2024 images: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1X6TgJgyJYCsvYxGVYzHgYgqhhs-fV5QH?usp=sharing

2024 Images: https://photos.app.goo.gl/BQjonHQ5imRUEkvK8

OVERVIEW & FACTS

The HH MTB TOUR is a non-competitive 2-day MTB stage event. The objective is to give MTB’s and newcomers to multi-stage events (NOT NEWCOMERS TO MTB) the opportunity to enjoy a weekend of scenic fun and non-competitive riding. However, make sure that you are fit and that you can and love to ride single tracks.  Both stages cover approximately 50 km on mostly gravel roads which include jeep- as well as many single-track sections. 

Event Dates        4 & 5 May 2024

Start times          08h00 start from the lawn at the back of the Hotel

Registration        14h00 – 19h00 on 3 May at the Houwhoek Hotel & 6h30 – 7h30 on 4 & 5 May at the Houwhoek Hotel.

New entries will be possible on Friday afternoon, 3 May but NOT on Saturday morning, 4 May 2024.

Start venue         The Houw Hoek Hotel

Finish venue       The Houw Hoek Hotel

Entry fee             R 1100 per person (individual entries, not team entries), which includes a Hamburger and chips on Saturday and Worsroll and chips on Sunday at the Hotel.

                            It excludes accommodation.

ROUTE FILES

Stage 1

Stage 2

EVENT IMAGES

Event Images Link 1 | Event Images Link 2

ROUTE INFORMATION

The Houw Houk Tour gives you the opportunity to cycle some of the W2W routes and trails. The Tour aims to let you explore and experience what a multi-stage event is all about and offers a relaxed and supportive atmosphere. This is not a timed event, but a STRAVA segment will be created for each stage against which everyone can track their own timing and records.

The start and finish of both stages will be at the Houwhoek Hotel.

• Stage 1 on Saturday: Beaumont & Wildekrans Loop
  A 46km & 800m climb loop down the historic Kat- and Van der Stel Passes, Rooihoogte, Wildekrans, Botriver village and back up the Katpass, to the finish at the Hotel. The stage covers easy and interesting single tracks in Wildekrans.
  
  
• Stage 2 on Sunday: Paul Cluver Loop
  A 48km with 950m climb loop past Lebanon town, Paul Cluver and back along the Korteshoven and Houwhoek Switchback and Single Tracks. This stage covers iconic single-track trails such as Trunks, Boomslang, Pofadder and Witklippies.

Check out 2024 Houwhoek Tour Stage 1 on Relive! https://www.relive.cc/view/vmqX37RQMo6

Check out 2024 Houwhoek Tour Stage 2 on Relive! https://www.relive.cc/view/vevY3neemy6

Please note that E-Bikes are allowed.

MASSAGE RECOVERY ZONE

EPT THE ULTIMATE SPORTS RECOVERY EXPERIENCE 

Young or old, a professional athlete or a weekend warrior, our full range of services and products will help you recover and ultimately perform at your peak.

All athletes universally need recovery for sports performance, so recovery must be treated with the same respect and effort as the principles of training. Maximizing the recovery processes after sporting events is important as it maximizes performance, accelerates training efforts, minimises fatigue and reduces the risk of injury.

Play Hard + Recover Well = Best Performance

BOOK A RECOVERY MASSAGE FOR SATURDAY 4 MAY, AT THE HOUW HOEK HOTEL

For a 30-minute massage: https://bit.ly/HouwHoekMTB-2024-30min

For a 60-minute massage: https://bit.ly/HouwHoekMTB-2024-60min

EVENT RULES

https://www.mtb-adventures.co.za/rules

The HOUW HOEK MTB TOUR and GRAVEL RACE are sanctioned by Cycling South Africa.