9 July 2023 - Day 20 - Trouthaven to Diemersfontein
5-8 July 2023 - Day 16-19 - Willowmore to Trouthaven
4 July 2023 - Day 15 - Kudukaya to Willowmore
3 July 2023 - Day 14 - Hadley to Kudukaya
2 July 2023 - Day 13 - Toekomst to Hadley
1 July 2023 - Day 12 - Fietskraal to Toekomst
30 June 2023 - Day 11 - Elandsberg to Fietskraal
29 June 2023 - Day 10 - Romansfontein to Elandsberg
28 June 2023 - Day 9 - Kranskop to Romansfontein
27 June 2023 - Day 8 - Slaapkrantz to Kranskop
26 June 2023 - Day 7 - Rhodes to Slaapkrantz
25 June 2023 - Day 6 - Vuvu to Rhodes
24 June 2023 - Day 5 - Malekgolonyane to Vuvu
23 June 2023 - Day 4 - Masakala to Malekgolonyane
22 June 2023 - Day 3 - Ntsikeni to Masakala
21 June 2023 - Day 2 - Allendale to Ntsikeni
20 June 2023 - Day 1 - Pietermaritzburg to Allendale
Greg Fisher
"I started messing around on the Freedom Trail in 2019 while on sabbatical in South Africa from the USA where I now live. My brother (Chris) had just taken over as race director, so I signed up for RTC in 2019 to see what this was all about. It was my first real exposure to mountain biking and definitely my first time bike packing. I was hooked. Later that year also completed RTR. Ever since then I find any excuse to get back to South Africa in the winter so I can participate in an FC event. I completed RASA in 2021, and RTR in 2022. Now I am back to have another crack at RASA. For me it is not a race but a pilgrimage. I just want to complete it and embrace the experience. For the first time at any FC event my wife and two daughters will be at the finish line, if I am able to get there."
Fantastic pics and commentary - keep it up!