Showdown in the Jonkershoek Valley for The Opening Enduro National Cup of 2025
The excitement is building as we gear up for the first South African National Enduro Cup of 2025, taking place on 16 March in the breathtaking Jonkershoek Valley. Expect a stunning day on some proper, big-mountain trails and fantastic racing organised by Western Cape Enduro. Whether you’re racing or cheering from the sidelines, this is […]
EWC Round 3 | Jonkershoek
We wrap up the 2018 Enduro Western Cape season with a pearler of a day in Jonkershoek What an end to the season it was. Jonkershoek delivering four amazing stages of racing with the iconic mountain backdrop that could fool you for a second into thinking that you’re somewhere in Europe. The fun and adrenaline […]
From the Ashes: Building Jonkershoek
Trail building isn’t something most of us give much thought to. Trails are just something that are there. We ride them. We grumble a bit when they become washed out and rutted after winter rains, and carry on as usual when they have been filled in and repaired. What most riders don’t realise is that […]
Trail Daze | Jonkershoek Revisited
Historically, in the world of films, sequels have not always been successful… But some have stood out, and so we bring you Jonkershoek episode 2, as we sample some of the new and old on a moody, winters day in the middle of August. Throughout the 30 episode history of Trail Daze, we’ve not revisited […]
SRAM Western Province Gravity Enduro Series # 1 | Jonkershoek
The 2017 SRAM WP Gravity Enduro series kicked off with a bang in Jonkershoek, starting things on a very positive note. Two very important events occurred in relation to this event, the first of which was the 23mm of rain that we received on Saturday evening. This might not seem stellar, but with the current […]
South African National Downhill Series Round 2 – Jonkershoek
It was all about KZN vs Western Province during round 2 of the South African National Downhill series this past weekend at a slightly more damp Jonkershoek. Following last weekend’s marginal miss over victory, just 1.06 seconds from the top step, Theo Erlangsen finally put together the run that would see him take top honours […]
Second Downhill National at Jonkershoek this weekend
The fourth round of the Cape Gravity Series will double as the second round of the SA National DHI Cup Series taking place at Jonkershoek Nature Reserve in the Western Cape on Sunday 28 May. Race organisers are preparing for the second round of the SA National DHI Cup Series which takes place in Jonkershoek […]
Western Province Downhill Round 3 – Jonkershoek
Round 3 of the 2017 Western Province Downhill series took place the past weekend at Jonkershoek, Stellenbosch. After a 2 month long break without racing, downhill riders from all over Cape Town geared up and headed for Stellenbosch to take on the ever popular Jonkershoek track. It would be the same track as used in […]
Video: Destination Trail – South Africa
In this episode of Destination Trail, we follow Hannah Barnes and Miranda Miller as the pair ride the scorched wilderness of Stellenbosch, South Africa. A vast network of trails have existed here since the ’90s, but after a massive fire scorched much of the Jonkershoek Nature Reserve in 2015, fresh funding has paved the way […]
Interview: Hannah Barnes
Hannah Barnes lives the mountain biker’s dream. She competes in events like the Enduro World Series but in between she travels the world taking on adventurous races and exploring trails, all in the name of fun. Hannah recently visited Stellenbosch to shoot to film the latest episode in the Destination Trail series at Jonkershoek. We […]
Trail Daze: Jonkershoek rising from the ashes
Early in 2015, the greater Cape Town area lost a few of its flagship trails due to wild fires. One of which was Jonkershoek – a piece of land with immense scenic beauty, and loads of trails for both hikers and mountain bikers. Months of downtime allowed for logging and getting the trails safe again, […]
2015 South African National Downhill Championships – Jonkershoek
Winter has delivered so many gorgeous days this year, but when it decides to rain… it POURS! Friday was one of those days & DH racing was not sounding like the best of ideas, the roads became rivers & the freshly burnt pine plantations had turned into a mush of mud & ash. A few […]