Trail Daze | Delvera – The Original Trail Park
Thunder and lightning, with the occasional break in clouds and ultimately buckets of rain was the order of the day as we visited the original South African mountain bike trail park, the Dirtopia HQ at Delvera. Established way back in 2004 already, the Dirtopia Trail Centre has undergone plenty of upgrades over the years, and […]
Trail Daze | Jungle Fever in the Garden Route
About an hour’s drive further up the coast from last month’s Trail Daze destination, we re-visited the now world-famous Garden Route Trail Park, to round off our trip up the N2. Nestled at the foot of the Outeniqua Mountains and the Karatara River Gorge, lies one of South Africa’s top mountain biking destinations. Proper trails […]
Trail Daze | Witfontein
Following last year’s example in a desperate attempt to find greener pastures, a Southeaster-less, damp riding environment and even some loam, we headed about four hours up the N2 towards the Garden Route. Based out of Sedgefield, we were pretty centrally located with easy access to a list of trails – all within a 30-40 […]
Trail Daze | Cape Town – Part 2
Kicking off 2017, the Trail Daze crew re-visited Cape Town to bring you the second of this two-part (part one) mother-city mountain biking showcase. We were joined by local pinner, industry influencer and all-round nice guy, Mark Hopkins. We met up at the Kloof Nek parking lot, just off Tafelberg Road, and headed for the […]
Trail Daze | Cape Town – Part 1
As part one of a two part series, we head to the ever friendly (and often relentlessly windy) Cape Town to take a closer look at mountain biking in and around the mother city. With Tokai taken from us by wildfires during 2015, and Cape Town mountain bikers having to find alternative playgrounds to get […]
Trail Daze | Helderberg – The Stairway to Heaven
Having hosted countless mountain biking events, ranging from XC to Enduro to DH (some of them at National level), the Helderberg Trail Network certainly does not need any formal introduction. With around 40 km of marked trails, all starting from the family friendly coffee shop, the terrain caters for all skill levels from the very […]
Trail Daze | Boschendal – Searching for Sugar Bowl
Crossing the Helshoogte Pass into the incredibly scenic Franschhoek valley, we stopped off at the more-than-300-year-old Boschendal wine farm, to see what the Boschendal team and master trail builder, Bennet Nel have put together. Still a very young trail, having only been established in 2015, it already features six different riding options, with the 33 […]
Trail Daze | Encountering the Puff Adder
Our third and final outing in our search for the North West province’s finest trails took us to the lesser known Pofadder trail at Van Gaalen’s. With no markings or signage in sight, it’s a great idea to have a local show you around this rough and rocky part of town – and to experience […]
Trail Daze: Grabouw
Named after the German town Grabow, the small town of Grabouw sits about 1.5 hours drive away from Cape Town, in the vast Elgin Valley. Known for being the largest single exporter or fruits in Southern Africa, it has also hosted numerous mountain biking, trail running and other adventure sporting events over the years. As […]
Trail Daze: Rhebokskloof
There’s something truly special about riding unknown trails and new terrain. Whether you’ve traveled across the globe to get there, or it’s a local trail that you’ve overlooked or not had the chance to ride yet, it’s that feeling that reminds us why we do this. The uncertainty of how long this climb actually is, […]