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Re: Ride #1059 directions How can you not know where the Wellington MTB trail starts? Anyway ... got these directions from http://worldmtb.co.za/Welvanpas.html (permit is R30) Welvanpas Farm - Wellington Gps Co ordinates of the Coffee shop are ( S33° 37' 59.5" E19° 04' 09.2" ) Goeie dag Kan iemand my help om meer inligting te gee rondom die Mountian Bike route wat onder die PICS afdeling is van hierdie website. Waar begin en eindig dit en hoeveel kilometer? Baie dankie For the residents of Courtrai situated in the remote southern regions of Paarl,you will find the start venue to the Monday morning ride posted for 05h00 when you ride down Main Street in a northerly direction. A good landmark to watch out for is the Vineyard Spar on the right. There are ample parking facilities on the western side of the complex, and it is relatively safe for you to leave your vehicle there for the duration of the ride. The surface is level and tarred and should not pose a problem for vehicles getting stuck. There is a request that Land Rovers use the extreme northwestern bays due to the destructive nature of various motor oils. We have decided to postpone Saturdays Wellington Welvanpas ride as too many riders can't make this week. We are looking at posting for next Saturday Now that I got your attention, I want to relate a sighting of a kaalgat jogger going ball-istic down the eliminator. No, I didn't smoke nothing and I didn't go up said track to hard. Just as I reached the top before the little dip, he came down on the other side, quickly putting on his shorts when he saw me coming. A good buddy told of a similar sighting a year or two back and we didn't believe him. Joretha, voor jy nou begin om jou intervalle teen die eliminator uit te doen, hy is nie heeltemal jou tipe nie... No way - perfect ride posted for you to start again tomorrow! CU at five, bring the Konyne!!! A blue one. Been in use maybe 3 times last year, as good as new! Tyres perfect. Shocks also in very good shape. Not riding anymore. Don't know why. Oh yes, no scratches on the bike, never fell. Make an offer. Cheers, Julius Deacon
Trail is situated just a few Kilometers outside of Willington. They offer wine tasting and a coffee shop where you can pay for your permit. Permit costs R20 per person and you will need to sign an indemnity form before you can ride.
How to get there: Hit the N1 towards Stellenbosch / Wellington and take exit 47 and turn left onto the R44 heading towards Wellington. After about 28kms turn left onto Champagne Road, then turn left into Piet Retief Street which becomes Church Street. Drive until you get past Bovlei Cellars then turn left, then right. Make a right at the T-junction and follow the road until the tar becomes gravel and this will take you to Welvanpas where you will be greeted by two barking, but very friendly staffies.
The route is approximately 12 km and can be done in an in just over an hour, you cycle through fynbos, orchards and forest section. This route is not recommended for novices as there some really step Technical down hills (Look out for the WARNING Signs) , the Trails are well marked, and be prepared for some tough climbs but its Worth it for the sweet single track that follows all 8Km of it, Its Awesome. Highly Recommended!!!
Trail & coffee shop hours:
Weekdays: 9am - 5pm Sat & Sun: 8am - 3pm
Office Telephone: 021 864 1239
This trail was reviewed By Bicycling magazine in July 2009
>> posted on 2010-02-03 13:06:42 by Louis Ferreira (084 752 0817)
Mountian Bike Route Wellington
>> posted on 2010-02-03 10:39:45 by Rossouw du Preez (0832839918)
Barberton XCM 2
The second leg of the MTN marathon series took place on saturday, and Paarl MTB riders did well up there against all the Valies. Mark Colyn was placed third overall for the 75km race and first vet home. Mare rode away with the top honours in the half marathon master's ladies. Johan and Petrus finished welll and improved their times by almost an hour each on last year. petrus rode the 120km and the 2800m of climbing was no picnic. Max Knox won 10min ahead of Burry and Kevin Evans third.
>> posted on 2010-01-31 19:14:56 by Johan Malherbe (0825521866)
Directions
>> posted on 2010-01-31 19:14:56 by Johan Malherbe (0825521866)
Saturday Welvanpas
>> posted on 2010-01-28 15:00:33 by Craig Street (0829399228)
Part II
>> posted on 2010-01-21 09:21:19 by Thomas Babl (0832334431)
XXX-rated
>> posted on 2010-01-21 09:19:06 by Thomas Babl (0832334431)
Johan...
'n Voëltjie vertel my julle is in vir die Epic! Wees gerus, daar sal nie sommer 'n dag erger as die Attakwas wees op die Epic nie. Dalk net so erg...maar nie erger nie! ha! Lekker oefen en sien julle in die berg!
>> posted on 2010-01-19 17:25:42 by Jaco de Villiers (0824480231)
Anthem Sale
>> posted on 2010-01-19 15:05:18 by Craig Street (0829399228)
Giant Anthem for Sale
>> posted on 2010-01-19 14:32:14 by Julius Deacon (083 284 6010)
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