Please share your dirt jumps in the Cape Town CBD and surrounding areas

[Goosebay]

The hidden near the school in Tokai (turn off opp the little stone church) has smallish jumps.

Bel Air (S/W) has big jumps, but also a learner (no gap to clear) at the top end and a pump track

 

As the other guys say - take a spade with!

[SimonDowdlesZA]

The hidden near the school in Tokai (turn off opp the little stone church) has smallish jumps.

Bel Air (S/W) has big jumps, but also a learner (no gap to clear) at the top end and a pump track

 

As the other guys say - take a spade with!

 

Thanks all, will check them out. As I stated in my first post, I am an amateur wanting to learn, and am willing to fix what I break of ocurse. Respect is no1 priority and I understand that. I would never dream of just rocking up and jumping, ever. It's like jumping into someones back yard and just using their swimming pool!

 

I have been to Delvera yes, they are fun, but the track is pretty fast and the table tops are big. They have added 3 more MASSIVE jumps with MX style ramps, insane. There's also a quarter pipe to play on.

 

Heard about gum trails, and I know some of the best SA riders hang out there. Again, they look huge.

 

Will def investigate Bell Air, any directions for me?

 

As for UCT, I guess - compared to other jumps - they are smaller, but the last two jumps are insane. Needless to say, the last jump is a bit of a tabletop / spine, but you need to clear that beast of a jump before it!

 

Thanks for all the feedback s far. Great.

[jimmy hardtail]

Dude , if you are really keen to learn then get a spade, find some vacant land hidden away somewhere and build a jump. It doesnt matter if its 2 feet high and 3 feet long . Then jump it . When you have it nailed then add some more dirt. Then add a second jump . And so on. This is by far the best way to learn because you are building on a solid foundation ( the jump and the learning). The saying goes" the best builders become the best riders" . And its true. Thats how we all started. Well most anyway.

[Brawler]

UCT is a good place to learn, as mentioned only places easier would be Delvera or G-Spot.

 

I am a local at UCT, its a friendly spot and locals always keen to help out newbies as long as you respect the place and don't F it up. The more people that come (with spades), the better.

 

I would be happy to show you around and get you started if you are keen, PM me.

[Chubba]

UCT is a good place to learn, as mentioned only places easier would be Delvera or G-Spot.

 

I am a local at UCT, its a friendly spot and locals always keen to help out newbies as long as you respect the place and don't F it up. The more people that come (with spades), the better.

 

I would be happy to show you around and get you started if you are keen, PM me.

Hey Brawler, is this just for BMX riders?

[Brawler]

No.

 

20"

24"

26"

 

Its all good. I ride a 26" NS.

[Lucky Luke.]

As well as a secret dh / jump track on black hill that i might share one day when it is finished!

 

I found some old singletrack with a couple little jumps running from the top of Black Hill running down into Capri.. but I'm guessing you mean somewhere else?

[Hairy]

Ok, let me put on my dirt jump keyboard accent ....

 

Wazzup, any jumps out Table View side. Shot.

[Hairy]

Ok, let me put on my dirt jump keyboard accent ....

 

Wazzup, any jumps out Table View side. Shot.

 

Anybody?

[patches]

Dude , if you are really keen to learn then get a spade, find some vacant land hidden away somewhere and build a jump. It doesnt matter if its 2 feet high and 3 feet long . Then jump it . When you have it nailed then add some more dirt. Then add a second jump . And so on. This is by far the best way to learn because you are building on a solid foundation ( the jump and the learning). The saying goes" the best builders become the best riders" . And its true. Thats how we all started. Well most anyway.

 

yup! I can second that!

 

I've built jumps that were of a nature that if I saw them randomly on a trail I might avoid them, but because I built it I'm willing to try.

 

Aaron Chase (mater dirt jumper) said that it's 10x easier to ace a jump which you yourself have built.

[Eddy Gordo]

Hmmm this is very interesting. Wouldnt mind going to check it out when the guys are practicing. I like my singletrack sessions!!! but what is and where about exactly is the legendary cammos in lakeside

[braailegend]

At the Boord in Stellenbosch are some jumps, as you enter from strand. Helped building there about 8-9 years ago. Drive past them everyday, but they look a bit warn out. Should be good for staring, also a few tables in between,to get the confidence up without the gap.

 

And then also in eden at the Old shooting range there are some small rythms/jumps me and my mates built while I was in school. No need to worry about casing on them, they're as hard as rock, haha

[BushGoblin]

pichas or they don't exists. Would dig to check what they look like, if anyone has some pictures.

[Wet Ears]

Just a friendly word of warning, the Constantia trails are VERY OUT OF BOUNDS unless you know the locals VERY VERY WELL. If they find you there, there will be a very tense conversation/interrigation. It's taken about 12 years to get them to that state and it was all done by about 4 guys with nothing more than spades, blood and sweat.

 

As for Gums, and any other set of trails, you will have to get to know the locals and offer to help with any building that is done. Do not pitch up and expect to just jump around at your free will. If you case a jump or take a fall you will be expected to fix the damage straight away, on the spot.

 

If you spent 12 years building the best set of trails in SA (Gum Trails), you'd know why the locals are weary of newcomers.

 

There's an old saying : NO DIG, NO RIDE!

 

As a non dirt jumper I found this thread rather interesting and informative.

 

I would have thought that unless the jumps are on your personal land they are open to the public but clearly that is not the case - and I do get it that some random nut sacks can come along and damage all your hard work but the way everyone warns about the "locals" reminds me of a scene from a bad surfing movie with Keanu surfing the LOCALS break and getting beaten up as a result thereof.

 

Way too stressful, I will stick to MTB thanks.

[Jumper%]

Theirs a dirt corter pipe and a few jumps in welcome glen

[Meezo]

holy thread revival