10500 km, 20 days & 69 Passes To HELL'N Gone 2008 Tour Kickoff 20 August

[Jay]

This trip started as I was trying to plan some routes and places I would love to see from the seat of my Buell Ulysses.  Soon I realised that it will take for ever to see them one at a time as I only have three months in the year to do any type of travailing.

So I decided why not just do everything in one tripâ?¦. :ricky: Grate so I will need 20 odd days to cover the 10 484 km  :eek7:.  Ok I did some homework and thanks to the WDâ??s I made a list of town, interesting places, roads, mountain passes that would be a must see and must ride in RSAâ?¦.  I have added to visit the 4 Corners, Most NORTHERN,SOUTHERN, EASTERN and WESTERN places in South Africa..... I mean while Iâ??m at it  :mwink:

This is the result of all that.....

If there is something I missed or a special place or something that you think I should see or do please tell me and I will see it I can fit it in somewhere.  You are all welcome to join me on this epic trip and if you can only join for a section of the tripâ?¦. Welcome and enjoy the rideâ?¦.!!!

I will be riding the following mountain passes and towns:

Akkedisberg pas Anenous Pass Bainskloof Pass Barkly Pass Baviaanskloof Pass Bloukrans Pass Bothas Nek Botterkloof Pass Brooks Nek Buffelshoek Pass Burgers Pass Burke's Pass Cedrberg Pass Chapman's Point Combrinck's Pass Daggaboers nek De Berg Pass Dontsa Pass Endoumeni Pass Fonteinkloof Pass Franschhoek Pass Grootrivier Pass Gydo Pass

Hogsback Pass Holgat Pass Homtini Pass Jaap-SE-Hoogte Kogmans kloof Kowyn's Pass Masekwaspoort Michel's Pass Middelberg Pass Montago Pass & Old Smithy Naudes nek Nelshoogte Nieuwoudt Pass Nuwekloof Olifants Nek Oliviershoek Pass Ongeluks Nek Pass Pakhuis Pass Phantom Pass Pitseng Pass Prince Alfred's Pass Red Hill Pass Robbers Pass

Rooihoogte Pass Rooinek Pas Rooirant nek Sani Pass Satans nek Schoemanspoort Pass Scholtzberg Seweweekspoort Shaws Pass Sir Lowrey's pass Soutpansnek Steenkamps berg Swaershoek Pass Swartberg Pass Uitkyk Pass Uniondale Poort Van Stadens Pass Vanrhyns Pass Verlatekloof Pass Verraaiersnek Viljoens Pass Wyllie's Poort Kei Cuttings

Day 1

Day 1
Pretoria to Dundee
Distance : 706 km
Pretoria
Delmas
Devon
Balfour
Villiers
Frankfort
Tweeling
Reitz
Bethlehem
Clarens
Golden Gate Highlands National Park
Sterkfontein Dam
Oliviershoek Pass
Mkukwini
Woodstock Dam
Bergville
Battle of Spioenkop(1900)
Ladysmith
Wasbank
Endoumeni Pass
Dundee


Day 2

Day 2
Dundee to Mposa
Distance : 678 km
Dundee
Slag van Bloed River (1838)
Battle of Scheepersnek(1900)
Rooirant nek
Jozini
Pongolapoort Dam
Kosi Bay MOST EASTERN POINT
SaintLucia
Mposa (Sleep over at Friends)

Day 3

Day 3
Mposa to Himeville
Distance : 626 km
Enseleni Nature Reserve
Empangeni
Waterloo
Gingindlovu
Al Pescator
Ballito
Ushaka Marine World
Amanzimtoti
Rockview
Warner Beach
Scottburgh
Wild Coast Sun
Bizana
Brooks Nek
Kokstad
Underberg
Himeville

Day 4

Day 4
Sani Pass to Rhodes
Distance : 449 km
Goodhope Ruins
Sani Pass
Highest Pub In Africa
Sani Summit Pass
Himeville
Underberg
Kokstad
Cedarville
Matatiele
Ongeluks Nek Pass
Mount Fletcher
Pitseng Pass
Naudes nek
Rhodes

Day 5

Day 5
Rhodes to East London
Distance : 595 km
Rhodes
Barkly East
Barkly Pass
Elliot
Gatberg
Elliot
Satans nek
Engcobo
Tsomo
Great Kei River
Kei Cuttings
Komga
King Williams Town
Red Hill Pass
Keiskammahoek
Dontsa Pass
King Williams Town
East London

Day 6
East London Rest Day
Distance : 0 km

Day 7

Day 7
East London to Graaf-Reinet
Distance : 548 km
King Williams Town
Hogsback Pass
Hogsback
Alice
Fort Beaufort
Adelaide
Bedford
Cradock
Swaershoek Pass
Buffelshoek Pass
Pearston
Graaff-Reinet
Ouberg Pass
Nieu-Bethesda
Graaff-Reinet

