Home / Bike Rides / Ride to Wuppertal 67
- Google Earth view of steep climb from Wuppertal (Wuppertal in foreground)
- GPS Track view of loop around Wuppertal
- View from Uitkyk Pass
- At the trun off to Kromrivier.... road now very much better
- First real tree in 40km!
- Gravel and more gravel but road is much better
- Quick drinks break as it was about 34 degrees Celcius here
- Another drift bridge
- Stone road with stunning rock formations
- Through a river
- Passing through Eselbank (hamlet?)
- Passing through farm gates
- Passing sheep and donkeys
- Crossing a drift bridge
- Took a fall here in the deep soft sand (my first fall)
- Top of Wupperthal Pass - now soft sand
- Seriously steep ascent up Wupperthal Pass (described as Bad Offroad by Tracks4Africa)
- 4x4 Sign... I think this was an understatement! Wonder what the blank sign should have said!
- Driver of 4x4 on far side coming to explain problem to me
- Blocked bridge - I had to negotiate a 45 degree decline into the river and up over the rocks on other side
- View of the pass taht we descended to Wuppertal
- Police still on the scene at Wuppertal after the body had been removed from the school's window
- Moravian Mission Stores
- Tourist Info Building at Wuppertal
- Church Bell
- Old house at Wuppertal
- Post Office at Wuppertal
- Church at Wuppertal - built 1834
- Avenue of trees leading to the church
- List of Missionaries at Wuppertal
- Inside restaurant at Wuppertal - genuine reed ceiling
- Inside the restaurant in Wuppertal - we did buy some Rooibos tea
- Inside museum at Wuppertal
- Inside the restaurant at Wuppertal
- Inside museum at Wuppertal - masses of orbs
- Inside museum at Wuppertal
- Chantel out the restaurant in Wuppertal
- Museum and Restaurant in Wuppertal
- Peaceful scene at Wuppertal
- Peaceful scene at Wuppertal
- Arriving at Wuppertal
- Descent down to Wuppertal in distance
- At summit of Hoek Se Berg Pass
- Start of gravel road to Wuppertal
- Bike going very well but gravel road about to begin
- Englishman's Grave - very well kept after 110 years!
- Inscription on Englishman's Grave
- Englishman's Grave (Lieutenant Graham Vinicombe Winchester Clowes died in action near here)
- Near the Englishman's Grave
- Site of the Englishman's Grave
- Found the "Six Foot Under" geocache near Louis Leipoldt's grave
- Dr C Louis Leipoldt's Grave on Pakhuis Pass
- Dr C Louis Leipoldt's Grave on Pakhuis Pass - No Graffitti!
- Steps leading to cave with grave
- Dr C Louis Leipoldt's Grave on Pakhuis Pass
- Dr C Louis Leipoldt's Grave on Pakhuis Pass
- Dr C Louis Leipoldt's Grave on Pakhuis Pass
- Leaving Clanwilliam and climbing Pakhuis Pass
- Clanwilliam Dam wall
- Old Road Bridge before Clanwilliam
- Old Road Bridge before Clanwilliam with dam wall in far background
- Old Road Bridge before Clanwilliam
- Old Road Bridge before Clanwilliam
- Old Road Bridge before Clanwilliam
- PW Botha unveiled somthing here
- Clanwilliam Dam
- Chantel at Clanwilliam Dam