Olifants River Race

This is a 2 day race on Saturday 30 July and Sunday 31 July.

The race is family friendly with good viewing spots on Day 1.  Day 1 finishes on the upper reaches of the Clanwilliam Dam and provides the opportunity for families to relax and chill in a brilliant environment.  Long, lazy lunches are the order of the day, before people retire to their accommodation choices when the sun starts dipping.

The river is one of the most pristine in the Western Cape and provides brilliant paddling – one of the reasons paddlers return year after year.

Start on Saturday at 10h30.

Start on Sunday at 09:30

Race distance

Day 1 – 18.5

Day 2 – 21.5

Directions to start of Day 1:

Take the N7 to Citrusdal. Turn right at Citrusdal turn off and go to 4 way stop on the main road through the town.  Turn left and follow the main road out of town. Continue on the gravel road for about 16k’s. Where the road becomes tar again, turn left to a farm called “Patrysberg”. The Day 1 race start is here.

GPS co-ordinates of the start  32°27'22.87"S & 18°58'2.76"E

Directions to start of Day 2:

From the 4 way stop in town drive in a southerly direction with river right. The turn off to the start is 20km from the 4 way stop in town.

GPS co-ordinates of the start  32°45'51.24"S &  19° 3'7.54"E

Prize giving will take place at “The Old Village” on the farm Modderfontein. See map below.

They also have accommodation options available.

http://www.theoldvillage.co.za

Also check the following link for further accommodation options.

http://www.citrusdal.info/