13th April (Easter Monday), 2009 - VOB Running Club (15kms)

This Monday we leave VOB clubhouse at 7.30 am, go down through the main gate, and then down to the green belt (Alphen Trail) and follow it all the way up to where it crosses Brommersvlei, which is the first coke stop.

In good weather we then run up the second green belt (Diep River trail?) until it comes out on Southern Cross Drive, which is the second coke stop. In wet weather we ignore the start of the 2nd green belt, run back along Brommersvlei for 100 metres and then turn right into Klassenbosch Drive and climb all the way to the top and take the gravel path around the top to join the green belt just before it crosses the two tar roads (the first is Bel Ombre, the second is Monterey) and leads up to Southern Cross Drive.

At the top of Southern Cross we cross Rhodes Drive, team up with a couple of other runners, and run in small groups through Cecelia Forest to Kirstenbosch Top Tap (the Rycroft Gate), which is where the 3rd coke stop will be.

From there we have choices. You can either come back along the Green Belts, or along Brommersvlei, or you can go along Klassens Road, through Wynberg Park to the entrance to 3 Military Hospital, which is the 4th coke stop.

From there it's back to VOB.

Total distance on the full route is about 15 kms.

Please note, we have moved to the winter starting time of 7.30 am!

Many thanks!

Pete