Silverback Carbon Storm 29er

Thabela Thabeng MTB Trail (Closest City/Town: Parys)

North West - Southern Region NW

Thabela Thabeng MTB Trail

CLOSEST TOWN > Parys

TRAIL DESTINATION > Dome Mountains

DISTANCE > 24km

GRADING > Intermediate

no-picture

OVERVIEW

In the midst of this World heritage Site, lies Thabela Thabeng, nestled in and between the mountains and Vaal River, 100km from Johannesburg.

On your bike

All the hiking trails are also suitable for mountain biking, exept Bobbejaankrans. The trails can be combined into a  24km trail. Thabela Thabeng means ‘be happy in the mountains’ so penetrate deep into the mountains by going up the kloof at Thabela Thabeng, where the National MTB Championship downhill of 1997 was held. Catch your breath and admire the view.

Then, what took you an hour to push and pedal up flashes past in a radical downhill as you barrel over rocks, concrete strips, hairpin bends and rutted jeep tracks. In minutes the downhill spits you out over the Venterskroon road. The gradient eases off as you thread your way across the Vaal River floodplains, passing through verdant riverine forest down to the river which forms the glittering centerpiece of the Dome Conservancy. 

Off the bike

Thabela Thabeng is the ideal venue for an active holiday, offering rafting, paddling, abseiling, river boat cruising, fly-fishing, hiking, game-viewing and birding.

CONTACT:

Contact Person: Peggy or Johannes van der Merwe, Thabela Thabeng

Address: PO Box 1923, Parys, 9585

Telephone: 056 818 1116 or 082 570 6252

Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Website: www.thabelathabeng.co.za

GPS: S 26° 51 640   E 27° 17 254

Weather: {weather Parys, South Africa}

FAST FACTS

GRADING:

Intermediate

DURATION:

Depends on option chosen.

CONFIGURATION :

Various options up to 24km

START POINT:

At Thabela Thabeng

TERRAIN:

Jeep track, downhills, hairpin bends

MAP:

Available from reception on arrival

CELL RECEPTION:

None

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:

Contact them for day passes

FACILITIES:

Accommodation includes; five luxury mountain chalets, three chalets around the swimming pool, a youth hostel, at 'The Old Barn' which can accommodate 70 guests. The entire venue can also be booked for a conference or teambuilding weekends

BEWARE OF:

Public roads are shared with motor vehicles so be vigilant

How to get there:

  • From Johannesburg take the N1 South and pass through the Grasmere Toll Plaza
  • Approximately 60 km further take the Parys / Sasolburg turnoff to Parys (R59 to Parys 20 km). Don’t go through the Kroon Vaal Plaza
  • Enter the Town and keep in the right lane
  • Follow the Potchefstroom road signs
  • At the robot (c/o Breë and Van Coller Streets) turn right and cross the Vaal River
  • Proceed about 2 km and turn left on the R53 to Potchefstroom
  • Travel 10 km and take the turn-off to Venterskroon
  • Travel 10 km and Thabela Thabeng will be on your leftsfsdf

 

HOW TO GET THERE

See on the left.


BEST TIME OF YEAR

All year round, can get very hot in the summer.