Mooi River recce

[JonW]

So this morning I went on a ride by myself, basically with 2 objectives, firstly to check out a new section of the route that I want to use for our upcoming Bundu Bash ride on the 12th of December, and secondly, while I was in the area, I wanted to check out a track i had plotted on Google earth and see if I was able to follow it.

The main problem was the track crossed the Rietvlei and the Mooi Rivers so I was not sure if that would work out.

On GE it looked OK:

 

[JonW]

After an earlyish start, headed out through the Karkloof.

Damn it was looking nice and green after a couple of weeks of rain.

 

[JonW]

After leaving the Karkloof i got to the proper dry thornveld country north of Rietvlei.

Some great riding to be had here, headed down a rocky track towards the Rietvlei river

 

[JonW]

Eventually got to the place on the river where I was hoping it would be possible to cross.

Unfortunately no luck. The river was much too deep to try get across with my bike.

Maybe if I had come before the rains started I might have been more succesfull, but no way was I getting across today. Oh well, nothing ventured nothing gained, at least I found some new tracks. Will have to come back next year before the rains.

 

[trevorwb]

Jon is that the area before entering Muden ?.

 

[Jors Troelie]

It's called adventure biking. Thanks for posting, looks like a nice area for riding.

 

[Splash]

Nice ride.

 

[JonW]

Jon is that the area before entering Muden ?.

Hi Trevor

No, this is off the D222 past JDuP's farm.

 

[BlomC]

Looks very nice to ride there! Thanks for making me lus now... > I lovit to recce...!!

 

[ianb]

Nice Jon.

 

[JFE]

Eventually got to the place on the river where I was hoping it would be possible to cross.

Unfortunately no luck. The river was much too deep to try get across with my bike.

Maybe if I had come before the rains started I might have been more succesfull, but no way was I getting across today. Oh well, nothing ventured nothing gained, at least I found some new tracks. Will have to come back next year before the rains.

Seems like there was a crossing just a little "up river", look like a nice rocky stretch going accross.

 

[Kykdaar]

With that XR you could have bunny hopped the narrow part ;D