Wessel Botha and Danielle Strydom win SA MTB Marathon Champs in Karkloof
Wessel Botha and Danielle Strydom claimed the respective men’s and women’s SA MTB Marathon Championship titles at the 85km Sappi Karkloof Classic Trail Festival on Sunday. On a cloudless, late autumn day with the mercury hovering in the mid to late twenties, the 25-year-old Botha, riding for the Imbuko Pro Cycling team, claimed his maiden […]
Soil Searching: Karkloof trail builder Hylton Turvey
Meet Hylton Turvey, a trail builder who finds inspiration in the shape of the land itself. When the earth speaks, Hylton Turvey listens, taking the time and care to carve trails in South Africa in a way that honors her presence. Soil Searching founder, Fanie Kok, shares this intimate profile of a man who has […]
Nguni Trails breaking ground in KZN Midlands
A much-talked about dream in the making for several years, Nguni Trails (Pty) Ltd officially put “rake-to-trail” in late June of 2019 under the leadership of Mr Jabulani Mthalane. Nguni Trails is a small black-owned business that is part of the “Adventure Tourism Incubator” or ATI, which is a pilot project aimed at creating an […]
Aussie Wright claims Karkloof Classic crown
Visiting Australian cross country MTB star Cameron Wright showed his class as he won an exciting Sappi 60km Marathon showdown while Frances Janse van Rensberg took the ladies honours in her first 60km marathon on Sunday at the Sappi Karkloof Classic Trail Festival. The racing at the front of the 60km MTB marathon proved to […]
Meet the winner of the Karkloof MTB Club Specialized Stumpjumper Giveaway
The winner of the Karkloof MTB Club fundraising giveaway was announced at the SA Enduro Champs on Sunday 28th October. Meet the lucky winner, Nyaniso Morlock, and his two sons, Uthando and Sithaba. We are not always aware of the direct impact and ripple effect that this conviction has in the “real world”. But every […]
SA Enduro National Champs goes down in fiery temperatures in the Karkloof Valley
The second South African Enduro National Championships took place in the Karkloof Valley over the past weekend in scorching conditions. With ten stages over two days, it was a combination of fitness, tech skills and consistent hydration that would see the newly crowned 2018 National Champs on the top step of the podium. The lead […]
Men’s field shaping up for a fierce contest at SA Enduro Champs this weekend
Five days to go, and the men’s field SA Enduro Championships is looking fit for some serious racing, spliced with banter by the bucketful. The event, held in the renowned Karkloof Valley, is the second Enduro specific championships, and has upped the game with 10 stages over 2 days. Focusing specifically on those who are […]
SA’s top women set for Enduro Championships
With the second South African Enduro Championships less than two weeks away, the women’s entry list proves that the race has attracted some of the most talented mountain bikers in South Africa. In particular, it’s the young guns champing at the bit to spend two action-packed days on the Karkloof and Howick trails, racing it […]
Win an S-Works Stumpjumper and help build trails with Karkloof MTB Club
The Karkloof trails are renowned throughout South Africa and internationally for the stoke they bring to riders lucky enough to set rubber on their dirt. But they only stay in world class condition through the hard work of the trail team. The winner of the Stumpjumper has been announced here. It is for this reason […]
Video: Trail Hunter – South Africa
Matt Hunter went to South Africa to ride some local trails in Karkloof before moving on to the Drakensberg. What he found was a reminder of what a connection to homeland means and how people can express it, through the eyes of local trail builder, Hylton Turvey. The end result shows us all that the […]
Trail Daze | Karkloof Revisited
The Trail Daze crew wrap up their 2017 KZN trip as they head out further along the N3 towards the quiet town of Howick for a dusty sunset session. Having revisited the Jonkershoek trails recently, we decided to do so again with the similarly magical, and even more diverse, Karkloof trails. Since the 90’s, Karkloof […]
Trail Daze | Like a Bat Outta Hell
Wrapping up our trip to KZN, the Trail Daze crew headed for Karkloof – an amazing trail network with immense flow and maximum fun factor, sculpted by master trail builder Hylton Turvey. A short drive North from Howick, my usual base when visiting KZN, you find yourself in the centre of a 60km odd trail […]