The beauty of Mankele as an MTB destination is that the trail network promises fun for everyone. All the natural trails and gravel roads offers more than 160km of riding, with everything from adrenaline-inducing downhill blasts and calf-crunching ascents to gritty sections of singletrack.
Ja nee, if you come down to the Swartland today, you’re in for a big surprise.
The Cape Peninsula is a pretty place, with fishing harbours and secret beaches and lots of pointy mountain peaks. The only downside for mountain bikers is that every ride starts with a climb …
Gqeberha and the Sunshine Coast have a reputation as one of the friendliest regions in all of SA. That holds true for the Fat Tracks MTB Community in Port Elizabeth, too, and even more so if you should decide to explore the undeveloped western shores.
‘The Hush’: some places have it, and others do not …. De Hoop Nature Reserve is of the former kind, and surely rates as one of those wilderness spaces where the tranquillity will come and find you.
Have I mentioned it is proper mooi here along the southern section of Namaqua’s West Coast? Scrubland plains and kelp-strewn beaches suddenly go ballistic in the vicinity of Strandfontein, rearing up into serrated lines of rugged sandstone sea cliffs.
A legendary route in the area. Start at Noordhoek Farm Village.
Few people who visit PE (yup, I still like to call it by the name I grew up with) ever get to truly experience the tiny villages dotting the coastline on the opposite side of Algoa Bay. It’s easy enough to get there: just cruise along the coastal road beyond
Have I mentioned it is proper mooi here along the southern section of Namaqua’s West Coast? Scrubland plains and kelp-strewn beaches suddenly go ballistic in the vicinity of Strandfontein, rearing up into serrated lines of rugged sandstone sea cliffs. You have a number of riding options to play with here
Local Buzz Nope, Knysna does not lie at the heart of the Cape’s ‘Tourism Garden’, my friend. Here’s the deal: there’s an uncharted section of glorious Garden Route Goodness stretching all the way from the streets of Heidelberg to Mossel Bay, and the hide-away villages beyond. This makes for a
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