SA4x4 - Overland Adventure Magazine

Additional Info

• Nearest Town Naboomspruit (15 km)
• Contact person Franco
• Telephone Number 082 553 3266
• Email info@serendipitytrails.co.za
• Website www.serendipitytrails.co.za
• Trail Duration Ranging from 1 km (half-hour trail) up to 30 km (three-hour trail).
• Costs R250 per vehicle for day visitors or the entire weekend (incl. Friday)
• Min / Max Vehicles 1 / 24
• Guided / Unguided Both
• Difficulty Rating Mostly a 2 or a 3, but occasionally a 4 which can be avoided.
• Rating Guide
  1: Suitable for complete novices. Softroader friendly, no low-range required.
  2: Low-range required, but suitable for novices.
  3: Low-range and some off-road experience required.
  4: Technical trail for the experienced.
  5: Extremely technical, for experienced drivers only. Vehicle damage a distinct possibility.
• GPS Points Main entrance gate S24° 37.006 E028° 36.063 Reception S24° 36.743 E028° 35.316 You’ll also nd it on Google Earth and Tracks4Africa
• Trail Details
  
• Vehicle Details Low-range 
  Yes 
  Diff-lock 
  Not needed, respectable wheel articulation will do the job. 
  Minimum ground clearance 
  200 mm 
  Tyres 
  HT tyres will be ne in the dry season. AT or MT tyres may be needed in the muddy bits but these can be avoided if neccessary. 
  Recovery points 
  Shouldn’t be necessary on the three-hour route, but if you decide to tackle any of the technical stuff you should have recovery points front and rear. 
  Underbody protection 
  OE running boards should be removed before tackling the half hour and one hour routes. Rock sliders and bash plates aren’t necessary if you pick your line carefully. 
  Softroader friendly 
  No 
  What vehicle were we driving? 
  A ’11 Prado 3.0 TX which handled the trail beautifully with no scratches or dings to report. However, the cross member protecting the centre diff caught on one or two break-over sections and the exhaust’s tailpipe took a knock. We removed the running boards beforehand.
• Accommodation
  The Serendiptity Eco Trail offers a wide range of accomodation, from a fully furnished lodge to a rustic bushcamp with open-air showers.
• Also in the area
  Nylsvlei Nature Reserve
  A Ramsar wetland area said to be a birders’ paradise (8 km).
  Golf
  Euphoria golf estate (5 km), call
  (014) 743 5000.
  Hot springs
  Die Oog Holiday Resort with hot and cold mineral pools (20 km), call (014) 743 4600.
  En route
  The road passed Serendipity takes you to Polokwane, Mapungubwe and the Tuli Block making it an ideal stopover or a great place to start your north-bound holiday.