Road Conditions - R540, R37, R532

[Bruce Turner]

Hi All,

Has anyone travelled the R540 to Dullstroom, then to Lydenberg, R37 down Longtom pass to Sabie and then onto Graskop lately please?

If yes how are the roads? Im trying to decide on routes and wont be in a 4x4.

Thank you

Rgds

BruceT

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[Hennie Rautenbach]

Bruce I drove the road in the opposite direction last year at the end of August. The worst section is between Lydenburg and Dullstroom (including Lydemnburg itself). If you drive carefully and keep a lookout or the pothles you will do just fine. Biggest challenge is not avoiding the potholes, but rather the oncoming traffic that swerves into your lane... I won't hesitate to take that route again given the massive alternative detour.

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[Bruce Turner]

Thank you very much Hennie.

Rgds

BruceT

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[Jean Struweg]

Hi Hennie

My BIL lives in Lydenburg and travels that road fairly often, so I gave him a call to get his input. 

The road between Belfast and Dullstroom has a few potholes here and there, not nearly as bad as the Dullstroom/Lydenburg stretch. Regarding the Dullstroom/Lydenburg stretch his feedback is very similar to Hennie's, including the warning about veering oncoming traffic. He says numerous head-on collisions have taken place in the last months. Some of the potholes have degenerated into real craters. 

The Lydenburg/Sabie road is in good nick and caution is required through the Long Tom pass, as with any pass with sharp bends.

The Sabie/Graskop stretch is mostly in good nick and the road has a fairly wide shoulder.

HTH

Cheers

Jean

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[Bruce Turner]

Thanks very much Jean. Appreciate that. 

We staying near Tzaneen/Agatha Forest reserve but want to drive some passes hence the question about doing that route. 

 

So I think we will go N4 all the way to Ngodwana/sappi, then Sabie, Graskop, Blyderiver pass then R36 to Tzaneen/Agatha forest reserve.  

Rgds

BruceT

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[Geoff Hill]

Rather go the N4 through Old Joes (Schoemans Kloof) and miss Ngodwana/Sappi, the split is shortly after the toll gate at Machadodorp.  The turnoff to Sabie is the turnoff to Sudwalla caves.

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[Michelle Bainbridge]

Drove the Nelspruit, Sabie, Graskop, Pilgrims Rest, Lydenberg, Dullstroom, Belfast, Nelspruit road yesterday.  I can confirm it's still very bad between Dullstroom and Lydenburg.  To the point that you need to almost stop to work your way across some of the ditches / potholes that cross the entire road.

Michelle
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[Bruce Turner]

Thank you Geoff and Michelle.

Rgds

BruceT

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