N9 road to congo - very slippery | Warning

November 6th, 2022 by 2fools1africa

Road finished, smooth tarmac all the way to the border with Congo :)

November 29th, 2018 by Dutch on the go

There is still 40km unpaved to Djoume. The rest is super, no trafic and a new road. The red clay will be for sure slipery in the wet season.

April 28th, 2017 by jamespaulallen

paved road here turns to clay road until djoum. they are working to pave it but i suspect another year or 2 will be needed.

passed at beginning of wet season and there had been no rain for 24 + hours. no flooding of the road and generally easy hardpack riding. However, all the logging trucks compact the road and give it a 'shiny' surface inte dry, so when there is any amount of dampness, the top layer of clay is extremely slippery. I dropped the bike once going 15 km per hour, no braking, no Accelerating, the back wheel just started the slide out on a slight downhill section. Road would be fine in dry, but any amount of rain will make it a challenge