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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 & Images: Jacques Marais The coastal stretch west of “the world’s perfect wave” in Jeffreys Bay rates as one of SA’s undiscovered mountain biking gems. There’s no huge trail network, but you’ll get to super-charge your soul along a range of sumptuous coastal rides. There’s a little piece of […]
Words & Images by: Jacques Marais The annual PwC Great Zuurberg Trek may well be a relatively recent addition to the SA MTB menu, but boy, it has done wonders in converting riders to exploring epic trails in this rugged part of the Eastern Cape Province, as JACQUES MARAIS discovered. […]
Words & Images by: Jacques Marais The Garden Route starts near Mossel Bay, right? Nope, insists JACQUES MARAIS, there is a huge chunk of largely uncharted GR Greatness extending all the way from the coast to the Sonderend ranges – and stretching a couple of hundred kilometres eastward from Heidelberg […]
Words and Images by: Jacques Marais Go klap a ride or two with your buddies – and a few cold beers – at one of my fave Klein Karoo getaways. Go ride it solo right now, or join the Transcape MTB Experience crew for eight days of fun over February […]
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. […]
