Best Family MTB routes in Western Cape

[CrimsonWolf]

What would you say is the best MTB trails around the Western Cape to take the family for a ride?

[dre]

Jonkershoek has a nice easy gravel road loop, with a lot of optional climbing and singletracks onto the mountains. The loop is fairly flat.

 

Never been to Meerendal. Table mountain a lot of climbing.

 

Tokai also a lot of climbing and technical.

[Fisan]

+1 for Jonkershoek.

[bj horn]

Koeberg Nature reserve nice flat sections ,not many hills

[Johny Bravo]

Delvera, very easy and safe, yet still fun.

[Ratty]

Depends on family's level of fitness / skills (and age of kids).

 

Meerendal is very family friendly, contermanskloof has a nice 8km loop, Oak Valley if kids aren't too young. Koeberg for any age.

[boristheblade]

How late does the tasting room open at meeendal on a sunday, in order to buy a day permit?

[CrimsonWolf]

There is an honesty box. Just drop your money there. You can ride from sunrise to sundown

[mulmi]

Bottelary hills has a nice yellow loop starting and ending at Radish. Never done the yellow myself but it sounds fam friendly.

[dirtman]

Bottelary hills has a nice yellow loop starting and ending at Radish. Never done the yellow myself but it sounds fam friendly.

 

The easy route at Bottelary Hills is the ORANGE loop, starting from Radish Restaurant - 12 kms and about 190 meters of climbing . The yellow loop is also not too difficult, but you face a serious climb to get to it if you start from Radish, and then to get back to Radish again. Full details re the different route options can be found on http://bottelaryhillsmtb.co.za/

[Oufy MTB (Roadie)]

Family = koeberg

 

Unless all members of the family have 150mm of travel of course

 

Depends on who is in the family.

 

I for one love tokai ST and climbing up to the mast , however I enjoy koeberg just as much for a lekker relaxing cruise and even better if I get to see table mountain and ride amongst zebras.