Northern Arusha City Bikers weekend trip #1 : Around Mnt Meru

Two different ecological zones on the weekend trip.


I have long belonged to Arusha Cycling Club.  Northern Arusha Bikers is an informal subset that live on the "other side" of town than most members.  Sune organised a ride around Mnt Meru for the weekend.  This is the group that showed up.

Sammy prepares by checking  his bike out.

 Sune getting supplies ready.  you get an idea of what happens at camp.

First section was on old Moshi road.  Then we hit the construction for the new bypass road just before Usa river.

Up to the Arusha National Park gate and then we followed a gps track supplied by John from the Usa River riders.

 Great track in an out of forests and occasionally a farm.

 First food stop mid morning near Kingori.  Basically we have been riding around Ngurdoto crater.

Then we reach the Momella lakes

now rolling hills for an hour into Ngarenyuki.

Waiting for the last riders in the shade.

Sune was smitten.

We reach Mkuru camp before 5pm.  

Showers and a drink or two

 Reading some while ......

 ....waiting for the roast goat.

Sun downer with Max

Second day some rode directly back the 5 hours and some took a detour to below Mkuru peak.  A steep rocky jeep trail turned into a steep rocky cattle track.  i found it easier to carry

 On top was a plateau.  Reminds me of pictures of Mongolia

It was very windy.

Down the other side on small tracks.  The punctures begin.  We stopped about ten times during the rest of the trip.

Off the tracks and onto big roads and punctures continue.  Home about 5 pm.  Was a bit dehydrated.

Great trip.!