Berg Distance Table

For the average Berg paddler, knowing how far you have paddled, and how far the distance is between key landmarks is vital to an enjoyable and successful Berg.

Based on the experience of a number of seasoned Berg paddlers, this Excel spreadsheet shows the distance from point to point, total distance for the day and kilometres to go to the end of the day. It also indicates the time it will take from point to point at various speeds. The last two columns indicate the time to cut-off, the cut-off time and the total distance for each day.

This table is mainly for the slower paddlers, to ensure that they can make the cut-off in time. Some paddlers will print out this spreadsheet, laminate it and stick it to the deck of their boat. It is also very handy for the seconds.

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DAY	T/KM	To Go	MARKER	CUT-OFF TIME	HOURS	To Go
DAY 1	0	62,1	Start - Paarl	09:00:00	0H00	9H00
	22,6	39,5	Skooltjie	12:00:00	3H00	6H00
	32	30,1	Grensplaas	14:00:00	5H00	4H00
	45,2	16,9	Hermon Bridge	16:00:00	7H00	2H00
	62,1	0	Zonquasdrift - Finish	18:00:00	9H00	0H00
DAY 2	0	45,7	Start - Zonquasdrift	08:30:00	0H00	9H30
	16,1	29,6	Gouda Bridge	12:00:00	3H00	6H30
	30,5	15,2	Train Bridge	14:00:00	5H30	4H00
	45,7	0	Bridgetown - Finish	18:00:00	9H30	0H00
DAY 3	0	74,8	Start - Bridgetown	07:30:00	0H00	10H30
	16	58,8	Misverstand Dam	10:00:00	2H30	8H00
	31,7	43,1	Moravia Weir	12:30:00	5H00	5H30
	35,6	39,2	Soet Draai Weir	13:30:00	6H00	4H30
	52,4	22,4	Klipheuwel Bridge	15:00:00	7H30	3H00
	74,8	0	Zoutkloof - Finish	18:00:00	10H30	0H00
DAY 4	0	56,5	Start - Zoutkloof	07:30:00	0H00	8H00
	16,4	40,1	Kersefontein Bridge	10:00:00	2H30	5H30
	46,8	9,7	Kliphoek Oordraplek	13:30:00	6H00	2H00
	56,5	0	Velddrif  - Finish	15:30:00	8H00	0H00
TOTAL	239,1			MAX TIME	37H00