Our thanks to Ken Myers for assisting us in Kenya to develop a 600-mile route that is road friendly, scenic and challenging for our Bike Kenya 2012 team.
ROUTE SUMMARY. The route takes our team west and north of Nairobi (P) as far as Kisumu (F) at the edge of Lake Victoria and Eldoret (H). It features a visit to a safari at Nakuru (J) and day-long ride through Hell's Gate National Park (K), in which our team will be riding among the wildlife (yes, it is safe; this is the feature of this particular park). The route calls upon our team to bicycle every day for 12 days, though some days we will actually ride just a few hours.
POINT-TO-POINT. Briefly, here are the point-to-point locations and distances:
May 8 - Nairobi local test/adjust ride - 20 km / 12.4 mi
May 9 - Mai Mahui to Narok - 90 km / 55.9 mi
May 10 - Narok to Bomet - 82 km / 51 mi
May 11 - Bomet to Kericho - 75 km / 46.6 mi
May 12 - Kericho to Nyakach - 50 km / 31.7 mi
May 13 - After AM church: Nyakach to Kisumu - 54 km / 33.6 mi
May 14 - Kisumu to Eldoret - 111 km / 69 mi
May 15 - Eldoret to Temboroa - 75 km / 46.6 mi
May 16 - Temboroa to Nakuru - 102 km / 63.4 mi
May 17 - After safari: Nakuru to Naivasha - 64 km / 39.7 mi
May 18 - Hell's Gate National Park - 52 km / 32.3 mi
May 19 - Naivasha to Karen - 86 km / 53.4 mi
May 20 - After AM church: Karen to Nairobi - 80 km / 49.7 mi
CLIMBS. I will focus on the diverse elevations (interpret "hills," "climbs," "pain") in a post in a few days.
SHARE. Share our plans and adventure with others...and keep coming back!
CONTRIBUTE. And, please, help us achieve our goal--to build a new school--by making a per-mile contribution for this cause (right side bar).
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