Route Markers Red Arrows / Stickers

ROUTE MARKERS – RED ARROWS / STICKERS

Start at Zuurbron house. Follow the lead person until you see the first RED arrow or sticker. Thereafter follow all RED arrows and/or stickers.

Route starts with a NEUTRAL ZONE (“A non-competitive segment of a bicycle race during which competitors have to stay behind the lead vehicles”) of 750 metres. No riders are permitted to pass the lead vehicle. All riders will be stopped on the other side of the tar road (R330) and will wait for the last rider.

The OFFICIAL start will then take place. Timekeepers will only start timing from this starting point. There is, therefore, no need to race in the NEUTRAL ZONE.

Water Points

19 km – Top of Kranzplaas

29 km - Heathercliff

38 km – Small Zuurbron ruin

47 km – Game Camp

57 km – total distance

Route consists mainly of Jeep Track and Farm Roads. Towards the end there is 4 km single-track followed by 9 km jeep track – short, but difficult hills in the game camp. This is followed by 2 km single-track. After the single-track, one must opt for the floating bridge (short route) or chicken run (long route) and then 500m and you’re done!!

3 Red Arrows indicate a very steep downhill with sharp turns – be careful.

There are 4 such downhills on this route.

Notable Climbs:

1st Climb - at 4,5 km for 1 km with maximum gradient of 7 %

2nd Climb - at 7,2 km for 1 km with maximum gradient of 8,2 % 3 rd Climb - at 11,4 km for 0,5 km with maximum gradient of 10,8 %

4 th Climb - at 14,5 km for 1,5 km with maximum gradient of 11,7 %

5 th Climb - at 20 km for 3 km with maximum gradient of 12,3 %

6 th Climb - at 26 km for 2,5 km with maximum gradient of 5,7 %

4km single-track follows, with 9 km Jeep track in the game camp and then 2km of single-track. Save your legs for the game camp.

Elevation

Maximum - 250 m

Average - 193 m

Minimum - 76 m

Total Ascent – 1 175 m