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MOUNTAIN BIKING ADVENTURES IN SOUTH AFRICA
MTB heaven! There are so many fantastic trails it will
blow you away. South Africa is a treasure trove of
exciting routes, discovered and waiting to be uncovered,
with weather allowing for cycling at any time of the
year, all day and just about every day.
Around Cape Town there are some great single-track
routes on the mountain and in the pine plantations.
There are escorted trips on the mountain, around the
winelands and in the Cape Point section of the Cape
Peninsula National Park.
The scenic De Hoop National Park near Swellendam, up the
east coast from Cape Town, has dedicated, easy trails.
There are a few hardcore trails near Swellendam, and
then onto the Garden Route, which is just fantastic.
There are four superb, laid-out circular tracks in the
Harkerville Forest, ranging from mellow to a hectic red
route. And nearby are two long, quite strenuous linear
trails, Homtini and Petrus se Brand. Locals and
international visitors alike agree that the last 6km of
Petrus se Brand is the most fun single track ever.
Port Elizabeth also has dedicated trails, including one
traversing a green belt which cuts right through the
middle of the city. An annual MTB race on the Wild Coast
set a precedent for pedaling this fantastic area.
KwaZulu-Natal has its share of routes, with many great
ones in the Drakensberg and the Midlands.
The Free State is home to some seriously strenuous
trails, and often has competitions. There's one called
the Two Mountains Race, which should give you an idea of
what you'd be in for.
And Johannesburg has a huge active MTB population, so
there are a lot of trails nearby. Many of these
urbanites head out to the wonderful trails in Mpumalanga,
where you'll find lots of opportunity to get down and
dirty.
Mountain Bike Trails in South Africa
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Morreesburg |
Aurora |
Beaufort West |
Bela-Bela |
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Bisho |
Blantyre |
Bonnievale |
Bredasdorp |
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Brits |
Bulawayo |
Caledon |
Calitzdorp |
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Cape Town |
Carolina |
Ceres |
Citrusdal |
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Clanwilliam |
Clarens |
Colesberg |
Cradock |
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De Doorns |
Durban |
Elgin |
Franschoek |
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Grabouw |
Graskop |
Haenertsburg |
Harkerville |
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Heidelberg |
Hout Bay |
Kamieskroon |
Klapmuts |
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Knysna |
Krugersdorp |
Ladismith |
Lady Grey |
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Laingsburg |
Louis Trichardt |
Marquar |
Marquard |
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Mokopane |
Montagu |
Newcastle |
Nieu Bethesda |
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Nieuwoudtville |
Noetzie |
Noordhoek |
Paarl |
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Parys |
Plettenberg Bay |
Porterville |
Prince Albert |
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Richmond |
Robertson |
Roossenekal |
Sabie |
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Saldanha Bay |
Seymour |
Somerset West |
Springbok |
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Stanford |
Stellenbosch |
Storms
River |
Stutterheim |
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Swellendam |
Thaba Nchu |
Thabazimbi |
Touws River |
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Tulbagh |
Underberg |
Uniondale |
Upington |
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Venterskroon |
Vrede |
Winterton |
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