Hermannsburg Funduro

Event Name:     Hermannsburg Funduro

Event Location: St Cathryns Golf Estate, KZN

GPS:     28° 58’ 57,40’’S

               30° 49’ 5,33’’E

Event Date:      8 May 2022

Event Times:     07:00 to 09:00 Registration

08:00 Ride starts

13:00 Ride closes

Event Cost:        R250 per rider

Vehicles:            Enduro bikes

Route distance: 50km loop (GPS) with technical sections or 40km loop for beginners.

Contacts:            Günther              082 374 9602

                               Mike                  074 132 7442

Directions:

St Cathryns can be approached either from R74 from Stanger or Greytown, or on the R33 from Pietermaritzburg or Dundee. For those approaching from Pietermaritzburg ( the Mizpah short–cut allows one to avoid the extra distance entailed by going through Greytown. Look out for the turn–off when you see the huge grain silos to the East of the R33).

The Mizpah Road is a good tar road, joining the R74 from Greytown at Welgegund petrol station, where you turn right towards Ahrens and Kranskop. The St Cathryns turn-off is clearly signposted.

Facilities:

·        Camping. (Prior booking essential. Contact Piet Nel on 083 269 1661)

·        Parking. 

·        Ablutions with hot showers.

·        Braai facilities.

·        Coffee and tea.

·        Breakfast rolls and lunch available.

·        Bar.

·        Tuckshop.

·        Medical personnel with an ambulance.

Prizes: Plenty of lucky draw prizes.

Track: The main track consists of 50km of off-road terrain ranging from open forestry roads, single track, river crossings, hill climbs, and scenic viewpoints. It caters to accomplished riders and has several challenging parts. An accomplished rider should take around 2 1/2 hours to complete the track. A GPS is required to complete this track or riders should be in a group where a device is present

Many beginner riders do the 40km route as this route can be completed by riders of all abilities should take about 2 hours to complete. It shares parts of the route with the 50km track.

General: The Hermannsburg Funduro is set in the rolling hills and valleys around St Cathryns Golf Estate and will be used to raise funds for Umvoti Community G911, Hermannsburg School, and the Kranskop Farmers Association

Watch video footage of past events:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9xzE2tpcsU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlApjwpc3kk