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Hello. I`m planning my route from Europe to South Africa (Western route). Which way I should take from Cameroon to Brazzaville? Should I go via Gabon? Is the road via Yokadouma&Quesso possible for riding? I heard the only way from Quesso to Brazzaville is Congo River.

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You don't say what you're looking for - Gabon has some amazing roads to the west. For sportsbikes! Pack a GSXR-1000 or something.

Seriously, the main artereal routes are largely lovely tarmac, winding through the jungle, with logging trucks hiding around every corner! You won't (sorry, that's not a challenge!) get to Congo on a sportsbike as the Gabon/Congo border really marks the start of the sandy and muddy track most of the way to Brazzaville
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You don't say what you're looking for - Gabon has some amazing roads to the west. For sportsbikes! Pack a GSXR-1000 or something.

Seriously, the main artereal routes are largely lovely tarmac, winding through the jungle, with logging trucks hiding around every corner! You won't (sorry, that's not a challenge!) get to Congo on a sportsbike as the Gabon/Congo border really marks the start of the sandy and muddy track most of the way to Brazzaville
I`m looking for the shortest land way from Cameroon to Angola. But I will be alone with my Africa Twin. I can rely on noone who help me on the muddy track in the jungle
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Hi Alex,

I will be driving in the opposite direction soon, in a 4x4.

From my preparations I have chosen the following route:

Luanda - N'Zeto - Noqui / Matadi - Kinshasa - Brazzaville - Obouya / Leconi / Franceville - Lope - Oyem - Yaounde

We are in the dry season, so I expect the earth roads to be ok.
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I`m looking for the shortest land way from Cameroon to Angola. But I will be alone with my Africa Twin. I can rely on noone who help me on the muddy track in the jungle
Make sure you have new clutch plates and spare clutch cable in that Africa Twin of yours. Hours of churning through mud and sand on a loaded AT - a test for any bike.

The Gabon way to Ndende, through Congo to Brazzaville, cross to Kinshasa and then off to Matadi is the shortest way by land.
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Make sure you have new clutch plates and spare clutch cable in that Africa Twin of yours. Hours of churning through mud and sand on a loaded AT - a test for any bike.

The Gabon way to Ndende, through Congo to Brazzaville, cross to Kinshasa and then off to Matadi is the shortest way by land.
Thanks for the advice. The clutch parts will be useful there. I have seen your website. Unfortunately your report is too difficult for my english but the pictures say instead of you. If the road via Quesso is worse than you rode I will go to Gabon.

To Travelbug:
Send me please a short report and few photos when you will reach a Yaounde. Some waypoints will be very useful too.
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Am in Luanda, heading north to Matadi, and planning to go Kinshasa/Brazza then Oyo then west to Leconi and then somehow north to Yaounde as I believe I maximize the tar and minimize the mud.

GPS got crushed, bike is in so-so condition, travelling solo with recent stitches from a near-fatal accident in Namibia, have not so great map and would like to do it the easiest and quickest way possible - anyone done it recently?
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