🚵 WESTERN CAPE MOUNTAIN BIKING

Trail Parks, Singletrack & Races

The Cape's mountain-biking heartland — Jonkershoek and the Stellenbosch networks, Tokai forest, Grabouw and Oak Valley (Cape Epic country), the Garden Route forests and marquee races like the Absa Cape Epic and Wines2Whales. Parks, trails, clubs, shops and events, filterable by region and type.

💡 Most networks sell day permits or use the Wine Lands Trails / trail-fund systems, and Table Mountain, Jonkershoek and SANParks trails need an activity or conservation permit — buy access before you ride and check trail status after rain. Carry water; many routes are long, exposed and hot in summer.

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!Khwa ttu Trails, Darling — Darling. The !Khwa ttu San heritage centre near Darling has XC trails and hosts an annual flower-season fun ride on the West…
Absa Cape Epic — Cape Town. Eight-day, roughly 700km two-rider mountain-bike stage race held each March across the Western Cape, from the Peninsula…
Bottelary Hills Conservancy — Stellenbosch. Renosterveld conservancy linking wine farms (Jordan, Saxenburg) with rolling XC singletrack between Stellenbosch and…
Cederberg MTB (Clanwilliam) — Clanwilliam. Rugged XC and jeep-track riding in the Cederberg around Clanwilliam on farm and reserve routes amid dramatic rock…
Chris Willemse Cycles — Cape Town. Long-established Cape Town bike shop (Durbanville/Willowbridge area) with a large MTB workshop, demo fleet and race…
Contermanskloof MTB Trails — Cape Town. Privately run network near Durbanville with XC loops plus one of the Cape's few dedicated downhill/gravity tracks. Day…
Dirtopia Trail Centre, Delvera — Stellenbosch. Trail centre at Delvera farm on the Simonsberg with beginner-friendly XC loops, bike hire, a skills park and cafe. Day…
Flandria Cycles — Stellenbosch. Full-service bike shop in central Stellenbosch handling MTB sales, repairs and trail advice for the local networks
FNB Wines2Whales — Grabouw. Multi-day MTB stage race (with shorter formats) running from the Elgin/Grabouw area over the mountains to Onrus near…
Franschhoek Valley MTB — Franschhoek. Farm and mountain singletrack around the Franschhoek valley, including estate trails and climbs toward the passes.…
George Trails — George. Volunteer-built network billed as one of SA's largest, spanning MTB, trail-run and hiking routes across George's…
Grabouw G-Spot / Groenlandberg — Grabouw. Classic Cape Epic country above the Palmiet valley, mixing forest roads and technical singletrack on the Groenlandberg.…
Greyton Nature Reserve — Greyton. Greyton Nature Reserve and surrounding commonage offer scenic XC and jeep-track riding in the Overberg mountains. A…
Harkerville Forest — Knysna. SANParks forest network near Knysna with graded XC and technical singletrack (including the famous Red route) through…
Hermanus (Hemel-en-Aarde) Trails — Hermanus. Hermanus Adventures manages graded trails in the Hemel-en-Aarde valley and on Rotary Way, from easy XC to technical…
Hoogekraal Trails — George. Demanding technical singletrack in an MTO plantation between George and Knysna, known for steep rooty descents. Day…
Jonkershoek Nature Reserve — Jonkershoek. CapeNature reserve above Stellenbosch with flowing XC singletrack and jeep-track climbs. Requires a CapeNature/MTO day…
Karbonkelberg — Hout Bay. Steep jeep-track climb and descent above Hout Bay to the old WWII radar station inside Table Mountain NP. Exposed and…
Kurland Trails — Plettenberg Bay. Kurland Estate near Plettenberg Bay offers flowing purpose-built XC and jump trails plus a pump track. Day permit…
Oak Valley Estate — Grabouw. Elgin wine and cattle estate with an extensive graded XC network used by the Cape Epic and Wines2Whales. Day permit…
Oudtshoorn & Klein Karoo MTB — Oudtshoorn. Klein Karoo XC and jeep-track riding around Oudtshoorn and the Swartberg/Cango foothills on farm and reserve routes.…
Paarl Trails — Paarl. Purpose-built network on Paarl-area farms (Rhebokskloof and neighbours) with flowing XC and gravity-style singletrack.…
Stellenbosch Trail Fund (Coetzenburg) — Stellenbosch. Stellenbosch Trail Fund's flagship network on Coetzenburg and G4 with graded XC singletrack. Needs a Wine Lands Trails…
Table Mountain / Deer Park — Cape Town. Limited legal MTB on Table Mountain's lower contour paths and the Deer Park/Vredehoek jeep tracks; most singletrack is…
Tokai Forest MTB — Tokai. Pine-plantation singletrack in Table Mountain NP with green-to-black routes and a skills area. Requires a SANParks/TMNP…
Welvanpas / Wild Boar Trails — Wellington. Welvanpas farm above Wellington offers the long-running Wild Boar XC trails plus jeep-track climbs into the Bainskloof…
West Coast National Park — Langebaan. SANParks park near Langebaan with mostly flat, scenic XC riding through strandveld and past the lagoon, spectacular in…
Western Province MTB (WP Cycling) — Cape Town. Western Province MTB Commission, part of WP Cycling, sanctions provincial cross-country and marathon racing and leagues…