To find general information about Zambia including details of accommodation have a look at Zambia in the country file section
| Start | Finish | Distance (Km) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi border | Village | 52 | Great road – tail wind with some sections of cross wind |
| Village | Mfuwe | 101 | Great road – tail wind with some sections of cross wind |
| Mfuwe | Nyamaluma College | 45 | Old Petauke Road. Unpaved road in the protected conservation area. Flat terrain with washboards and/or soft sand. Beautiful environment. Watch out for wild life in particular elephants. No water available on this stretch. quite a lot of junctions in the first 8 to 10 Km worth having your mapping system up as road to take is not always obvious |
| Nyamaluma College | Masenga | 49 | Old Petauke Road – Dirt road starts to climb and it has dips often with sand at the bottom. More villages with water pumps. Still beautiful and potential wildlife on the road |
| Masenga | Chilembwe | 33 | Old Petauke Road – The terrain becomes more challenging. Loose rocks and steep ascents out of the dips going on for much longer than the previous day. Villages and access to water |
| Chilembwe | Petauke | 50 | Old Petauke Road -The road continues to be wide and sandy . About 5km you reach Sandwe a bigger village and just before Petauke you hit the tarmac and a steep climb into the town which has supermarkets and ATMs |
| Petauke | Nyimba | 70 | Brand new road with a wide hard shoulder which was quite dirty to start with but improves later on. Nice down hill |
| Nyimba | Kacholola | 45 | Brand new road – ups and downs rollecoastering and able to see for Km ahead. Quiet road |
| Kacholola | Luangwa | 60 | Brand new road – ups and downs rollecoastering and able to see for Km ahead. Quiet road with upward trend. The road surface worsening after the bridge over the Luangwa River. |
| Luangwa | Rufunsa | 65 | The rollecoaster continues with overall upward trend with very poor shoulder that needs to be used when overtaken by lorries |
| Rufunsa | Shingela | 65 | The rollecoaster continues with overall upward trend with very poor shoulder that needs to be used when overtaken by lorries |
| Shingela | Chong we | 53 | The rollecoaster continues with overall upward trend with very poor shoulder that needs to be used when overtaken by lorries |
| Chong we | Lusaka | 51 | The road into Lusaka gets busier and flatter – They are widening the road |
| Lusaka | Choma | 0 | by bus – Karen had a plane to catch!! |
| Choma | Kalomo | 63 | Good Road with good tarmac relatively flat – big trucks |
| Kalomo | Zimba | 50 | Good Road with good tarmac – gentle roller coaster – big trucks |
| Zimba | Livingstone | 77 | Good Road with good tarmac – gentle roller coaster but mostly down – big trucks |
| Livingstone | Kazungula border | 66 | A good road. beautiful surrounings. saw jirafes by the road. Mostly flat with a couple of long climbs |
| Total days | Cycling days | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Zambia | 34 | 17 | 1769 |