Lammergeier Private Nature Reserve (Closest City/Town: Lady Grey)

Eastern Cape - Northern Region EC

Lammergeier Private Nature Reserve

CLOSEST TOWN > Barkly East

TRAIL DESTINATION > Lammergeier Private Nature Reserve

DISTANCE > 5–25km

GRADING > Easy to difficult

OVERVIEW

Lammergeier Private Nature Reserve covers some 8,000 ha of prime mountain terrain, varying in altitude from 1,700 m to 2,750 m above sea level.

On your bike

Mountainous terrain, rocky singletrack, extreme downhills and eroded jeep tracks make for some technical riding and more than the odd portage. The trails range from cattle tracks to 4X4 roads, through rivers, along valleys and up mountain peaks. Test your endurance at 2 700m; train at this altitude and the Cape Argus won’t even be a challenge!

Anything goes, from short morning rides to multiday trails that will test even the fittest of riders. Mountainous terrain, rocky singletrack, extreme downhills and eroded jeep track make for technical riding and more than the odd portage. For those more relaxed individuals, the farm roads will allow you to meander at a more civil and leisurely pace.

The 80 km Lammergeier Mountain Bike Challenge has been hosted on the reserve since 2003

Off the bike

Lammergeier Private Nature Reserve also offers a great adventure racing training camp location as well as hiking rails, wild trout fishing, birding for rare sub-alpine species, 4x4 trails, horse-riding, wing-shooting and hunting. White water tubing in season.

CONTACT:

Website: www.adventuretrails.co.za

Tel: +27 51 603 1144

GPS: 30°45’39.5”S 27°20’11.9”E:

Weather:

Clear 9 ^oC
Humidity: 21%
Wind: N at 7 mph

Fri	2 ⇒ 17 ^oC	» Mostly Sunny «
Sat	-3 ⇒ 12 ^oC	» Mostly Sunny «
Sun	-3 ⇒ 10 ^oC	» Clear «

FAST FACTS

GRADING:

Easy to Difficult

DURATION:

Short morning rides or multi-day trails

CONFIGURATION :

Various options, 5–25km start

START:

Reception in Lammergeier Private Nature Reserve (051) 603 1144

TERRAIN:

Mountainous terrain, rocky singletrack, eroded jeep track

MAP:

Available from reception

CELL RECEPTION: None

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:

Free for reserve guests

FACILITIES:

A choice of self-catering accommodation and overnight huts, no cell phone reception.

BEWARE OF:

Thin air, snakes, lightning storms

lammergeier-map

HOW TO GET THERE

From Aliwal North, pass Lady Grey on the R58 and, 27km later, turn left at the Lammergeier Adventure Trails sign. Follow this dirt road for 11km and thereafter the signboards to reception.

BEST TIME OF YEAR

Weather here can be very changeable; be prepared for extreme conditions at any time of the year