Betty's Bay riding

[ridr]

Looking for route info and people to ride with road and mtb in Betty's Bay...

[M Hickley]

On the road you can do Clarence drive to Gordonsbay or Karwyderskraal loop. On mtb kogelberg nature reserve or up Highlands, there's many tracks there.

[Boerklong]

On the road you can do Clarence drive to Gordonsbay or Karwyderskraal loop. On mtb kogelberg nature reserve or up Highlands, there's many tracks there.

+1 for Highlands. At Botrivier you can go do Honingklip http://www.honingklip.co.za/ Edited December 15, 2016 by Boerklong

[ridr]

Going to be in Betty's Bay area again a bit in December - any more mtb trails I should no about (that I don't need to drive to)?

[Mohs]

Looking for route info and people to ride with road and mtb in Betty's Bay...

You can ride inside the Kogelberg Nature reserve. The route follows the Palmiet river and can take you all the way to Grabouw...  17km up...and 17km down...jeep track 99%.

Permit at the gate near eco-village. It about 3km from Tar road to gate.

https://www.capenature.co.za/reserves/kogelberg-nature-reserve/

If you really want to get in some distance, you follow the road up along the Palmiet river and then at the top traverse towards Highlands  and Iona wine-farm, then back down to Arabella Golf course...tar road back.

 

Besides that best is to go to Hermanus and the Hemel and aarde trails, 

 

Most roads in Betties are Gravel, so ja....play paper delivery boy is most fun you will have.

[ridr]

You can ride inside the Kogelberg Nature reserve. The route follows the Palmiet river and can take you all the way to Grabouw...  17km up...and 17km down...jeep track 99%.

Permit at the gate near eco-village. It about 3km from Tar road to gate.

https://www.capenature.co.za/reserves/kogelberg-nature-reserve/

If you really want to get in some distance, you follow the road up along the Palmiet river and then at the top traverse towards Highlands  and Iona wine-farm, then back down to Arabella Golf course...tar road back.

 

Besides that best is to go to Hermanus and the Hemel and aarde trails, 

 

Most roads in Betties are Gravel, so ja....play paper delivery boy is most fun you will have.

 

Will definitely be riding Kogelberg again (and maybe even take the family there for a night). So beautiful. Didn't know about the option to ride across from there to Arabella - will look at that. Thanks!

[Stretch]

Paul cluver is just up the road.. Is that still open to the public?

[Pure Savage]

I love riding with Bettys

[Shebeen]

Paul cluver is just up the road.. Is that still open to the public?

As the crow flies? Quite a ride from betties to pc/oakvalley and back.

 

Don't forget wildekrans.

 

 

Oh. And the wind fkn divine browns in betties in summer

[M Hickley]

Will definitely be riding Kogelberg again (and maybe even take the family there for a night). So beautiful. Didn't know about the option to ride across from there to Arabella - will look at that. Thanks!

There's actually a locked gate at the reserve's border, a high locked gate.

[bikebloke]

There's actually a locked gate at the reserve's border, a high locked gate.

and the fence only goes about 10 meters into the bush on either side of the gate ...just walk around it ...

 

 

follow the fire roads up to iona lake and onto highlands road 

 

there is also a kleinmond cycle club (mtb) with access to closed trails 

Edited December 3, 2019 by bikebloke

[Stretch]

As the crow flies? Quite a ride from betties to pc/oakvalley and back.

 

Don't forget wildekrans.

 

 

Oh. And the wind fkn divine browns in betties in summer

I meant getting in the car and driving to and then riding those trails of course

[M Hickley]

and the fence only goes about 10 meters into the bush on either side of the gate ...just walk around it ...

 

 

follow the fire roads up to iona lake and onto highlands road

 

there is also a kleinmond cycle club (mtb) with access to closed trails

Yes, I know. I'm a member of the club and we would appreciate it if people would get there day permits at Sasol. Rouge ride will cause landowners to deny us further access to their land.

[ridr]

Where is the Sasol to buy permits? And what do the permits give access too? Does it allow you to ride the section noted from the gate at top of Kogelberg route to Arabella? Or am I not allowed to go around that gate? I remember the big gate at the top of the rock pools hike just outside Gordon's Bay. I'm sure gates are in place for a reason. I haven't been further than the river crossing on the Kogelberg trail - usually run out of time and I didn't realise the path goes further.

 

Edit: pressed 'post' before I finished typing!

Edited December 3, 2019 by ridr

[M Hickley]

The Sasol service station in Kleinmond. There are two well marked routes with tracks build by the members themselves. All the information and conditions is available at Sasol

[ridr]

As the crow flies? Quite a ride from betties to pc/oakvalley and back.

 

Don't forget wildekrans.

 

 

Oh. And the wind fkn divine browns in betties in summer

 

Oh, the wind. Feel like Superman if you start in the right direction along the R44. And then call for a lift home when you're ready to turn around... (can you get an Uber out there? )