Closest Town: Durbanville
Grading: Easy to Difficult, though mostly intermediate
Duration: Various
Location (Area/Province): Peninsula and Winelands and Western Cape
Configuration: Various trail hubs allow multiple configurations
Start Point: Contermanskloof, Bloemendal Trail Park, Hoogekraal, Meerendal
Access: Day permits allow access to single farms - available at each trail hub, or annual permits allow access to all trails.
Beware of: Trespassing on Members Only corridors
Facilities: Numerous restaurants and ablutions, showers at Contermanskloof
Cell Reception: Good
Don’t be fooled by the seemingly gentle, rolling hills of the Tygerberg (so named due to the spotted appearance of the natural renosterveld vegetation, which was named by the Dutch settlers after their name for leopard – no, not tiger!). Even from nearby, there is little indication of how tough, rough and rugged – and awesome – these trails can be. An indication is that the ABSA Cape Epic has hosted the Prologue on some of these trails multiple times – with the event hosted at Meerendal wine estate.
There are multiple trail hubs, each providing a range of trails to suit from beginners to the most experienced mountain bikers. However, the technical nature of the trails is more suited to intermediate riders than beginners. The trail hubs are mostly joined by members-only corridors and day permits are not accepted between farms. There are trail hubs at:
For detailed information about the multitude of trails available, visit the Tygerberg MTB Club website here. And for our blogpost detailing the god-sent work that the TMTBC has done for mountain-bikers across the Weskaap, click here!
Tygerberg MTBC Trail Network on Trailforks.com
