Hi Steve, I am from Bloemfontein with family in the Eastern Free State. Monja and Wilco van Heerden are involved with FS MTB and their 3 x kids ride XCO. The Van Heerdens live in Bethlehem. That should be a good intro to Bethlehem's MTB and/or XCO routes. Then I remember way back there used to be some really awesome trails outside of Bethlehem towards Fouriesburg. The area is called Slabberts. 2 Possible avenues (and perhaps Monja and Wilco might also have some info) is Dustin Rudman, as he had an enduro event on this farm, and you could possibly also try Craig Wapnick. I seem to think he was or is part owner of that farm. I hope this helps.
