Training Ride 1

03 June 2023 | Hillcrest to Holla | 100km

07h00 at Watercrest Mall | Fee: R140 (This fee will go towards your entry to the main event at the end of the year)

This ride starts at Watercrest Mall in Waterfall and we drop down into the valley at the end of Inanda road. From there we ride to the Inanda dam wall where we take a left and follow the rural roads to Holla trails.

The last 10 km of the ride follows the pink route in Holla trails. Depending on the group this ride can take between 5 – 6 hours. We stop at the 50km mark at a shop where we usually buy and fill up with water.

Please make sure that you carry enough food for 6 hours and water for at least 3 hours as this is a self supported training ride.

We will arrange transport back from Holla trials between the riders.

Entries Closed

Training Ride 2

29 July 2023 | Hillcrest to Holla | 100km

07h30 at Waxy’s Hillcrest | Fee: R140 (This fee will go towards your entry to the main event at the end of the year)

This ride starts at Watercrest Centre in Waterfall and we drop down into the valley at the end of Inanda road. From there we ride to the Inanda dam wall where we take a left and follow the rural roads to Holla trails.

The last 10 km of the ride follows the pink route in Holla trails. Depending on the group this ride can take between 5 – 6 hours. We stop at the 50km mark at a shop where we usually buy and fill up with water.

Please make sure that you carry enough food for 6 hours and water for at least 3 hours as this is a self supported training ride.

We will arrange transport back from Holla trials between the riders.

Entries Closed

Training Ride 3

30 September 2023 | Inanda Valley | 120km

06h00 at Waxy’s Hillcrest | Fee: R140 (This fee will go towards your entry to the main event at the end of the year)

This ride starts at Waxy’s Hillcrest and we drop down into the valley at the end of Inanda road, from there we ride to the Inanda dam wall where we take a right up the escarpment and follow the Inanda dam all the way to Umfulla store. We usually fill up with water at the store. From there we follow the route to Nagle dam and exit the valley by the Abattoir in Cato Ridge, from there we follow the old main road back to Hillcrest. 

ENTRIES CLOSED

Training Ride 4

14 October 2023 | Hillcrest to Karkloof via Inanda Valley | 120km or 140km

06h30 at Waxy’s Hillcrest | Fee: R140 (This fee will go towards your entry to the main event at the end of the year)

This ride starts in Hillcrest and we drop down into the valley at Rob Roy, from there we follow the routes to Umfulla store. We exit valley towards Nagle dam and then we follow rural roads towards Albert Falls dam. We then climb all the way to Karkloof country club. After a proper rest for those that still want to continue we cycle towards Currys post where we will stop at a local restaurant. 
 
Depending on our riders, this ride might change route to go to Midlands via Inanda valley. This will increase the distance to 140km with 3700m climbing. 
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