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Cederberg Mountain Weekend

A 511 km loop

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511 kmDistance
9 h 27Riding time
86Curve score
16%Scenic, not transfer

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Why this ride

Leave the city behind and spend the day on roads with texture. This road trip is shaped as a ride, not as a shortcut: leave the start cleanly, use the first checkpoint for fuel and weather discipline, then let the middle 204 km be the part you remember. The best part sits around Cederberg Mountain Weekend scenic road, Cederberg Mountain Weekend high point, Cederberg Mountain Weekend photo pull-off, while Cederberg Mountain Weekend fuel gate and Cederberg Mountain Weekend food stop keep the day practical instead of turning it into a fuel hunt. Check the selected map before departure: scenic sections, transfer sections, speed/control reminders, risk points and the GPX checkpoint order are deliberately visible so the route is understandable before the engine starts. Ride it early if the area is popular, keep the photo stops legal, and shorten the route if weather, daylight or energy stops agreeing with the plan.

Roadbook

  1. Cederberg Mountain Weekend fuel gate fuel

    Fuel at 0 km. Next is Cape Town / Western Cape return.

  2. Cape Town / Western Cape return swim

    Cape Town / Western Cape return comes up 73 km in. Next is Cederberg Mountain Weekend food stop.

  3. Cederberg Mountain Weekend food stop food

    A break here at 146 km. Next is Cederberg Mountain Weekend photo pull-off.

  4. Cederberg Mountain Weekend photo pull-off photo

    Cederberg Mountain Weekend photo pull-off, about halfway. Next is Cederberg Mountain Weekend checkpoint 8.

  5. Cederberg Mountain Weekend checkpoint 8 finish

    Back at Cederberg Mountain Weekend checkpoint 8. Next is Cederberg Mountain Weekend scenic road.

  6. Cederberg Mountain Weekend scenic road scenic

    Cederberg Mountain Weekend scenic road comes up 365 km in. Next is Cederberg Mountain Weekend high point.

  7. Cederberg Mountain Weekend high point pass

    You top out here; the road stops climbing. Next is Cederberg.

  8. Back to Cederberg finish

    Back at Cederberg. That is the ride.

Where this sits

🇿🇦 South Africa Cape Town / Western Cape Coastal Big rides over 400 km Mountain passesSwim stopsPhoto stopsFuel on routeFood stops

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