sani

the 2016 route
• There’s another new
shortcut designed to take
you around the hill, and not
over it, that will please those
familiar with the route.
• Then the forest roads lead
you up and out of Mondi
Brooklands and onto
Charlie’s contour path – on
land belonging to farmer and
Bulwer mayor, Charlie James.
• You’ll cross under the R612
and reach the first water table
and spectator point at the
42km mark. Here the people
of Pevency will attend to
DAY ONE
Start: GLENCAIRN
End: MACKENZIE CLUB
Ascent: 1 295 m
Distance: 82 km
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• From there, a silent forest
road leads you up Big Ring
Climb, where another
shortcut has been put
in place due to recent
harvesting operations.
• Then it’s on towards
Donnybrook, passing
through Duma’s. Here
another new section,
named OG’s, has been
designed to eliminate the
fast descent and hairpin
left-hander before Ascent: Cape 1295m
GLENCAIRN
1 700m
1 100m
Chestnut Valley.
• From there, a good climb
opens the lungs before
you take a cool and restful
descent through the
Xumeni Forest, home of
the Cape Parrot.
• Soon after leaving the natural
forest, you will wind your way
over the seldom-used railway
bridge towards the second
water table at Belmont
Conference Centre.
• As you take leave of your
admiring supporters, your
Distance: legs will 82km feel the strain on
Bowman’s Climb, the
hardest climb of the day,
leading up and on to a
short section of technical
singletrack, included for
the free-riding junkies.
• The next fast pine forest
track will see you dropping
in altitude as you enter the
final valley for the day. The
singletracks of Wappo’s,
Muffin Top and Goog’s will
lead you through the pine
plantations to the Alsea farm
dam wall and on to the finish
at Mackenzie Country Club.
WP 1 42 km WP 2 66 km
MACKENZIE CLUB
17 29 36 44 52 60 68 77
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