Solo Lite 2026

Total Distance: 42km | Total Elevation: 800m | Team of The Mountain: 10km

Details

Begin by ascending Main Street, escorted by the traffic department towards Lydenburg.  Turn left at York Offices/Eskom Power Station onto a gravel road, passing York New Village.  Ascend through Vertroosting Nature Reserve and up Rosshill, the most significant climb of the day.  10km into the race you would have climbed 400m, and also approach the Team of the Mountain point. Descend to the first single track, "Af & Af," leading to the initial Refreshment Station at 13km.  At this point, Team/Solo Lite turns left, while Team/Solo Challenge continues straight for an extra loop.

Short gradual climb to the top of a single track called “Break Me Shake Me”, which takes you back into the valley to Sabie, where you cross the York New Village road again.

Second refreshment station awaits at 27km’s. Small climb over the hill to the Longtom Pass (dangerous road crossing – check for traffic) where you cross the tar road into “Blaze of Glory” single track all the way down the Lone Creek tar road. Then into the “Princess” single track, pass the York Mill and flow into the river single tracks back to finish at the Race Village.

Refreshment Stations for Day 1

• Refreshment Station 1 - 13km after the Rosshill climb and the first single track "Af & Af"
• Refreshment Station 2 - 22km cross over at York New Village

*All Refreshment Stations will be self-service, providing energy drinks, snacks, ice cold water and fruits.*

Total Distance: 45km | Total Elevation: 850m | Team of The Mountain: 9km

Details

From the Race Village pass through Castle Rock Caravan Park. Follow the same route as Team/Solo Challenge to the bottom of Ceylon Village. Turn right towards Bridal Veil Waterfall. Just before the falls turn right onto a single track, winding behind the Ceylon Village. Come to a steep switchback climb up to the Team of the Mountain at 9km followed by the first Refreshment Station at 10km. Follow the Bell Road towards Mac-Mac on a gradual climb. Return following the railway line towards Tweefontein.  Continue on a single track past the Tweefontein Dam and through the bush tunnel to the Tweefontein Nursery. At the nursery find the second Refreshment Station at 27km in. After the nursery follow a downhill single track to the Tweefontein Training Centre. Continue with a climb of 4km and 300m elevation on the side of Diamonds Portion and enter a fast-flowing single track to Sabie River Camp. Ride along the railway road to the finish at the Race Village.

Refreshment Stations for Day 2

• Refreshment Station 1 - 10km after the switchback climb after the Ceylon Village
• Refreshment Station 2 - 27km at the Tweefontein Nursery

*All Refreshment Stations will be self-service, providing energy drinks, snacks, ice cold water and fruits.*

Total Distance: 32km | Total Elevation: 600m

Details

Scattered start from Race Village, slowest rider to start first. Go through Merry Pebbles Caravan Park, over a bridge, along the single track past the shooting range, crossing the Ceylon tar road through the pine plantations. Fast-flowing single tracks lead to the floating bridge. Ride towards Lone Creek Falls doing the cave single track. Before the falls turn left and start a climb that winds to the back of the falls to the Maritzbos Hut and the first Refreshment Station at 16km.

From there, the track comes back on the other side of the valley around the back of the falls and towards the main logging road, following the main contour road. Ride along to Bridal Veil Waterfall. Just as the falls come into view turn back onto a single track down to the Ceylon Village. This will be the second Refreshment Station at 27km. At the Refreshment Station the split of the Challenge Route into the single track heading back to the finish at the Race Village.

Refreshment Stations for Day 3

• Refreshment Station 1 - 16km at the Maritzbos Hut
• Refreshment Station 2 - 27km at the Tweefontein Nursery

*All Refreshment Stations will be self-service, providing energy drinks, snacks, ice cold water and fruits.*