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The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
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Trail Last Ridden
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Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
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Trail Popularity ?
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months.
Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
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Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
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- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
- Downhill Ski
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
694 trails
- E-Bike
660 trails
- Hike
382 trails
- Trail Running
371 trails
Region Details
- 264
- 2
- 209
- 184
- 18
- 4
- 1
Region Status
Open as of Jul 28, 2020
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 721
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 727
- Trails E-Bike
- 660
- Trails Hike
- 382
- Trails Trail Running
- 371
- Trails Horse
- 9
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 8
- Total Distance
- 539 miles
- Total Descent
- 85,881 ft
- Total Vertical
- 5,127 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 5,171 ft
- Reports
- 3,820
- Photos
- 951
- Ridden Counter
- 54,992
Articles
Video: Andrew Neethling Meets Clemens Kaudela in South Africa 'Mission to Ride'
May 19, 2021 from pinkbike.com
Clemens was in town building a new line at Hellsend Dirt Compound, so Andrew took the opportunity to hang out with Clemens for a chat, and to show...
Video: Niko Velasco Rips Through Scorched Trails in South Africa
Dec 19, 2020 from pinkbike.com
After a fire burned through the night on Niko Velasco's farm, he checked the trails by ripping through at a searing pace.
Video: Big Trains at The Halloween Jam at Hellsend Bike Compound
Nov 3, 2020 from pinkbike.com
A spooky jam, with all the local South African rippers.
Video: Whip Offs and Dirt Jump Jams at the 2020 Hellsend Dirt Party
Jul 14, 2020 from pinkbike.com
One last send session at the compound before the lockdown
Sub Regions
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Banhoek Conservancy Trails
- 17
- 15
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Bethlehem Plaas
- 9
- 5
- 1
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Boschendal Wine Farm
- 2
- 12
- 12
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Bottelary Hills Conservancy MTB Trails
- 86
- 13
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Delvera Wine Estate
- 2
- 1
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Dirtopia Trail Network - Murati & Uitkyk Wine Estates
- 7
- 17
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Helderberg Trails
- 1
- 19
- 7
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Hellsend Dirt Compound
- 4
- 1
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Idas Valley Nature Area
- 3
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Knorhoek
- 1
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MTO Jonkershoek Trails
- 1
- 26
- 3
- 4
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PLAISIR Trails
- 6
- 8
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STF Botmaskop
- 1
- 3
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STF Coetzenburg
- 5
- 1
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STF Eden / Paradyskloof
- 8
- 9
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STF G-Spot
- 9
- 3
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STF Koloniesland
- 3
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STF Mont Marie
- 4
- 6
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Wine Lands Cycling Club - Lyngrove
- 5
- 9
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Wine Lands Cycling Club - 96 Winery Road
- 4
- 2
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Wine Lands Cycling Club - Billy Visser
- 5
- 1
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Wine Lands Cycling Club - Dornier
- 1
- 2
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WIne Lands Cycling Club - Ernie Els/Alto
- 2
- 3
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Wine Lands Cycling Club - Faure Farms
- 6
- 12
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Wine Lands Cycling Club - Helderberg
- 2
- 2
- 1
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Wine Lands Cycling Club - Meerlust
- 3
- 1
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Wine Lands Cycling Club - Miravel
- 1
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Wine Lands Cycling Club - Pink Valley
- 1
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Wine Lands Cycling Club - Somerbosch
- 6
