troll777

Here's their website: http://www.thebigredbarn.co.za/ GPS here: -25.927867,28.229066 Not sure about opening on weekdays, website only talks about weekends, and you must buy tickets from the coffee shop which only opens from 7am on weekends. There was a big bunch of riders there on Sunday so its well represented. I didnt feel nervous on the ride, so I wouldnt be too concerned about safety, although there are pieces that run right next to factories and I wasnt able to check how well fenced the areas are. Definitely worth supporting, and agree, definitely worth paying for regardless if they check you or not. So glad I found out about this place and went there! Looking forward to this weekend!

My wife and I went to Big Red Barn on Sunday morning, what a great spot. Lots of single track, especially the last 7-8kms of the Intermediate is just fast forest track, really cool. My wife isnt too keen on technical and often goes without cleats at Groenkloof, but she loved this trail and was comfortable in most spots with the cleats on, so would recommend it. Weirdly enough on Sunday there was no-one checking tickets if bought or sold, not sure if this is normal practice. Effectively you could just park and ride straight away. Definitely our new favourite place!