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Thank you for your interest in the N3TC Royal Drakensberg Mountain Bike Challenge, in the NORTHERN DRAKENSBERG, midway between Johannesburg and Durban.

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We are planning a weekend of family fun in support of Royal Drakensberg Primary School. A number of events have been organized to accommodate all ability levels, as well as heaps of fun for spectators.

The Challenge is taking place on Friday 1st to Sunday 3rd June 2012, at the All Out Adventure Centre in the Northern Drakensberg.

  • Saturday
    • Mountain Bike Gymkana
    • Royal Drakensberg Family fun ride with tea & scones
    • Night Ride
  • Sunday
    • +/- 15km Royal Drakensberg Trail Run
    • +/- 6km Royal Drakensberg Trail Run
    • Alpine Heath 45km Classic MTB Race
    • Montusi 19km Intermediate MTB Race
    • Cavern 10km Beginner MTB Fun Ride

The events are being hosted at All Out Adventures. aoa-logo

Craig Wapnick of joBerg2c fame has this to say about the 2011 Royal Drakensberg Challenge: As a mountain biking organiser myself I can highly recommend the Royal Drakensberg Challenge to anyone who loves proper mountain biking. The trails and vibe of the event are what we aspire to in joBerg2c. This event is in a nutshell for mountain bikers by mountain bikers.

The weekend schedule is as follows:


Saturday 2nd

10h00 Mountain Bike Gymkana
A series of fun activiites for the family

14h30 Family fun ride and walk
A fun 10km ride to the river for tea and scones R60 per person
1km walk and toddler ride to the river for tea and scones R20 per person

16h00 registration for 17h00 departure
Night ride. R50 per person An intermediate level night ride in the valley

18h00 onwards
The night ride is followed by a Curry & Rice or Chicken Potjie supper at the Adventure Centre R60 per person. Families welcome. Bring along own drinks.


Sunday 3rd



Registrations...

07h00 – 09h00
Registration (NB: Registration for trail run closes at 07h30)
Cappuccinos and breakfast rolls on sale


Trail Runs...

08h00
Royal Drakensberg Trail Run +/- 15km - R50 per person
This run follows a spectacular route in the foothills of the Drakensberg, offering some fun boulder hopping, river crossings and hill scrambles. Runners will be inspired by the beautiful views of the Drakensberg’s Amphitheatre, and the Puterill’s stream in the valley below.

08h30
Royal Drakensberg Trail Run +/- 6km - R30 per person
This run follows a spectacular route in the foothills of the Drakensberg, offering some fun boulder hopping, river crossings and hill scrambles. Runners will be inspired by the beautiful views of the Drakensberg’s Amphitheatre, and the Puterill’s stream in the valley below.
For the energetic - the trail run can be followed by the 19km Intermediate MTB ride


Mountain Bike Rides...

09h00
Alpine Heath 45km Classic - R150 per person
Miles of single track carved into the side of the mountains.

This makes for more technical climbing and more awesome views! What makes this race so special? To start with there are the close up views of the 3000m Amphitheatre, water fall caves, river crossings, flowing contour trails and loads of banked downhill tracks. Throw in some of the best accommodation in the Berg and you have the one race you won’t want to miss.

09h15
Montusi 19km Intermediate - R90 per person
A fairly challenging ride from the All Out Adventure Centre taking you along the Montusi Gorge Trail via hand carved trails to the exciting Secret Pass and back to the Adventure Centre on a banked downhill single track.

09h30
Cavern 10km Beginner - R50 per person
A completely separate trail following the contoured single track out to and along the Twin Streams and back to the Centre.


Spectator Fun on Sunday...

08h00-14h00
Supervised Kids Zone - R50/child includes a snack
The Kids Zone is a child care facility where parents can drop their children off while they do the MTB race, or just relax with a cappuccino and a piece of cake knowing that the children are having fun. It is also a place for the young riders to have an awesome time before and after their ride.

There will be an enclosed area that will offer a number of activities, including our new Ninja Warrior course and duelling zip lines. There will be a jumping castle, arts and crafts, colouring, face painting.

The children will be supervised at all times and kept busy with a variety of activities (Art & Crafts, , Games, Jumping Castle, Ninja Warrior Course, Sit & Zip Relay etc. Children will need to be signed in and out by parents).

The parents will be required to register their children coming into the activity area. Parents may choose if the children can sign themselves in or out, or if they must stay until the parent comes to find them. Teaching staff from Royal Drakensberg Primary will be supervising the Kids Zone, so children will be in experienced hands!

There will be a nominal fee of R50 per child for entry into the Kids Zone, all of which will go towards Royal Drakensberg’s Fund raising efforts.

09h00-16h30
Adventure Centre Activities
Paintball, Zip Line, King Swing, Flying Trapeze, Bungee Bounce and Cable Tour will all be running as usual.

All day
Lucky dip prizes

All riders gain automatic entry into the draw, and spectators may purchase tickets. Prizes include weekends away, product hampers and gift vouchers


Yummy Food...

  • Breakfast rolls (07h00-10h30)
  • Wors rolls & Beer stall (10h30-15h00)
  • Toasted Sandwiches, soups and wraps (09h00-16h30)
  • Soft Drinks
  • Cappuccinos, Coffee, Tea & Hot Chocolate
  • Home Made Cakes & Eats - A selection of home made cakes and eats on sale to go along with your cappuccino


Ride for Sponsorship & WIN


Participants wishing to assist with fund raising for Royal Drakensberg Primary may obtain sponsorship forms from Loretta Mecklenborg or Megan Bedingham.

Riders are encouraged to get friends and family to sponsor them to ride a particular event, and money raised will be donated to Royal Drakensberg Primary School Scholarships.

Sponsorship monies may be paid directly into the school’s bank account.

The rider who raises the most money* will win:

  • A family weekend for 4 at The Cavern
  • An Adventure Centre morning for four
  • Treatments at the Forest Retreat or 1 Hour Horse Rides

*Riders must raise a minimum of R1000 to qualify for this prize.


Route Description

Full route descriptions for trail runs and MTB routes


Online Entries


Register early online at www.roag.co.za


Accommodation in the Area


Click on any of the logos below to visit the resort's website.

ezulwini
cavern
amphipackers
montusi
orion
hlalanathi
alpine
ezemvelo
drakensville
seletwane    

 


Pictures captured at last year's event


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