Grabouw – Gordon's Bay loop

Route overview

Riders comfortable with a long day of 97.4 km but modest climbing at 706 m, most of it in short, gentle rises.

A 97.4 km coastal loop from Gordon's Bay to Kleinmond and back via Betty's Bay and Pringle Bay, with 706 m of climbing.

From Gordon's Bay the road heads out along the coast and starts climbing almost immediately, passing beneath a 415 m peak before the first pull of 1.7 km at 4.4% tops out at 122 m around km 7.2 \u2013 the high point of the whole ride. The road then runs on beneath a 629 m peak to a viewpoint at km 19.5 and a second short climb of 1.5 km at 4.5%, with a maximum of 8%, dropping into Rooiels at km 20.2. Beyond Rooiels the route continues through Mooiuitsig and Sunny Seas, passing Elephant Rock (243 m) at km 40.2, and reaches Kleinmond at km 44.6, the turning point and the largest place on the way. Just over half the climbing (53%) is done by then. The return retraces the coast through Betty's Bay at km 56.7, past the Stony Point viewpoint at km 62.2, Silver Sands and Pringle Bay at km 70.6. A viewpoint at km 77.1 comes beneath Rooielsberg (637 m), and the final climb, 1.5 km at 3.3% to 97 m, starts at km 86.9 below Boskloofpiek (665 m). The road then falls to its lowest point, 4 m at km 95.9, back at Gordon's Bay.

Highlights

• High point of 127 m at km 7.2 above the coast
• Rooiels at km 20.2, reached after a 1.5 km climb
• Kleinmond turning point at km 44.6
• Stony Point viewpoint at km 62.2, near Betty's Bay

Practical information

Surface

Paved

Route shape

Loop

Riding time

3½–5 hours riding

Know before you go

• Maximum gradient of 8% on the climb into Rooiels
• 27 \u00b0C recorded in March on an exposed coastal route

Routes are for inspiration. Roads, surfaces and conditions change — check locally and ride within your limits.