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Jacques Marais is the South African trail guru. If he’s not scouting a new MTB trial, he’s running a new route in the Drakensberg. His new book, Top MTB Trails 2, has just hit the shelves of all good book shops and you can purchase a copy for R250. Follow him on Twitter @JacqMaraisPhoto.
Words and Images by: Jacques Marais Kicking off 2019, regular trail finder Jacques Marais heads to the Northern Cape. Bike-packing and gravel riding currently rates as two of the fastest growing segments in the sport of mountain biking. Augrabies proves to be a pedal paradise of note for both of […]
Words and Images by: Jaques Marais We all know Albertinia, mainly because there are loads of aloes and because you may occasionally spot a semi-tame elephant on the Overberg plains as you blast past on the N2. What you don’t know is that MTB nirvana is waiting just off the […]
Words and Images by: Jacques Marais Mankele is very well known as a mountain mecca in South Africa. Be warned that the area is not flat or aimed at easy riding- she’s beautiful but tough. Local Buzz Situated roughly four hours from Johannesburg within the heart of Mpumalanga, Mankele gets […]
I bet you’ve cruised along the N7 past the Knersvlakte, but chances are you’ve never even heard of the Koebee Valley. Well, maybe it’s time to go check out the Namaqua West Coast Region the next time you want to go gravel on your bike, bru …. WORDS AND IMAGES: […]
There is no better way to explore the many Swartberg gravel roads than during the annual Gran Fondo Gravel Biking Challenge. Jacques Marais was on hand to check out the action (and route options). WORDS AND IMAGES: JACQUES MARAIS LOCAL BUZZ If you (and your bike) are in search of […]
Our regular trail-guru starts 2018 off by visiting the spectacular iSimangaliso Wetland Park. WORDS AND IMAGES: JACQUES MARAIS LOCAL BUZZ If the Cape False Bay is not quite wild enough for you, bud, take up your bike and head as far north-east across the Rainbow Nation as you possibly can. […]
Regular trail guru – JACQUES MARAIS ventured outside the borders of SA to bring us this Namibian feature LOCAL BUZZ OK, so if there’s only ONE spot I could return to after the epic ride from the Cunene River – snuggling up against the south of Angola – all the […]
Regular contributor and trail-guru JACQUES MARAIS spent some time in the picturesque Baviaanskloof. WORDS AND IMAGES: JACQUES MARAIS LOCAL BUZZ The annual ECOBOUND #TransBaviaans 24hr MTB Marathon … let me tell you, bru, that’s a pretty hard-core event. Yup, you’ve got only 24hrs, and in that time you need to […]
LOCAL BUZZ Right, good people, this is as far north-east as you can book accommodation here in our Rainbow Nation! Imagine Ponta do Ouro in Mozambique just across the border, mix in a sub-tropical vibe and some seriously kiff fat-biking, and you’ll sommer want to saddle up for a beach […]
LOCAL BUZZ “Fourie’s a jolly good fellow”! Ja bud, you know how it is when you’re all by your lonesome in your cabbie, on a road trip, and you sing out loud? Well, that was my chorus right there as I tripped via Fouriesburg towards the Lesotho border – and […]