This was quite a short ride – only 150 or so Kms – of which over half was tar and quite easy “gravel highway” but we managed to fit quite a lot of “content” into a little over four hours out there.
I think it was SGB who once said in a report that the amazing thing about riding in KZN is that you don’t need to travel far to get out into the countryside. This is very true, and looking at the tracks of today’s ride the furthest we ever got from the middle of the city of Durban was 37Km - as the Indian Mynah flies - and yet it feels to me as if we were way out in the Zulu Kingdom.
The idea was to visit three waterfalls with a stopover on the top of Ufudu (That I visited last week)
I hope I got the team right, but I remember the pack, in inverse order of engine capacity, as Mr & Nrs Badger on the GS1200, Myself on the XT660Z, two XY660Rs (777 and I. who I now believe is on the forum, but whose forum name I regret I can’t remember Edit Navi ) , and non dogs WhizBee and Josh on KLRs and then Husky on the 640.
After meeting in ‘Toti we headed out towards the Nungwane Dam, had a look at the falls from over the gorge, and then headed over to the top of the falls. I must admit the ride down to the top of the falls was far harder than I remember and there was, to me, quite a tricky rocky descent to negotiate. Lucky my bike knew what it was doing even if I didn’t and together we managed the day with no tumbles.
The top of the falls
From there we headed over Ufudu and stopped on to of the mountain at the spot I visited last week. Man I enjoyed the top of the mountain. You could just ride in any direction you wanted to without caring about roads and tracks – after the first rains it may be a different story.
Then through the edge of Mlazi Township and down to the bottom of the Kirk (or Delville Woods) falls – This ride was also quite challenging for me as they had covered the road with a generous layer of railway ballast stones and I don’t enjoy riding on loose stones that much.
777 found us an alternative way up the hill on a single path that the MX riders often use, and that was also quite a lot of fun with ruts bumps and sand, but just as I felt I was coming to grips with it we hit the tar again.
From there to the falls at Hammarsdale – I have never managed to find out if they have an official name, but I have always heard them just called the Hammar falls. A bit more water over these falls.
Last look down the gorge and then all home.
Big thanks to the pack. It was a great day’s riding for me.
I think it was SGB who once said in a report that the amazing thing about riding in KZN is that you don’t need to travel far to get out into the countryside. This is very true, and looking at the tracks of today’s ride the furthest we ever got from the middle of the city of Durban was 37Km - as the Indian Mynah flies - and yet it feels to me as if we were way out in the Zulu Kingdom.
The idea was to visit three waterfalls with a stopover on the top of Ufudu (That I visited last week)
I hope I got the team right, but I remember the pack, in inverse order of engine capacity, as Mr & Nrs Badger on the GS1200, Myself on the XT660Z, two XY660Rs (777 and I. who I now believe is on the forum, but whose forum name I regret I can’t remember Edit Navi ) , and non dogs WhizBee and Josh on KLRs and then Husky on the 640.
After meeting in ‘Toti we headed out towards the Nungwane Dam, had a look at the falls from over the gorge, and then headed over to the top of the falls. I must admit the ride down to the top of the falls was far harder than I remember and there was, to me, quite a tricky rocky descent to negotiate. Lucky my bike knew what it was doing even if I didn’t and together we managed the day with no tumbles.
The top of the falls
From there we headed over Ufudu and stopped on to of the mountain at the spot I visited last week. Man I enjoyed the top of the mountain. You could just ride in any direction you wanted to without caring about roads and tracks – after the first rains it may be a different story.
Then through the edge of Mlazi Township and down to the bottom of the Kirk (or Delville Woods) falls – This ride was also quite challenging for me as they had covered the road with a generous layer of railway ballast stones and I don’t enjoy riding on loose stones that much.
777 found us an alternative way up the hill on a single path that the MX riders often use, and that was also quite a lot of fun with ruts bumps and sand, but just as I felt I was coming to grips with it we hit the tar again.
From there to the falls at Hammarsdale – I have never managed to find out if they have an official name, but I have always heard them just called the Hammar falls. A bit more water over these falls.
Last look down the gorge and then all home.
Big thanks to the pack. It was a great day’s riding for me.
Dof ;D
