Camp Shaka MTB Trail

10/12/2019

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TRAIL INFO

Closest Town: Umhlali

Grading: Moderate | Duration: Various - from 1 hour to 4 hours

Location (Area/Province): Holiday Coast and KZN - Natal

Configuration: Various options from 7km to 35km

Start Point: Camp Shaka

TRAIL BASICS

Access: Private property. Day visitors by prior arrangement

Beware of: Motor vehicles, particularly when cornering around the blind bends

Facilities: Reed and thatch huts or wooden bungalows, accessible only by foot. Serviced guesthouses in commercial plantation. Swimming, rock climbing, team adventure weekends by arrangement

Cell Reception: Yes

Route Flyover(s)

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OVERVIEW

The cycling around here is demanding, since the only way out from Camp Shaka is up.

On your bike

For cycle tourists there is a scenic 35 km one-way cruise to Balito, initially downhill on beautifully cambered, well maintained dirt roads, followed by undulating, quiet, tarred roads all the way down to a dip in the sea. For the off-road rider there’s a 7 km jeep track down the valley, sandwiched between cane fields and gum plantation, which eventually joins up with the dirt road to Umhlali.

Off the bike

Swimming, rock-climbing. Team adventure weekends by arrangement.

CONTACT:

Route information: Andre Martini

Address: PO Box 587, Umhlali, 4390

Telephone: (032) 947 9332 (after hours) or 083 625 4878

Email: andrecampshaka@qinet.co.za

GPS: 29°29′26.2″S 031°12′11.0″E