JUST LIKE CLOCKWORK
STAGE 4
START & FINISH
Oak Valley Estate, Elgin
KM 1000 M
43
DISTANCE
CLIMBING
RATING
154 | MTB | The Untamed African MTB Race
THE ROUTE
After three marathon stages the route provides some relief in terms of distance,
but the singletrack-filled race against the clock will certainly not ease up on
the difficulty. The allure is rather one of a shorter day in the saddle with more
recovery time. Taking in the best of Oak Valley and Paul Cluver’s plethora of
world-class trails, but linking them with savage climbs, the mid-race time trial
provides a test of power, speed and concentration. Trails like Pine Singles,
Tranquillity, Nürburgring, Mamba, Vissie’s Magic (Land Rover Technical Terrain),
Sounds of Silence, Wonderland and the Greenhouse Effect, are linked by climbs
like Tierkop, Ma se Gat, Berg Adder and Pofadder along with a 350m long beast.