Steady Spin Posted May 20, 2022 Share What are the trails like just above Knysna Called Concordia Contours on Trailforks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figjam_sa Posted May 20, 2022 Share On 5/16/2022 at 3:50 PM, guidodg said: rode all the GRTP routes in March…all clearly marked and well maintained …. they also have great coffee and carrot cake there No jokes that carrot cake is next level. After we tasted it last year we had them bake us a cake for my wife's birthday! I like grtp, but it is a bit misleading that there's a variety of trails as you need to pass through all of them to get to the next one. But it is proper fun and kids and novices can ride there as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steady Spin Posted June 2, 2022 Share Looks like we picked our 3 trails for the trip. (I'm hoping 4 is an option) 1: Harkerville 2: Concordia 3: GRTP Now to mentally prepare for the drive. justinafrika and Robbie Stewart 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie Stewart Posted June 2, 2022 Share 6 minutes ago, Steady Spin said: Looks like we picked our 3 trails for the trip. (I'm hoping 4 is an option) 1: Harkerville 2: Concordia 3: GRTP Now to mentally prepare for the drive. Sounds like a blast. Enjoy. Drive safe, and rest often. No need to rush there, the trails will be there when you arrive. Steady Spin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nico van Loggerenberg Posted June 2, 2022 Share On 5/16/2022 at 3:11 PM, Blue Monster said: GRTP IMHO was not great this last December. Route marking not great, and just an unkept feeling while riding, with more than one felled tree at head height, just an inch or two from the trail. I won't be rushing there any time soon. A nice and tough gravel ride is to start at the bottom of Simola hill then continue the Kom se Pad - clockwise, and at the R 339 turn right. Keep going until you are ready to turn back. Over 1600m elevation for 60km. There has been quite a bit of rain damage, but it's under new management as of last month or so and I believe lots of work is being done. Wayne pudding Mol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steady Spin Posted June 3, 2022 Share 21 hours ago, Nico van Loggerenberg said: There has been quite a bit of rain damage, but it's under new management as of last month or so and I believe lots of work is being done. This puts me in two minds. Spoke to some friends as well and they also complained about lack of maintenance. 1 Harkerville - Red Route 2 MTO Cairnbrogie - Kev's Top Trails 3 Concordia Contours - Whole Shebang Added the Trailforks names of the routes as well. Not sure how well known these are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nico van Loggerenberg Posted June 3, 2022 Share 18 minutes ago, Steady Spin said: This puts me in two minds. Spoke to some friends as well and they also complained about lack of maintenance. 1 Harkerville - Red Route 2 MTO Cairnbrogie - Kev's Top Trails 3 Concordia Contours - Whole Shebang Added the Trailforks names of the routes as well. Not sure how well known these are. I've ridden all the above more than once in the last year and I'd suggest: Cairnbrogie Trail Park Concordia Contours Red Route That's my opinion as someone who enjoys flow lines, berms, features etc. Wayne pudding Mol, Steady Spin and Danger Dassie 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steady Spin Posted June 23, 2022 Share Well worth taking the bikes down. Harkerville proved to be quite a big day out for us. Loved the downhills and it is hands down the most beautiful trail I've ever ridden. 10/10 will ride this again. Cairnbrogie was a complete blast with sections like Mineshaft, Old Coot, and Santa Cruz blowing my mind. Could easily keep hitting this place until I needed hip replacements. 100/10 will be riding this again. Best trail markings I've ever seen in my life. Insanely well maintained. Simola was disappointing unfortunately. Definitely need a local to show you around. Everything starts out great with Lamb into Monsters into Stolen Porridge. Picking up 7 Devils and Why to Why Not was easy enough but from there we just couldn't find anything else. A gravel grind back to the car saw us only doing 15km of trail which was sad. Trailforks didn't help much either. justinafrika, HdB and Hendel Clase 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figjam_sa Posted June 23, 2022 Share Cool thanks for the update, always great to have some information available Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guidodg Posted June 23, 2022 Share and you didn't ride the GRTP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steady Spin Posted June 23, 2022 Share 1 hour ago, guidodg said: and you didn't ride the GRTP? We checked with the locals and the 3 we rode came recommended. GRTP apparently still has some sections that need maintenance. It was quite a drive out from Brenton as well so I didn’t want to risk it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted June 23, 2022 Share 3 hours ago, Steady Spin said: Well worth taking the bikes down. Cairnbrogie was a complete blast with sections like Mineshaft, Old Coot, and Santa Cruz blowing my mind. Could easily keep hitting this place until I needed hip replacements. 100/10 will be riding this again. Best trail markings I've ever seen in my life. Insanely well maintained. awesome to see they are keeping up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steady Spin Posted June 23, 2022 Share Those trails are manicured. Some lovely climbs as well. Berms everywhere. Ran into the maintenance crew on Mineshaft and stopped to have a chat. All smiles and super proud of the work they do. Cycle Fan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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