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South Africa • 6105
tel: +27 (0) 42 233 0023
mobile: +27 (0) 74 1796 715
e-mail: contact us
MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAILS IN ADDO | ADDO PARK MOUNTAIN BIKING
1) Easy and flat.
No matter where you a staying in the Sundays River Valley, or the Addo Elephant National Park, you will find a road to ride on. In and around the citrus farms and orchards of the area you could clock up from 10 to 50km on a good easy ride. These areas are perfect for a family outing. The road surfaces are good most of the time and no technical skills are needed. Unless you call climbing over a gate or two technical! This is known in some cases to be a relief on sore bums and legs. The best time for riding in the Valley is winter as the average temp is around 22 degrees and it is citrus season. Summer temp can get up to 42 to 47 degrees. Spend a bit of time in the evening talking to you host about the area and if you want to ride through a farm or three ask them to phone up the owners and arrange it. Bring the kids and have a great time in the clean outdoor air. During the week you will be able to watch how the fruit is picked and where it goes to from here
No matter where you a staying in the Sundays River Valley, or the Addo Elephant National Park, you will find a road to ride on. In and around the citrus farms and orchards of the area you could clock up from 10 to 50km on a good easy ride. These areas are perfect for a family outing. The road surfaces are good most of the time and no technical skills are needed. Unless you call climbing over a gate or two technical! This is known in some cases to be a relief on sore bums and legs. The best time for riding in the Valley is winter as the average temp is around 22 degrees and it is citrus season. Summer temp can get up to 42 to 47 degrees. Spend a bit of time in the evening talking to you host about the area and if you want to ride through a farm or three ask them to phone up the owners and arrange it. Bring the kids and have a great time in the clean outdoor air. During the week you will be able to watch how the fruit is picked and where it goes to from here
2) Mountain passes
For the fitter and more adventurous there are the Zuurberg Mountains. The R335 use to be the old coach route from PE to Jo’burg. This ride starts on the floor of the Sundays River Valley at about 55m ASL and goes up the Zuurberg mountains, in the Addo Elephant Park, to the Zuurberg Mountain Inn, around 800m ASL, or beyond, depending how you are feeling. There are 2 sections of the ride that are killers. The first is around 4km before you get to the Zuurberg pass itself. The other is just after the pass and about 5 km from the hotel. These are long straight climbs that never seem to end. Once you get to the hotel a coke never tasted so good. If you want to carry on passed you get Woodyfields Pass and then Boontjies River pass. Here you turn at the cross roads and come back. The descents can be a bit hairy so please make sure your brakes are working. Also remember that this is a public road and folk don't always expect Mad Mountain Bikers on the road. Some nut case has been known to go down the pass at around 52km/h. Slagboom is also a great ride with lots of hills and descents. The road is not to long but at the end there is a great camping area next to a good bass dam.
For the fitter and more adventurous there are the Zuurberg Mountains. The R335 use to be the old coach route from PE to Jo’burg. This ride starts on the floor of the Sundays River Valley at about 55m ASL and goes up the Zuurberg mountains, in the Addo Elephant Park, to the Zuurberg Mountain Inn, around 800m ASL, or beyond, depending how you are feeling. There are 2 sections of the ride that are killers. The first is around 4km before you get to the Zuurberg pass itself. The other is just after the pass and about 5 km from the hotel. These are long straight climbs that never seem to end. Once you get to the hotel a coke never tasted so good. If you want to carry on passed you get Woodyfields Pass and then Boontjies River pass. Here you turn at the cross roads and come back. The descents can be a bit hairy so please make sure your brakes are working. Also remember that this is a public road and folk don't always expect Mad Mountain Bikers on the road. Some nut case has been known to go down the pass at around 52km/h. Slagboom is also a great ride with lots of hills and descents. The road is not to long but at the end there is a great camping area next to a good bass dam.
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Things to remember.
Mountain Biking is about getting out there and leaving only your tracks behind.
Water and energy drinks have to be carried as there are no shops along the way. The water around here is not good for drinking.
There is cell phone reception on most of the routes, most of the time.
The roads are normally very dusty and dry so plenty of chain lube. I use the dry lube like Squirt or White Lightning.
Take a spare tube, chain and patch ect with you.
Plenty of water and on the longer rides something to eat. No Fast Food places along the way until you get to the Orange Elephant Pub.
Mountain Biking is about getting out there and leaving only your tracks behind.
Water and energy drinks have to be carried as there are no shops along the way. The water around here is not good for drinking.
There is cell phone reception on most of the routes, most of the time.
The roads are normally very dusty and dry so plenty of chain lube. I use the dry lube like Squirt or White Lightning.
Take a spare tube, chain and patch ect with you.
Plenty of water and on the longer rides something to eat. No Fast Food places along the way until you get to the Orange Elephant Pub.
Things to remember when riding in the Addo Elephant Park area.