Orange River Gravel Routes — Kalahari Sand Loop
Moderate
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Elevation profile
Min 613m · Max 711m · Gain 246m · 13 km
Route stats
- Distance
- 13 km
- Elevation gain
- 250 m
- −250 m descent
- Max grade
- 9.4%
- 2.0% avg
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Surface
- Gravel
- Route type
- Loop
About this route
Rocky singletrack and sandy jeep-track venturing into semi-desert terrain east of town with sharp red dunes and exposed bedrock sections. Requires technical line-picking through loose stone and washboard climbs.