WHERE WE’ RE GOING
STARTING IN THE JEWEL OF THE GARDEN ROUTE, THE INAUGURAL NEDBANK GRAVEL BURN BLAZES a trail from Knysna’ s languid lagoon into the heart of the Great Karoo – 785 kilometres of unrelenting terrain, across forgotten backroads and rugged plateaus, through conservation corridors and wind-swept valleys and over challenging mountain passes. Visiting iconic Karoo towns, the crescent-shaped route concludes its breathtakingly beautiful and contrasting journey in the African bushveld, at Shamwari Private Game Reserve. This is a race showcasing the pageantry of nature and the purity of human perseverance. It’ s a study in topography and spirit. It takes us back
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