Plantation run from Adamel Wild Camp to Heidelberg
Western Cape
Written by
David Jansen van VuurenVerified rider
- Distance
- 19 km
- Climb
- 373 m
- On the bike
- ~20m
- Best season
- Any
Last confirmed 21 September 2026
Where it goes
Elevation
What this is
This route links Adamel Wild Camp to Heidelberg along a gravel mountain ridge, passing through a plantation on the way. At grade 1-2/5, depending if it’s dry versus muddy, it's not technically demanding, but the setting does the work — wide jeep-track roads that feel lightly used, with the kind of open, remote quality that gravel highways rarely deliver. A good one to do loaded, as an arrival or…
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