currently

So go and have a look if you can before then!

I forgot my camera, but will be heading that way again soon

Soundboi · « **Reply #93 on:** June 11, 2013, 01:55:28 pm »

Hey guys just thought I should not let this one die.
Any new stops, spots or something to ad?

Airguitar · « **Reply #94 on:** June 15, 2013, 07:46:00 pm »

Cool thread! Some of these towns sound like good spots for WD meets..

Aicorner · « **Reply #95 on:** October 25, 2013, 10:28:23 am »

Pics & places please !

The list so far (for correction, amendment, comment)

Bulembu (Swaziland - formerly Havelock)

Bonnefoi tussen Carolina en Machadadorp

Copperton Weskus S29 55.320 E22 18.157

Daviesville Limpopo S23 24.496 E29 59.127

Diepgezet aka Msauli in the mountains behind Barbeton. 26° 0'11.45"S 31° 4'20.42"E

Drazilville S33 08.949 E25 54.947

Eureka S25 41.063 E31 11.065

Greylingstad S26 44 13.6 E28 45 00.3

Gumtree, near Clocolan S28 52.091 E27 42.630

Hlobane, Vryheid

Italian POW village near Barrington

Jamestown, Barbeton

Kolmanskop (Nam)

Leydsdorp Limpopo S23 59.739 E30 31.266

Mutali old town (Zim)

Putsonderwater S29 13.921 E21 52.353

Petersburg near Graaf Ren.

Schoemansdal Limpopo S24 38.010 E26 40.103

Steynsdorp umHlondosi, Mpumalanga

Tigres (Angloa)

Heimer · « **Reply #96 on:** October 25, 2013, 09:36:13 pm »

Thanks for updating the list

Tonteldoos · « **Reply #97 on:** October 26, 2013, 06:46:38 am »

Quote from: Heimer on October 25, 2013, 09:36:13 pm

Thanks for updating the list

Challenge is now to get pics of all these places..

MegaPix · « **Reply #98 on:** November 07, 2013, 02:09:24 pm »

ek het 2 jaar van my lewe in hlobane gebly to my pa daar op die myn gewerk het.

1972 - 1974

Aicorner · « **Reply #99 on:** November 07, 2013, 04:03:30 pm »

Any pics of the place ?