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Khorixas to Palmwag

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Recorded distance
162 km
Riding-time estimate
4 h 05
Journey
Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis

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Why this ride

A remote long-distance corridor with sparse services and distinctive scenery. It links naturally to Twyfelfontein region and Damaraland.

Editorial context

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Access context

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Seasonal context

May-Sep

Waypoint introductions and full write-ups

  1. 1. Khorixas

    Khorixas is not a place most people plan to see, but it is where the dry heart of Damaraland has its administrative office, a straggle of low buildings, shops and a petrol station on the gravel and tar roads of Kunene. The town, with about twelve thousand people, was laid out in the 1970s as the capital of the old Damaraland homeland, and while it lacks the charm of a colonial town, it serves a vast area and is a lively place, full of minibus taxis, market stalls and people who have come from distant farms to buy supplies.

    Read the complete Khorixas write-up.

    Recorded stop-planning note

    May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

    Planning note

    Khorixas sits at 0 km, early in the day. Next is Palmwag.

  2. 2. Palmwag

    Palmwag is a small oasis in the dry, stony north-west of Namibia, named for the palm trees that cluster around a spring on the Uniab River, and it is one of the few places in Kunene where you can find shade, cold water and a bed. The surroundings are a huge concession of desert and rocky hills, a wilderness of red earth and pale grass where animals roam freely, and the lodge sits at the edge of it like a small green island.

    Read the complete Palmwag write-up.

    Recorded stop-planning note

    May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

    Planning note

    Palmwag comes up 162 km in.

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