Long Tom Pass

Long Tom Pass

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This is a short video I filmed in the beautiful Long Tom Pass in Mpumalanga, South Africa

BMW S1000XR - To Misty Mountain On The Long Tom Pass

My Wife on her F800GT and myself on my S1000XR.
712km return trip with The Bavarian MC Club.
Centurion - Groblersdal - Stofberg - Burgersfort - Lydenburg - Long Tom Pass to Misty Mountain Lodge.

Beautiful.

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Long Tom Pass (R37) - Mountain Passes of South Africa

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Longtom Pass

I was going to edit this down and speed it up to make it look more impressive, but i eventually decided that it makes a better video (all be it very long) for you to see the entire ride. forgive the sound and commentary, I ramble on quite a bit, but my head is a bag of stray cats at times.

Long Tom Toboggan @ Misty Mountain

Old and young are just loving the ride on the Long Tom Toboggan!

Such a unique way to enjoy the stunning scenery of the Long Tom Pass.

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BMW K1200S, riding over Long Tom Pass

Lydenburg to Sabie, over Long Tom Pass, South Africa on BMW K1200S

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Lydenburg

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Lydenburg is a town in Thaba Chweu Local Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa.Officially known as Mashishing, Lydenburg is situated on the Sterkspruit/Dorps River tributary of the Olifants River at the base of the Long Tom Pass.The name is derived from the Dutch Lijdenburg, or Town of Suffering.Lydenburg has become the centre of the South African fly-fishing industry and is an agricultural and mining hub.

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Trip thru Longtom Pass

Some random wheelies on 2005 Zx10r and 2013 Zx10r, and my trip through Longtom Pass

Lydenburg - The Heads & Shopping Center - 9 October 2016

The Heads is a new extension of Lydenburg with its own shopping center. New developments are in progress. The new suburb can be found when you exit the town on your way to Sabie via the Longtom Pass. For those of you who have not been in Lydenburg for a while, Enjoy!

Long Tom Lion Captured On Video

Exclusive footage of the lion on the Long Tom Pass was supplied to the Steelburger/Lydenburg News.
The person who supplied the video agreed to do so anonymously. This is the first clear captured video of the now famous Long Tom lion.

All White Show 16 December 2015 Lydenburg Rooikat Stadium Dj Loyiso

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Rally 2012 Lydenburg 3.mp4

Rally :)

Mpumalanga weekend 2017 July

A surprise weekend away to celebrate Kaleb's 10th birthday, first off a toboggan ride near Lydenburg, visit to three water falls a cave and we end off at Chimp Eden out side Nelspruit.

Lydenburg Heritage MTB Race

the Lydenburg Heritage MTB Race has encourage local MTB riders to use the Gustav Klingbiel Nature Reserve to enjoy the sport and nature simultaneously. We started with a 30km, 17km and 10km route and extended the 30km to a 40km with over 1000m elevation gain the last 2 years. Technical route with single track and beautiful views over the Longtom Pass Mountains, gives from experience riders to newbies a change to enjoy MTB. With the new routes in Gustav Klingbiel, more people could enjoy the Nature Reserve throughout the year. Lydenburg High school had 12 MTB riders representing the province in 2018, since the race started.

We added a Trail Run in 2018 to attract more people and the race has grown every year. While the two races are on, a Market full of crafts, food, drinks etc. are there for the spectators to enjoy while waiting for their friends and family. Kids’ entertainment from Horses, jumping castle, archery, riding of the bull etc., keep the children happy after their 5km Kiddies MTB ride.

Long Tom Pass on a foggy morning

Aerial View of Nooitgedacht Trout Farm and Hatchery in Lydenburg South Africa

The farm was established in 1845 by J J Burger, then secretary of the Volksraad, this was prior to the establishment of the Lydenburg Republic in 1855.

The Spekboom Valley is well known in fly-fishing circles. The river was first stocked in 1905 by the Lydenburg postmaster with Rainbow trout fingerlings hatched in Stellenbosch with Ova imported from England. The catchment tributaries feeding the Spekboom River include the Majubane, Whiskyspruit, Kliprots and Steenkamps streams. All which combine and contribute to excellent trout waters. Our commercial hatchery is established on the Spekboom and produce’s about 25 tons for the table market and for live trout distribution to angling estates countrywide.

There are sites on the farm dating back to the Iron Age and evidence in the form of ruins that people from East and Central Africa worked gold and copper deposits on the farm. At the turn of the century gold was mined on viable claims. In 1933 the valley was populated by some 3000 miners. The old diggings and some artifacts can still be seen.

Nooitgedacht Reserve is just less than 1200 hectares (2965 acres) in area in the Mpumalanga Escarpment bordering the Long Tom Pass which became famous in the Boer War. A temperate weather pattern is enjoyed with temperatures ranging from 32 degrees C (89.6F) to minus 3 degrees C (26.6F) at night in the winter months. Rain can be expected in moderate falls from end September through to mid – April. The Lodge is at an altitude of 1569 meters (5147 feet) and some parts of the farm exceed 1900 meters (6233 feet). The navigational position is longitude 30-34-30 latitude 25-04-00.

The farm is part of the Mount Anderson Catchment Nature Reserve and is of tremendous interest to botanists and ornithologist’s due to the wealth of indigenous plants and trees. All foreign invasive trees and plants are being removed. Some 130 varieties of birds have been identified and recently both African Finfoot and Fulvous ducks have visited. Fish Eagle, Black Eagle and Cape Vultures are often sighted.

Indigenous game include Aardwolf, African Wildcat, Antbear (Aardvark), Baboon, Black Backed Jackal, Blesbok, Bushbaby, Bushpig, Caracal(Rooikat), Civet, Eland, genet, Grey Duiker, Klipspringer, Kudu, Leopard, Mountain Reebok, Mongoose Slender, Mongoose Water,Oribi, Otter, Porcupine, Reebok, Serval, Vervet Monkey, Zebra and the rare Brown Hyena.

The estate is a two and half hour drive from the Kruger National Park and a three and half hour drive from Johannesburg.

Nooitgedacht Trout Lodge has five double en-suite bedrooms all comfortably furnished in luxurious style. 3 bedrooms have open log burning fireplaces, all other have electrical heating. A very comfortable lounge leads onto a wide well appointed veranda. The veranda’s view is over “Gold Mine” lake and up to the mountains on the northern border. A well furnished dining room leads off the lounge bar foyer.

A 4 x 4 mountain drive leads to some quite spectacular scenery and wonderful picnic spots. Hatchery tours can be arranged with the manager and are particularly interesting in the breeding season May to mid August.

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