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Vryheid

Are you a mountain bike rider?

Then ride Hoffman's Valley one day mountain bike trail.
 

September 9, 2006

Woodpacker road cycle race over 88 km
 50 km and 25 km

Road bicycle rides

Three road bicycle rides from Piet Retief

Rides starting at Engen petrol station  Piet Retief.

Houdkop road

Houdkop road profile

Mahamba road profile
Compare distances and climbs of these two training rides in this graph

Piet Retief Sasol garage to Amsterdam Shell garage and back is total distance of 90 km

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Location map
Motorists!
Fill up in Piet Retief.

Nearest petrol stations:

Ermelo = 110 km
Pongola = 100 km
Paulpiet = 50 km
Wakkerstroom = 85 km
Swaziland = 30 km

Travelers to JHB, PTA Your next 1 Stop is Ermelo. Travelers to North Coast. Your next 1 Stop is Pongola
GPS coordinates:

S 27deg 00,075
E 30deg 47,779
Elevation 1250m

Road cycle rides

NOTE !

These rides are not circular as other roads in the area are gravel. You go there and return back the same way.
There are no facilities along the road and only primitive shop at Mahamba.

Both rides end at border gates.

There is Pop'-N -  Wheelie bicycle shop in Piet Retief opened on Monday to Friday

Mountain bicycles can be hired from Transvaal MTB Trails. Phone Josef: 017 826 1102