Our repair and maintenance efforts are still ongoing. 90% of our trail network is now again very rideable, including the ditch – known locally as “Die Bouchard Sloot” – where we’ve put in a tremendous effort to dry some parts out. The Vrede Farm Bridge and culvert under the road has been repaired, and we’ve […]
The September 2023 Floods were devastating to the Valley and indeed our network, but we have recovered well! Sadly we have not been able to recover the route towards Ataraxia and Creation which featured in the 2023 ABSA Cape Epic, but we have a challenging Black Route through Bosman wines, which also features the “Puff
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As of Wednesday, 12 May we have opened sections of our trail network after repairing a few key places after the flood. All trails between the start (The Village) up to Camphill, has been re-opened. This includes access to the XCO track. NO ACCESS to the Blue, Red and Black routes beyond Camphill due to
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The Hemel & Aarde Valley did not escape the big rains experienced across the Southern Cape in early May, with just over 300mm of rain recorded to fall in the Valley over 2 days. The De Bos Dam was filled to capacity by lunch time on day 1, which meant the overflow into the Onrus
