Quad Trails SA

Ribbokkloof Experience (Part Three)

2010-10-06T16:27:00.002+02:00

Next off it was time for some “serious exploring” (the diplomatic term for not knowing “where the hell you’re going”). I was all over the place, sometimes twice, sometimes three times. It was not until I decided to go to the moutanous side of the farm when things started to be fun again. First it was off to the hiking and 4x4 camping site and obstacle course. This was, although not nearly as

Ribbokkloof Experience (Part Two)

2010-09-26T15:11:00.002+02:00

Late the next morning after some breakfast and coffee it was off to hit the trail. This time I hooked up an extra tank of petrol for in case I run out. The trail was situated on both sides of the kloof, so there were some very mountainous areas to tackle. As mentioned before, there were unfortunately no clear guidelines on where the trails go and where you should be, but the farm wasn’t that

Ribbokkloof Experience (Part One)

2010-09-04T13:02:00.001+02:00

Upon arriving at the farm we were taken straight to the reception area for all the arrangements. Upon booking in we received a map (very unclear in my opinion) of the farm and the trail routes. From this we could see that the trails were not as organised as you wished them to be and that it was very much trial and error (as I experienced hands on later on!).The roads to the kloof and the charlets

Ribbokkloof Vakansie Plaas – Preview

2010-08-16T00:19:00.017+02:00

Official Website – http://www.ribbokklooflodge.co.za/ GPS – S25 35'21.9'' E29 49'023'' Date Middle Winter The next trail is at the Ribbokkloof vakansie plaas, situated between Middelburg and Witbank in Mpumalanga Province, about 2 hours drive from Johannesburg and Pretoria. The farm forms part of a series of cattle farms which is also the home of the Gelykwater Bonsmara stud.

Serendipity Summery

2010-08-15T23:15:00.001+02:00

Serendipity was truly worthy of being a great quad trail, probably of the highest standards, surely worthy of being the milestone to compare other quad trails and experiences with. The trail itself was awesome, with some easy relaxing areas and some challenging parts. The bushveldt scenery was spectacular. The housing fitted the scene and was very comfortable. Overall very worth the effort! Will

Serendipity Experience (Part Six - Back At The Camp)

2010-07-23T13:49:00.005+02:00

Back at the camp it was just chilling time for the whole evening. In the evening we decided to go to the nearby sports bar for some fine food and refreshments. The bar was situated on the mountain so we had to take the cable cars upwards. Awesome! Later that evening it was camp fire time again, which came easier this time (still without firelighters), as I had some experience this

Serendipity Experience (Part Five - Back To The Camp)

2010-07-22T13:43:00.001+02:00

After some cooling down and a long rest Daisy was put in reverse gear and it was off to what ended up a being the most worrisome part of the route. I know knew exactly where to go and take the second short-cut to the camp, and although in two minds, luckily I did. Half-way down the last stretch Daisy started to complain of being empty! I had no idea how far to go, and I also had no choice but to

Serendipity Experience (Part Four - The Second Swim Spot)

2010-07-14T13:43:00.002+02:00

Serendipity Experience (Part Four - The Second Swim Spot)

2010-07-13T13:42:00.001+02:00

After being on my way I again enjoyed various well planned routes between the trees and semi-forest areas of the farm. It must be said that somewhere between these set of roads I was supposed to take a short-cut and head back to the camp, but this never happened and I think I somehow missed the turn-off point. I never had the need to turn back as the roads ahead kept on being enjoyable and

Serendipity Experience (Part Three - The Dam)

2010-07-09T15:52:00.001+02:00

Okay, then it was back on the road again. From hindsight I can tell you that the trails went pretty smooth. All the trails were set out pretty straight forwards, which made it a pleasure to ride. The roads were no challenge for Daisy, but still very enjoyable. The next stop was “the dam”. The dam is also a swim spot, perfect to stop and to take a long rest, also a beautiful site. I was too

Serendipity Experience (Part Two - The Swim Spot cont...)

2010-06-29T14:41:00.001+02:00

Stay tuned for the rest of the Serendipity Eco Trail Experience...

Serendipity Experience (Part Two - The Swim Spot)

2010-06-28T08:53:00.003+02:00

Serendipity Experience (Part Two)

2010-06-25T14:24:00.003+02:00

The map guided us smoothly to the trail starting point. A few hundred metres from the camp we already encountered the first obstacle, namely a long piece of grassland road submerged in water and mud. After this the ice was broken and although it was nerve wrecking at first, we settled down quite comfortably for the rest of the trail. This was now also officially the longest distance me and Daisy

Serendipity Experience (Part One)

2010-05-13T16:45:00.005+02:00

So after a full long day fiddling with the trailer light cables and the loading of the bike we were off about one hour earlier than originally anticipated (lucky for us that is). We finally hit the road just after 15:00. Traffic was hectic and we only managed to get past Pretoria’s traffic and roadworks just before dark, where we had a break and filled everyone up with petrol. From there on it

Serendipity Eco Trails – Preview

2010-05-06T13:14:00.005+02:00

Official Website: http://www.serindipitytrails.co.za/ GPS: S 24º37.019’ E028º36.067 Date: 7 – 9 May 2010, Late Autumn So the first set of trails I’m planning on is a place called Serendipity Eco Trails – a bushveld farm called Tierkloof, somewhere between Modimolle (Nylstroom) and Mookogopong (Naboomslpruit) in the Waterberg Massif in Limpopo province. It is about 1½ hours from Pretoria (km).

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2010-05-06T07:34:00.001+02:00

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