Lots of space – kilometres of singletrack, jeep track through forests or head up into mountains for beautiful views. Many options – with varying technical difficulty. The whole area is owned by SAFCOL (the largest logging company in SA). Here you could ride for a whole weekend and not cover the same ground twice. For…
Get yourself to East London, then onto the N2 and go in the direction of King Williams Town. Then roughly 8km outside of East London there is a off-ramp clearly labeled “Nahoon Dam”. Take this off-ramp and turn right toward the Nahoon Dam. Follow the road for 6km into the Dam complex. Then follow the…
Get yourself to East London, then onto the N2 and go in the direction of King Williams Town. Then roughly 8km outside of East London there is a off-ramp clearly labeled “Nahoon Dam”. Take this off-ramp and turn right toward the Nahoon Dam. Follow the road for 6km into the Dam complex. Then follow the…
Ganora Guest Farm is a sheep farm situated just outside Nieu Bethesda in the foothills of the majestic Sneeuberg Range sixty kilometres north of Graaff-Reinet in the Karoo Heartland. The farmstead and guest cottages nestle deep in the slopes of a depression carved into the bedrock by ancient rivers in pre-historic times. The surrounding rock…
There are different routes available, all of which start from Kidd’s Beach. One can either do a ride along the beach, which forms part of the Gulu and Tyolomnqa Nature Reserves. On your bike Beach Trail (Riding enjoyment 5/5) – The beautiful, pristine, lonely beach trail can be very technical as there are kms of…
Start at the yellow bollard in the jeep track, and follow the trail…. Highest Point 139m Lowest Point 41m Total Ascent 109m Distance 2,5km Route Description: Start at the yellow bollard in the jeep track, and follow the trail to the left. Currently there are little red arrows at intersections. You will go up a…
Most of the singletracks are at the foot of Hog 1, passing many streams and lovely forest sections. The highest one on the mountain passes two rather large waterfalls. All the trails interlink which makes for a great XC course. On your bike Most of the singletracks are at the foot of Hog 1, passing…
Hogsback mountain biking has become extremely popular over the last couple of years and Cycle Roots has featured in some of the top magazines in the country, including Getaway, Country Life and Tread Magazines. Forest Tour – A four-hour scenic ride through the Hogsback forests, taking you past seven waterfalls to viewpoints and places off…
This mountain biking route is a circular route with a couple of detours taking you to things like the Mbanyana Falls, Mbashe river with it’s mangrove forests and an awesome lagoon. GPX file available for download on the URL below Distance 20km Single Track 5% Jeep Track 60% Gravel Road 34% Tar 0% Un-ridable 1%…
Be like Rambo and tackle the tough Endurance Trail meandering through sections of spectacular broken karroid landscape within Commando Drift Nature Reserve. This is a rocky route, traversing remote and untouched parts of the area unfolding towards a spectacular Karoo mountain backdrop. On what is essentially a mixture of Karoo veld and recovering grasslands, after…