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: Best of 2016 + Camelbak & Photobook Giveaway
Trail Daze, yet again you simply take my breath away. I am now seriously waiting to be able to buy my first full trail bike and follow your lead. KarlvN Seems I have a trail to go explore this weekend. Thanks for the great review. BlackSnow Now why post all of this awesomeness on a […]
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 | Hoogekraal
Timing it perfectly between the year’s first proper grey and rainy winters days, the Trail Daze crew headed out towards Hoogekraal, just a few minutes drive outside Durbanville, to experience some tacky trails, green grass and a herd of curious cattle. Forming part of the greater Tygerberg MTB trail network, this loop probably won’t keep […]
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 | Drakensberg on the fly
We head out to KZN and the greater Drakensberg area, to bring you an alternative take on ascending 1400 vertical metres, a world of off-piste trails and riding that will test the average man and his machine to their limits. A line I’ve been thinking about for a while now, planning this rather unique trip […]
Trail Daze | Heading North West to Hakahana
With very little greenery, and blown-out dusty trails the only options around the Western Cape lately, we headed to the North West province in search of some greener pastures – and boy did we find some gems. After a year of riding and documenting only trails in the Western Cape during 2015, the Trail Daze […]
Trail Daze: The hidden gem that is Piket-bo-berg
About an hour and a half’s drive north from Cape Town, lies the small, rural town of Piketberg. Used by most people only as a fuel stop, or quickly skipped on the way to other things further up the West coast, it’s not well known to many mountain bikers as a prime riding spot. But […]
Race report: Western Province Gravity Enduro round 3 at Contermanskloof
A 5 month long break in racing, saw the Western Province Gravity Enduro host round 3 for the first time at the infamous Contermanskloof MTB trails. The wind-swept, barren and dry surroundings presented a different kind of beauty and the 3 special stages left the 87 riders wanting more, despite a nasty wind and soaring […]