Mountain Bike Trails

The York Adventure Club

Sabie, Mpumalanga, South Africa

There is no WIFI in the forest, but we promise that you will find a better connection. The York Adventure Club is a distinctive feature of York.

The club inspires employees to live healthier lifestyles by providing a gateway to the forest experience in a secure environment for the enjoyment of our beautiful landscapes, trails and

dams for the use of mountain biking, walks, trail running, bird watching, fishing, orienteering and other outdoor activities.

For the safety of the plantation and its visitors, participation in these activities are also available to the public in a controlled and monitored manner.

Sappi Trails Pragramme

Mpumalanga & KwaZulu-Natal

Promoting a healthy lifestyle and economic development by encouraging outdoor activities on our land

Approximately one-third of our extensive landholdings are unplanted and we promote healthy lifestyles by encouraging non-motorised sports such as running, walking and mountain biking on our land.

The Sappi Trail Programme has resulted in partnerships with trail custodians including the Karkloof Country Club, Nelson Mandela Capture Site Trails and Cathkin Trails Club in KwaZulu-Natal and Mankele Mountain Biking and Tranquilitas Adventure Farm in Mpumalanga.

Trail Custodians communicate with the general public who want to use the trails, which means that a safe and enjoyable trail experience has become a highly valuable feature in many areas.

Rutland loop

White River, Mpumalanga, South Africa

This loop starts and finishes from the Pull Scar Office or NAD Living. 

Requirements: You will need to be reasonably fit, with a intermediate technical skill level of bike riding.

MTO Garden Route Trail Pass

Knysna, Western Cape, South Africa

Stretching from Knysna through to Witelsbos in the Tsitsikamma, come enjoy access to a variety of routes in the region. The Garden Route trails boasts over 1000km of plantation jeep tracks and linking single track. You have a choice of a various trail permit options for single entry and multiple entry permits.

For the December Holiday makers, purchase a multiple entry seasonal permit which allows access for a limited period.

From Knysna head up to the Concordia contours section and enjoy the single track cut by local riders or follow the routes along side the Diepwalle forest. As you head to Plettenberg bay head out to the Kranshoek Lookout point bordering the Harkerville forest. Yearly permit holders can head into the Cairnbrogie around their amazing single track along the coastline. Just past Plettenberg bay as you cross the keurbooms river, head up to the plantation above Whiskey Creek for some single track. As you head further up the coast towards the Crags region, enjoy the amazing routes through the Plantation down the Redford Road. Here you can head up to Spitzkop and relish the amazing views over the entire region. Carry on through to Natures valley and Bloukrans where the Plantation runs along the coastal escarpment all the way through to Stormsriver. As you head through storms river, cross over to the Bloulilies bush plantation up to the lookout back over the Stormsriver mouth.

MTO Jonkershoek – Status Quo

Jonkershoek Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South AfricaCape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

This trial consists of three sections, descending from Status Quo 3, Status Quo 2, to Status Quo 1 at the bottom. Highly difficult riding expert trail that includes challenging technical downhill riding and large bikepark features, some of the elements you will encounter include large manmade and natural unavoidable jumps, wood ramps, elevated narrow trails, drops, rock faces, and all gradients and

ground conditions. Expert mountain bikers should be the only riders who use these trails and skills areas.Total Trail Length ±1.2km