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Originally Posted by peteryder01
Does anybody have recent experience? I am particularly interested in the M76 c35 (Vingerklip to the coast) the routes from Aus to Sossusvlei, C19/14 to Walvis Bay and the upper and lower reaches of the Salt Rd.
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We did the C14 Walvis Bay to Solitaire, and then C27 to Sesriem.
The first 50 kms out of Walvis Bay is paved, but then turns to gravel soon after. It's heavily corrugated, so wear your kidney belt. And there are many patches of deep gravel which you have to constantly scan ahead and slow down for.
If you hit these patches at more than 70 km/h, you will have quite an adventure on your handlebars. There is a really nasty patch about 40 kms north of Solitaire that's bitten a lot of motorcyclists. If you have the Tracks4Africa GPS map, it's pretty good about mapping all these deep gravel spots.
Although there is a >60km tarred road into Sossusvlei and the dunes, motorcycles are not allowed into the park. You have to park at Sesriem and take a shuttle bus or book a tour.
From Sesriem, we took C19 through Maltahohe. More of the same mid-to-bad gravel roads. Our motorcycle friends took C27/C13 down to Aus and they said it was more of the same corrugation and deep gravel patches.
If you take it slow and keep your eyes open, you shouldn't have a problem.
We were there less than two months ago.
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