To find general information about Uganda ,including details of accommodation have a look at Uganda in the country file section
Start |
Fnish |
Distance (Km) |
Notes |
Ugandan Border |
Tororo |
11 |
The road widens as you get to Uganda. Good tarmac and hard shoulder |
Tororo |
Bugiri |
57 |
Great road and excellent hard shoulder |
Bugiri |
The Haven – Jinja |
91 |
A day of up and down again. Good road and hardshoulder. The last few Km are in a gorgeous dirt road |
The Haven – Jinja |
Kasaayi |
64 |
Another day of up and down again on a fabulous new road until the junction where you join a good dirt road |
Kasaayi |
Kampala |
30 |
The dirt road continued and when you rejoin the tarmac road there is heavy traffic and ups and dows with substantial gradients once you get to Kampala |
Kampala |
Jizza |
34 |
Good tarmac – up and down continues |
Jizza |
Kakungube |
52 |
Good tarmac – up and down continues |
Kakungube |
Mubende |
57 |
Good tarmac – up and down continues |
Mubende |
Kyegegwa |
41 |
Good tarmac |
up and down continues |
Kyegegwa |
Fort Portal |
0 |
by bus |
Fort Portal |
Kasese |
75 |
Bad road surface but they're working on it. Ups and downs continued |
Kasese |
Katunguru |
40 |
Good Road until the Kazinga bridge then full of potholes |
Katunguru |
Enjojo Lodge |
74 |
Dirt Road through the forest – beautiful – loads of elephant dung but didnt see any – remote but some trafic – didn't feel unsafe. |
Enjojo Lodge |
Ruhija |
0 |
Got a lift from Enjojo Lodge to Butogota and the tea truck to Ruhija. There is a big climb on dirt road to Ruhija. To get the tea truck you need to be at the gate of the Kayonza Grower's Tea Factory (GPS -0.867679 |
29.641171) by 11am. Between 11 and noon the empty trucks leave the factory. Ask which one goes via Ruhija. I paid 20000sh for me and the bike. Locals pay around 5000 but I was happy to pay mzungu price! |
Ruhija |
Kabale |
40 |
Beautiful ride through the forest on a dirt road – it climbs to start with and then it's mostly downhill . Then excellent tarmac all the way to Kabale with a fair amount of down hill. |
Kabale |
Itambira Island |
12 |
Dirt Road to the Rutinda Landing site. The road is in a bad condition and a sizeable section is extremely steep – pushing was in order! Then you go down a steep slope to the Landing. The Birds Nest just before the landing has free WiFi in the coffee shop. |
Itambira Island |
Border |
33 |
To start with a reverse of the previous trip. The road to the border is OK |
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Total Days |
Cycling Days |
Distance |
Total Uganda |
30 |
15 |
711 |