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Hi Guys

We leaving for Orpen in couple days time. Heard the roads going there not the best.

Who has recently travelled there from JHB or what is the best road to do?
We staying at Maroela
Phabeni in not an option already tried swinging that one past my dad and failed.

Plz advise

I have visited family near Pelgrimsrust approx. 2 months ago. The section of the R36 between Machadodorp and Lydenburg (starting where it branches out of the N4 Schoemanskloof loop) is very bad ( Potholed) and cannot be called a road anymore. Stay away.

The portion between Belfast and Dullstroom (R540) is ok. The last approx. one third of this road between Dullstroom and Lydenburg is again very bad (Potholes). If you are not very vigilant while driving here you can seriously damage your vehicle when hitting one of the potholes or cause a serious accident with possible serious results. The roads in Lydenburg are poor. The R36 between Lydenburg and Ohrigstad again have a couple of realy bad patches. I cannot vouch for the road further on.

You did not indicate if you will be towing a caravan or trailer. If so I would recommend that you rather take the road via Nelspruit, Witrivier, Hazyview, Bosbokrand and Acornhoek.