Ja well - so with the start of the Epic kicking off, I thought it appropriate to inflict some punishment of my own. Those of you who ride Tokai Forest from time to time should try this route:
- Leave from Fish Hoek
- Go through the Clovelly Golf Course (discreetly!)
- Up the Old Wa-Pad
- Left up Silvermine Road and up to Noordhoek Peak (that's already over 1km ascent)
- Then drop down past the dam into Tokai
- Enjoy the single track down to the Arboretum
- Then head back and tackle the climb to the top of Constantiaberg (aka The Mast)
- At the top you would've hit the 1650m total ascent mark and 45km distance
- Now go down and head back to the Ou Wapad via the top Tokai road (to the boom)
- And back you go down the Wapad and the way you came
So that totals 1800m climbing over 64km. Great views and tough riding.
Enjoy!
An Endomondo view of the route
On your way down from the monster Mast climb
Thumbs up at the top of Noordhoek Peak