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Can anyone help me with a route from the Western Cape to Zimbabwe which I plan to ride June this year? My provisional plan is here:
https://www.google.com/maps/d/editmid=zKjKcs_7OBRw.k6T2ClKg5iNU&usp=sharing
I have 13 days max to get to Binga (western end of Lake Kariba) and want to visit friends in Swaziland. Nothing else is set in stone.
My thinking is:
Day 1: Wellington to George, via Oudtshoorn and Motangu pass.
Ideally I would have liked to ride the Swartberg Pass but I have read I should not ride it in the rain and that June is likely to be wet. Realistically I suspect I can ride this or Baviaanskloof, but not both on my time budget. I have gone for Baviaanskloof. Sensible?
Day 2: George to Baviaanskloof (stopping somewhere around Zandvlaktse - either camping or guest house)
My KLR will be loaded up (I'll be on my way to Cairo) and I need to look after it. It will be on K60 Scouts without rim locks so can't run the tyre pressures I would normally run. Is it feasible to ride Baviaanskloof at that time of year (not sure what water levels/road conditions are like)?
Day 3: Baviaanskloof to Kirkwood/Addo Elephant Park
Day 4: Kirkwood/Addo to Hogsback
Day 5: Hogsback to Lesotho
Day 6: Lesotho to Underberg via Sani Pass
Day 7: Underberg to Dundee
Day 8: Dundee to Swaziland
Day 9: rest day in Swaziland
Day 10: Swaziland to Blyde River Canyon
Day 11: Blyde River Canyon to Louis Trickhardt
Day 12: Louis Trickhardt to Bulawayo
Any tips for managing Beitbridge?
Day 13: Bulawayo to Binga
How does this sound as a route?
For the gravel roads what sort of tyre pressures do you guys run?
Any great places to stay along the way?
I'd really appreciate any thoughts.
Cheers
Andy
https://www.google.com/maps/d/editmid=zKjKcs_7OBRw.k6T2ClKg5iNU&usp=sharing
I have 13 days max to get to Binga (western end of Lake Kariba) and want to visit friends in Swaziland. Nothing else is set in stone.
My thinking is:
Day 1: Wellington to George, via Oudtshoorn and Motangu pass.
Ideally I would have liked to ride the Swartberg Pass but I have read I should not ride it in the rain and that June is likely to be wet. Realistically I suspect I can ride this or Baviaanskloof, but not both on my time budget. I have gone for Baviaanskloof. Sensible?
Day 2: George to Baviaanskloof (stopping somewhere around Zandvlaktse - either camping or guest house)
My KLR will be loaded up (I'll be on my way to Cairo) and I need to look after it. It will be on K60 Scouts without rim locks so can't run the tyre pressures I would normally run. Is it feasible to ride Baviaanskloof at that time of year (not sure what water levels/road conditions are like)?
Day 3: Baviaanskloof to Kirkwood/Addo Elephant Park
Day 4: Kirkwood/Addo to Hogsback
Day 5: Hogsback to Lesotho
Day 6: Lesotho to Underberg via Sani Pass
Day 7: Underberg to Dundee
Day 8: Dundee to Swaziland
Day 9: rest day in Swaziland
Day 10: Swaziland to Blyde River Canyon
Day 11: Blyde River Canyon to Louis Trickhardt
Day 12: Louis Trickhardt to Bulawayo
Any tips for managing Beitbridge?
Day 13: Bulawayo to Binga
How does this sound as a route?
For the gravel roads what sort of tyre pressures do you guys run?
Any great places to stay along the way?
I'd really appreciate any thoughts.
Cheers
Andy
