Stage 0 – Registration
Registration takes place on Thursday 6 February in Clanwilliam, from 15:00 till 19:30. There is secure parking arrange where you can leave your vehicle at registration, as this is also where the ride will finish on Sunday 9 February. Once registered, there will be a shuttle bus taking you into the Biedouw Valley, where dinner and a ride briefing awaits you
Overnight – Biedouw Vallei Wegbreek
Stage 1 – Biedouw Vallei to Heuningvlei
53 Km – 1730m Elevation
Don’t let the distance fool you, today’s ride starts with a punchy gravel climb out of the valley towards the plateau before a steep and hairy descent into Wuppertal. From Wuppertal it’s all jeep and single track as you take a scenic loop through rooibos farms before cutting back through Wuppertal, crossing the river and then tackling the final climb for the day up towards the Heuningvlei Plateau.
Overnight – Heuningvlie Backpackers
Stage 2 – Heuningvlie – Biedouw Vallei
61 Km – 1420m Elevation
Stage two sees you heading out of Heuningvlei along goat paths as you crisscross dry streams and wind your way along a single track between the sandstone formations, before commencing a descent back towards Wupperthal, then veering off to the east just before the village, back onto s single track climb descent through epic Cederberg wilderness, before a much-needed refreshment station back in Wupperthal, before you tackle the steepest climb of the weekend, getting back out of Wupperthal and dropping into the Biedouw Valley again, for some well-deserved rest back in camp.
Overnight – Biedouw Vallei Wegbreek
Stage 3 – Wupperthal – Clanwilliam
99km – 1240m Elevation
When a 99km finale is considered the easiest stage of the weekend, you know the past two days were tough and you deserve a bit of a break, so we nicknamed this stage active recovery. With very little technical riding, this stage is all about enjoying the majestic views, and really experiencing the scale of the Cederberg mountains up close. This morning starts off in the centre of Wupperthal, and kicks off with a steep climb out of the valley along the Eselbank Pass, with the first refreshment station waiting a the top of the pass, where you can go and have a look at the waterfall, before continuing along the undulating plateau where you should be able to keep up a relatively high pace towards the Maatjiesriver Junction. A few kilometres after the junction you will turn off the main route to go and visit a rock art site, before the final flat section passing by South Africa’s highest vineyards at Cederberg Wines. From here it’s all downhill as you continuously descend over the last 30km, through some of the most awe-inspiring scenery anywhere in the Western Cape. Passing the final refreshment station and checkpoint at Algeria, before finally finishing off back in Clanwilliam, where a hot shower and lunch await.