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Are you relatively new to riding a bike off tar?

Need kilometers under the belt to build your confidence and get used to the bike on gravel.

Here is an ideal opportunity for just that, where you can learn the craft by watching others and riding at your own pace.

The BMWMCCC is offering an off-tar ride – good gravel roads from Somerset West to Greyton

WHEN: Sunday 9^th December.  

meet 08H00,   Brief at 08H20 and leave.

WHERE:  N2 outbound, at the BP- WILD BEAN garage just on far side of Somerset West 1km after you cross the railway bridge in S/West.

This ride will be a relaxed, slow ride to give riders new to gravel an opportunity to experience gravel riding under the guidance of experienced riders.

This regular Teslaarsdal ride through the Hemel en Aarde Valley is very popular.

We split into  groups with ±10 bikes to a peleton to make it safer & manageable.

Each group with a ride leader and sweeper.

As this is a close-to-home ride, we will not have a service vehicle follow us.

Road riders are welcome to ride the tar section and meet us in Greyton.

Lunch will be in Greyton.

We will cover some really cool and remote farm roads in the most awesome surroundings.

Very pillion friendly, suited to riders new to gravel riding, the route is 280 kilometers end to end.

We will not ride fast, this ride is give you the opportunity to gain confidence on gravel roads in a controlled environment, practice the skills you have just learned on training course and get kilometers under your belt.

We will have plenty rest stops to take photos,

Lunch will be for your own account.

Costs: no cost

ROUTE PLAN

East on N2  for 53km via Houwhoek pass to the Karwyderskraal road. Then a gravel ride briefing. Gravel roads for the rest of the day (with short relaxing tar sections at intervals)

Remount and ride on good gravel, then 8km tar towards Shaw’s pass & the Hemel en Aarde valley.

At Shaw's pass we turn right onto gravel following the Teslaarsdal road along the Hartebees River via Sonnendal farm  and the Klein River crossing.

Next is Jongensklip, over the N2 and then smooth gravel to Greyton 153 kilos for the start point.

Gravel home via Genadendal, Helderstroom prison, down the Bot river valley to the N2 and Sir Lowry’s Pass.120 kilos to S/West.

Please respond by email if you are interested with your name and contact numbers to andy@abarc.co.za.