Day 8

Day 8
Graaf-Reinet to Baviaanskloof
Distance : 550 km
Soutpans nek
Jansenville
Uitenhage
Van Stadens Pass
Largest Sun Dial
Hankey
Patensie
Queen Victoria's Bust
Baviaanskloof Wilderness Area
Combrinck's Pass
Old Cableway
Holgat Pass
Kouga Dam
Baviaanskloof Pass
Scholtzberg 1625m
Sandvlakte Farm Lodge

Day 9

Day 9
Baviaanskloof to George
Distance : 361 km
Speekhout Tea Garden
Seven Dwarves
The Key
Nuwekloof
Uniondale
Uniondale Poort
Prince Alfred's Pass
Valley of Ferns
King Edward Vii Tree
The Heads Knysna
Phantom Pass
Keurhoek
Eastbrook
Map Of Africa
George

Day 10

Day 10
George to Die Hell (Gamkaskloof)
Distance : 494 km
George
OldToll house
Montago Pass & Old Smithy
Oudtshoorn
Schoemanspoort Pass
Cango Caves
Swartberg Pass
Die Hell
GamkaskloofCampsite
Die Hell
PrinceAlbert
Merweville
SouthAfricanAstronomicalObservatory
Sutherland
SA Large Telescope
Sutherland

Day 11

Day 11
Southerland to Strand / Cape Town
Distance : 788 km
Sutherland
Rooikloof
Matjiesfontein
Laingsburg
Floriskraal Dam
Rooinek Pass
Aristata
Seweweekspoort
Montagu
Bains' Tunnel
Kogmans kloof
Bonnievale
Bredasdorp
StruisBay
Cape Agulhas MOST SOUTHERN POINT
Bredasdorp
NapierTown
Caledon
Shaws Pass Summit
Kleinmond
Steenbras Dam
Gordon'sBay
Strand

Day 12
Strand / Cape Town Rest Day
Distance : 0 km

Day 13

Day 13
Strand / Cape Town to Vanrhynsdorp via Wuppertal
Distance : 603 km
Strand
Viljoens Pass
Franschhoek Pass
Bainskloof Pass
Kalabash Bush Pub
Michel's Pass
Ceres
Gydo Pass
Buffelshoek Pass 1
Middelberg Pass
Nieuwoudt Pass
Algeria
Cedrberg Pass
Stadsaal Grotte (Caves)
Eselbank Waterfalls
Wuppertal
Uitkyk Pass
Botterkloof Pass
Nieuwoudtville
Vanrhyns Pass
Vanrhynsdorp


Day 14

Day 14
Vanrhynsdorp to Augrabies Falls
Distance : 1035 km
Vanrhynsdorp
Garies
Kamieskroon
Burke's Pass
Springbok
Anenous Pass
Port Nolloth
Alexander Bay MOST WESTERN POINT
Anenous Pass
Pofadder
Augrabies Falls National Park

Day 15

Day 15
Augrabies Falls to Verneuk Pan
Distance : 253 km
Water Wheel
Koekoeb
Neilersdrif
Kenhardt
Verneuk Pan
Kenhardt

Day 16

Day 16
Verneuk Pan to Barkly West
Distance : 449 km
Kenhardt
Put sonder water
Marydale
Orange River Mid-Bridge
Griquatown
Campbell
Livingstone Church
Kimberley
Vlakfontein
Die Pomp huis Pub& Grill
Barkly West

Day 17

Day 17
Barkly West to Marico Oog
Distance : 533 km
Delportshoop
Ulco
Reivilo
Taung
Schweizer-Reneke
Delareyville
Sannieshof
Lichtenburg
Marico Oog

Day 18

Day 18
Marico Oog to Musina
Distance : 707 km
Koster
Derby
Magaliesberg  Nature Reserve
Rustenburg
Doringpoort
Northam
Thabazimbi
Afguns
Lephalale
CafalaFy
Swartwater
Alldays
Evangelina Springs
Dongdra Ranch

Day 19

Day 19
Musina to Hazyview
Distance : 642 km
Musina MOST NORTHERN POINT
Masekwas poort
Verwoerd Tunnels
Wyllie's Poort
Makhado
Middle Letaba Dam
Hlaneki
Leyds dorp
Phalaborwa
Balule Nature Reserve
Blyde Olifants Conservancy
BlydeCanyon
Hazyview

Day 20

Day 20
Hazyview to Pretoria (Home)
Distance : 467 km
Hazyview
Kiepersol
White River
Nelspruit
Bothas Nek
Nelshoogte
Carolina
Hendrina
Kriel
Ogies
Kendal
Babsfontein
Pretoria

OK who will be joining me on this one  ;D Starting 20 August 2008   :ricky:

 

[Ratel]

 

[Jay]

 

[Ratel]

 

[Dries]

 

[Smithey]

 

[Jay]

 

[Smithey]

 

[IDR]

 

[Metaljockey]

 

[bobnob]

 

[Jacko]

 

[iep_kruger]

 

[Dries]

 

[newguy]

 

[N[]vA]

 

[Jay]

 

[Jay]

 

[Jay]

 

[albert smit]