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Welcome to Aces High – Where the Road Deals the Cards!
Get ready for a ride like no other. In Aces High, riders must choose their path: Gravel or Tar.
Each route features 10 iconic mountain passes and 5 legendary watering hole stops. But this isn’t just about the ride. At every watering hole, you’ll draw a card. When the engines cool and the dust settles, the best hand wins.
ACES HIGH TAR CHALLENGE
Tar Passes, ridden in any order:
1 Outeniqua Pass (George – Oudtshoorn)
2 Robinson Pass (Mossel Bay – Oudtshoorn)
3 Garcia Pass (Riversdal – Ladismith)
4 Huisrivier Pass (Calitsdorp – Ladismith)
5 Tradouw Pass (Barrydale – Suurbraak)
6 Meirings Poort (De Rust – Klaarstroom)
7 Potjiesberg Pass (Uniondale)
8 Schoemans Poort (Schoemanshoek)
9 Grootrivier Pass (Nature’s Valley)
10 Bloukrans Pass (Nature’s Valley – Eastern Cape)
5 Biker Friendly Watering holes, visited in any order:
11 Frikkie se Gat (Huisrivier Pass)
12 Kobus se Gat (Schoemans Poort)
13 Klaarstroom Padstal (Meirings Poort)
14 Hungry Ghost (Potjiesberg Pass)
15 Ruiterbosch Fun Farm / Lodge (Robertson Pass)
ACES HIGH GRAVEL CHALLENGE
10 Gravel Passes, ridden in any order:
1 Prins Alfred Pass (Knysna – Avontuur)
2 Rooiberg Pass (Calitsdorp – Van Wyksdorp)
3 Seweweeks Poort (Zoar – Laingsburg)
4 Swartberg Pass (Oudtshoorn – Prins Albert)
5 Cloetes Pass (Herbertsdale – Van Wyksdorp)
6 Gysmanshoek Pass (Van Wyksdorp – Heidelberg)
7 Brakkloof pass (P1882 – Joubertina)
8 Attakwaskloof (Bonniedale Adv Farm to R327)
9 Gamkaskloof Pass (The Hell)
10 Bosluiskloof Pass (Gamkapoort Dam)
5 Adv. Biker Friendly Watering holes, visited in any order:
11 The Nut House Pub (Cloetes Pass)
12 Kobus se Gat (Swartberg Pass)
13 Porcupine Camp (Seweweekspoort)
14 K’Buku (Prins Alfreds Pass)
15 Rooiberg Lodge (Rooiberg Pass)
ENTRY FEE & RULES
Entry fee for the event is R 150.
Entry includes entry into the event, participation number sticker, event buff, event pin, entry into the lucky draw prize pool!
Participation number sticker and other goodies to be collected from Garden Route Motorcycles.
Participants must photograph each pass and establishment with his bike and participation number in the picture. At each establishment a photo of your drawn card and participation number must be taken.
10 pass photos, 5 establishment photos and 5 card photos must be submitted via website.
The participant with the best hand will win a prize, the rest of the prizes will be drawn on a lucky draw basis.
The challenge will run until end of January 2026.
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