Mountain biking tours in Winelands

Mountain biking is a lifestyle; ride like a local and come explore Cape Town's world-renowned trails with AWOL's experienced and passionate mountain biking guides. You can select the best
experience available according to your personal preference, technical ability and time constraints. Cape Town has many scenic trails; varying from easy beginner with gentle gradients to steep challenging climbs and technical descents. We welcome all levels of cyclists on our private half day or full day mountain biking adventures inclusive of exhilarating views and
rewarding coffee at the end of the ride.  

The mountain biking price is as follows and is inclusive of  transfers to and from your accommodation, experienced mountain biking tour guide, mountain bike with front suspension, snacks and water and trail permits.

Please see below a few of the favourite options . 

Paarl Mountain Nature
Reserve & Rhebokskloof singletrails

Experience 14km or 18km of
superb single track plus endless Jeep track. Paarl Mountain Nature Reserve, with
its giant granite boulders dating back more than 500 million years, provides a
spectacular backdrop to this enjoyable MTB ride. Leisure cruising on good dirt
roads with a gentle gradient makes this trail suitable for the whole family.
More technical challenges of either 14km or 18km on superb single track on
Rhebokskloof Wine Estate can be included for the fit rider with some great
climbs and views.

Jonkershoek in Stellenbosch

From an easy 10km off-road
route for beginners up to 40km with jeep track and stunning single trails
alternating – mountain bikers of all skills and fitness levels will delight in
riding the trails in the Jonkershoek Nature Reserve. Jonkershoek in
Stellenbosch is a commercial forest that eventually
gives way to pristine Cape Fynbos as you pedal along the mountain biking trails.
More technical challenges on superb single track with some great climbs up to
800m to “The Nek” and to the ‘never-ending story’ or ‘fire hut trails’ offers
fantastic views of the rugged peaks of the Hottentots Holland Mountains.

Bottelary
Hills 30km to 60km

The Bottelary Hills MTB trails in the Bottelary
Hills Conservancy traverse privately owned land and offer scenic natural
beauty and incredible views of the Winelands, Table Mountain and False
Bay. There is one main route with various loops of different levels of
difficulty connected to it. The routes comprise of jeep track, technical
switchbacks and fast-flowing singletrails. Although most of the trails are not
too technical, some steep climbs and switchbacks will test your legs and
skills.

Simonsberg
Conservancy 5-40 km of pure mountain biking

Mountain
bikers will find the trails designed to suit all levels of riders, with
well-planned contours making the ascent relatively easy. Enjoy up to 40km of manicured single track. The Simonsberg network offers
spectacular views, big climbs and fast descents.

Most of the network is graded blue (Intermediate) with some green
(Beginner) trails. The
Delheim Loop links to Muratie via the ‘Dozer’ switchback, and this takes you
onto the superb Ho Chi Minh section. Continue via ‘The Elevator’ and ‘Jackson’s
Jaunt’ onto ‘Gillooly’s’, a connecting point with a good site map to show you
exactly where you are.

The
‘Smuggler’s Traverse’ trips you up to one of the highlights of your Simonsberg
ride: get ready to pin back your ears as bomb into the ‘Uitkyk Bush Tunnel’,
arguably one of the most contested Strava segments in Cape mountain biking. At
‘Angus Junction’, loop right onto the ‘Uitkyk View Trail’ for breathtaking
views across the whole of the conservancy.

The trail is well maintained and never crowded. Simonsberg is a gem
amongst the vast network of trails in the Stellenbosch area.

Banhoek and Boschendal Mountain
biking trails

Mountain
Bike from  Boschendal and/or   Banhoek Nature Reserve to ride epic single-track
trails like “Bartinney Skyfall” and ‘Nik Naks”. There is an easier option for
those that wish to have a rest day and then e there are challenging single
trails available for the avid cyclists.

Elgin
Valley 

The Elgin Valley Mountain Bike trails are a
combination of the trails at Oak Valley and Paul Cluver wine estates. The
trails form part of the Wines2Whales multi-day stage race every year and also
often host a stage of the world famous Cape Epic. There are various routes
from 14km for beginners to 75km with more than 1000m of ascend for fit riders.
The singletracks are well-maintained and consist of bridges over farm fences,
flowing berms and switchbacks through pine and oak forests, rolling fields of
grass pastures, apple and pear orchards and natural fynbos. Two of the
highlights are the Mamba rollercoaster and the Pofadder bridge.

Grabouw
A-2-Z Trails

This relatively new trail in the Grabouw Forest
and Cape Pine plantations consists of 26 sections of pure singletrack joy. From
the entrance gate we climb up to the start of the Gantouw Pass. Once on
section A, there is hardly any jeep track and singletrail junkies will
absolutely enjoy themselves. The total length of the circular route is 36km and
includes some interesting features like wooden bridges crossing over streams,
berms, and wooden structures over and between rocks. Get ready for some short
but brutish climbs, hair-raising rocky downhills, sandy switchbacks and tree
roots in the forest. For fit riders we can add on an extention for a brutal
climb (on tar road) up to Hansekop for spectacular views over Cape Town and
beyond. Watch out for the endemic Cape Rockjumper bird found only in the Cape
Fold Mountains.

Welvanpas
Bains MTB Trails Wellington

This is a jewel amongst all the mountain biking
trails in the Cape. There are four different route options from 15km moderate
to 30km advanced that can also be combined to a challenging 56km route with
some serious climbing. Good fitness and skill levels are required to ride the
varied terrain of rocky jeep track, steep singletrack descents and steep
rocky climbs but also easier fast-flowing singletrack. Welvanpas
offers the mountain biker a stunning scenery of pristine fynbos, vineyards,
orchards and the majestic Hawekwa Mountains in the background.