Results 1 to 9 of 9
-
05-05-2019, 11:42 #1
- Join Date
- Feb 2013
- Location
- Germiston
- Posts
- 42
Travelling advice hoedspruit from JHB
Hi Guys
just need a bit of advice with regards to travelling to Hoedspruit from JHB.
I am thinking to travel through middelburg, belfast, Lydenburg and then the panorama route through ohrigstad to Hoedspruit.
Would you say its a decent enough road to travel and for ladies too?
if you have any alternatives please advice
thank you in advance
-
05-05-2019, 14:33 #2
- Join Date
- Jun 2018
- Location
- Krugersdorp
- Age
- 39
- Posts
- 165
Re: Travelling advice hoedspruit from JHB
Nice route, the road between Belfast-Dullstroom-Lydenburg has some potholes, but if you take it easy you'll be fine.
Alternatively, if you have the time, head out on Longton pass, and rejoin after Ohrigstad. Very scenic.
Treat the ladies to a light lunch at Art of Food in Dullstroom.
Enjoy the trip and scenery. The whole route from Belfast is pretty, up to there is a chore!
Sent from my LG-H990 using Tapatalk
-
05-05-2019, 15:05 #3
- Join Date
- Oct 2012
- Location
- Noord van die biltong gordyn.
- Age
- 57
- Posts
- 9,093
Re: Travelling advice hoedspruit from JHB
The whole area is worth spending time in. I also like traveling the gravel roads. Decide wheither your vehicle and your ladies can endure that.
Pilgrimsrest is a place worth a visit. Just don't buy anything there...
Avoid the Bosbokrand area at all cost. Not safe to travel trough at times.
Some of the tarred roads have HUGE potholes. Drive carefully.
-
05-05-2019, 16:52 #4
- Join Date
- Jul 2011
- Age
- 36
- Posts
- 3,363
Re: Travelling advice hoedspruit from JHB
That is the best route. Just watch for cattle and speed traps between orhigstad and the pass.
-
05-05-2019, 18:00 #5
- Join Date
- Feb 2013
- Location
- Germiston
- Posts
- 42
Re: Travelling advice hoedspruit from JHB
Thank you much appreciated
-
05-05-2019, 18:06 #6
- Join Date
- Jul 2008
- Age
- 46
- Posts
- 29,307
Re: Travelling advice hoedspruit from JHB
Drove through there a couple weeks back. Some beautiful scenery. Nothing dramatic about the road stood out.
-
05-05-2019, 21:35 #7
-
05-05-2019, 23:51 #8
- Join Date
- Jun 2014
- Location
- Gauteng
- Age
- 51
- Posts
- 3,602
Re: Travelling advice hoedspruit from JHB
I travel down to Hoedspruit pretty regularly (around 3-4 times per year) and have done so for the last 8-9 years.
Think that this route is probably the best, although be aware that there can be some potholes between Dullstroom - Lydenburg - Origstad. This tends to depend on the time of year and weather conditions over the previous weeks/months.
Good luck — the route from Belfast onwards is pretty scenic, especially the portion through the pass and tunnel.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
-
06-05-2019, 10:40 #9
- Join Date
- Feb 2013
- Location
- Boksburg
- Age
- 59
- Posts
- 1,775
Bookmarks