- 2
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Wine Lands Cycling Club - Spier Trails
- 1
- 1
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Wine Lands Cycling Club - Stellenzicht
- 4
- 3
Popular Stellenbosch Mountain Biking Trails
Stellenbosch Mountain Bike Routes
Photos of Stellenbosch Mountain Bike
trail: Spier Wine Farm Trail
14 |
Jun 1, 2022 @ 12:04am
Jun 1, 2022
trail: Spier Wine Farm Trail
16 |
Jun 1, 2022 @ 12:04am
Jun 1, 2022
trail: Yellow09 Fish Eagle
72 |
Jul 4, 2020 @ 7:54am
Jul 4, 2020
trail: Yellow09 Fish Eagle
65 |
Jul 4, 2020 @ 7:54am
Jul 4, 2020
trail: Botmaskop Sky Traverse
120 |
May 26, 2019 @ 11:06am
May 26, 2019Videos of Stellenbosch Mountain Bike
trail: Afterburner
90 |
Jun 9, 2021
trail: Boegoe Zag
41 |
Dec 15, 2020
trail: Eden Main Line
60 |
Dec 1, 2020
trail: Downhill
0:26 |
154 |
Sep 22, 2020
trail: Eden Main Line
0:29 |
70 |
May 18, 2020
0:46 |
100 |
Mar 9, 2020
trail: flow trail
0:43 |
122 |
May 2, 2019
trail: flow trail
0:26 |
102 |
Dec 30, 2018
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eden Link from Bottom to Top | Jul 5, 2022 @ 1:55am 1 day | Wet | mwcdross | ||
| Eden Link to Mont Marie | Jun 30, 2022 @ 6:32am Jun 30, 2022 | Ideal | mwcdross | Trail Running | |
| Eden Main Line | Jun 24, 2022 @ 9:25am Jun 24, 2022 | Ideal | Adriaan1 | Tree over trail just after the jumps at... |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connector | Jul 5, 2022 @ 1:55am 1 day | Variable | mwcdross | ||
| G-Spot Main Line | Jul 5, 2022 @ 1:55am 1 day | Variable | mwcdross | ||
| G-Spot Alternative Line | Jul 5, 2022 @ 1:55am 1 day | Variable | mwcdross | ||
| Alternative Climb to G-Spot | Jul 5, 2022 @ 1:55am 1 day | Ideal | mwcdross | ||
| G-Spot Road (south) | Jul 5, 2022 @ 1:55am 1 day | Ideal | mwcdross | ||
| G-Spot - Eden Bottom Link | Jul 5, 2022 @ 1:55am 1 day | Ideal | mwcdross | ||
| Single Track Climb To Top | Jul 5, 2022 @ 1:55am 1 day | Variable | mwcdross | ||
| Forbidden Fruit | Jul 5, 2022 @ 1:55am 1 day | Wet | mwcdross | ||
| HB 010 | Jul 1, 2022 @ 5:29am Jul 1, 2022 | Ideal | john-van-esch Winelands | ||
| HB 008 | Jul 1, 2022 @ 5:29am Jul 1, 2022 | Ideal | john-van-esch Winelands |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Johan14 | wishlist | route | Game Route Banhoek | Jul 6, 2022 @ 1:28am 2 hours |
 | mwcdross | add | report | Connector and 5 more | Jul 5, 2022 @ 4:04am 23 hours |
| mwcdross | add | report | Eden Link from Bottom to Top and 2 more | Jul 5, 2022 @ 4:04am 23 hours |
| atimm | wishlist | route | Boschendal to Plaisir and back | Jul 4, 2022 @ 12:18am 2 days |
 | bikerjon123 | difficultyvote | trail | Darkfest | Jul 3, 2022 @ 3:39am 3 days |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | report | update | Jun 8, 2022 @ 1:08am Jun 8, 2022 | ||
| report | Plumber still closed? | Apr 15, 2022 @ 2:36am Apr 15, 2022 | ||
| trail | There are blue extensions from the green climb... | Dec 29, 2021 @ 11:49pm Dec 29, 2021 | ||
| report | Trail cleared & new bridge built ;-) | Dec 4, 2021 @ 3:06am Dec 4, 2021 | ||
| trail | Beautiful! thanks for your service | Oct 25, 2021 @ 6:44am Oct 25, 2021 |
Local Badges
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Big Ride 30k5,720 awarded -
10 Blue Trails481 awarded -
Climbing 10k Badge226 awarded -
Completionist0 awarded -
Descent 10k Badge229 awarded -
Epic Ride Climb 2k341 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helderberg Trails | bike park | Stellenbosch | |
| Boschendal Tree House pump track | skill park | Stellenbosch | |
| Hellsend | skill park | Stellenbosch | |
| Kylemore Pump Tracks | skill park | Stellenbosch | |
| Plaisir Hellsend Pump track | skill park | Stellenbosch |
Local Trail Supporters
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- Hellsend
- Old Bethlehem Trail team
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- Pieter Van Wyk
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- Mark G
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- Trails SA
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- Old Bethlehem Farm
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 694 | 498 miles | 72,448 ft | 187 miles | 2,841 ft | #125 | #1 | 848 | 4,081 | 69 | 28,902 | |
| E-Bike | 660 | 486 miles | 69,606 ft | 180 miles | 5,128 ft | #50 | #1 | 8 | 3,847 | 49 | 760 | |
| Hike | 382 | 325 miles | 55,581 ft | 117 miles | 5,066 ft | #201 | #1 | 95 | 3,921 | 8 | 696 | |
| Trail Running | 371 | 320 miles | 54,249 ft | 115 miles | 5,066 ft | #202 | #1 | 5 | 3,920 | 18 | 3,094 | |
| Horse | 9 | 15 miles | 682 ft | 5 miles | 837 ft | 996 | ||||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 8 | 2 miles | 312 ft | 2,244 ft | 1,312 ft | 816 |
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