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02 Frontier Index

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Routes, route notes, fuel planning and terrain preparation across the region.

Section
02 / Navigate
Guides
4 listed
Topics
6
Updated
24 AUG 2026

02.1In this sectionField 014

A forested escarpment with exposed rock cliffs dropping away to a wide wooded valley under high cloud

Field 014

Route feature Old Naivasha Road, Kenya 11 AUG 2026

The escarpment in wet season

Ninety kilometres from Nairobi to Naivasha on the old road, and why the descent is the only part that matters.

The old escarpment road is shorter, quieter and more interesting than the highway. In April it is also the reason riders end up in the ditch at the third hairpin. Here is how the surface actually behaves once the rain starts.

Distance
92 km
Surface
Tarmac, broken shoulder
Descent
700 m
Riding time
2 h 40 dry, 3 h 30 wet
Fuel gap
48 km
Season
Long rains, March to May

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02.2ScopeStatic index, not a filter

A route is not a line on a map. It is a fuel plan, a surface report, a weather window and an honest estimate of how long the last sixty kilometres will actually take.

Covered in this section

Route notesFuel planningSurface reportsBorder crossingsWeather windowsOffline maps

02.3Route notesSix logged, more in progress

RefRouteCountry DistanceTime Fuel gapSurface
RT-014 Nairobi to Naivasha, old roadThe descent carries almost all of the risk. Avoid in the first twenty minutes of rain. Kenya 92 km 2 h 40 48 km Tarmac, polished on descent
RT-021 Nanyuki to Archers PostLast certain fuel is well before the northern stretch. Heat is the limiting factor after ten in the morning. Kenya 148 km 3 h 10 96 km Tarmac, degrading north
RT-008 Kampala to JinjaTraffic density rather than surface is the difficulty. Leaving before six changes the ride completely. Uganda 81 km 2 h 20 22 km Tarmac, heavy traffic
RT-030 Arusha to MoshiCrosswind on the open sections is stronger than the terrain suggests, particularly with luggage. Tanzania 80 km 1 h 40 34 km Tarmac, good
RT-025 Kigali to MusanzeSustained climbing and frequent low cloud. Dress for a temperature drop you will not feel until you are in it. Rwanda 106 km 2 h 15 40 km Tarmac, excellent
RT-017 Nakuru to KerichoAfternoon rain is close to routine in season. Plan the ride around the window, not through it. Kenya 118 km 2 h 45 51 km Tarmac, broken sections

Scroll the table sideways to see every column. Times are for a loaded machine at an unhurried pace, not a best case.

02.4Guides3 listed

Route note

Nanyuki to Archers Post, surface report In preparation

Where the tarmac holds, where it does not, and the last certain fuel before the northern stretch.

14 AUG 2026
6 min

Planning

Building a fuel plan around the longest gap In preparation

Plan for the gap you cannot avoid, not the average distance between stations.

02 AUG 2026
7 min

Maps

Offline maps that still work with no signal In preparation

What to download before you leave, and the failure mode that catches people at the border.

21 JUL 2026
6 min

Entries marked in preparation are planned and drafted but not published. They are listed so the scope of the section is honest rather than to imply a page exists.

01

Ride

Road safety, riding technique and awareness.

02

Survive

Breakdowns, preparedness and roadside resilience.

03

Workshop

Service, inspection and repair.

02.6Field notesOne email, occasionally