A permit is required to access the Bottelary Hills Conservancy MTB Trails network, which must be displayed on the bike handlebars at all times.
Bottelary Hills Conservancy and the landowners accept no responsibility for any damage or injury incurred.
Open farm roads with great views onto the mountain ranges surrounding Stellenbosch with flowing single track on the return along rivers and dams. Some wide wooden bridges. Mostly uphill to the halfway mark with some steep sections between the vineyards.
Detail Description:
Exit the main gate at Devonvale and turn right onto Blumeberg Road. Head up the hill until you pass the golf estate and turn right onto a gravel road. Follow this road and climb up to the Landtscap entrance gate. Turn left after passing though the gate and right just before you reach the farm workers cottages and left again at the next junction. Follow the road, crest the hill and roll down to the start of Fish Eagle single track on your left.
At the end of the single track you cross a brick paved road and then ride along the bottom dam wall, crossing a wooden bridge over the dam overflow. Turn right (left exits the trail network at Brenaissance). Follow yellow arrow markers climbing gradually between the vineyards and orchards.
After cycling along side the top dam, you reach a junction where you go left (straight on brings you back to the entrance of Fish Eagle if you want to do another lap).
The route meanders uphill through the vineyards. Look out for a junction to the right near the top of the Wolwedans Vastrap climb. Take a breather here, to admire the great views onto the mountains surrounding Stellenbosch.
Follow the contour to the single track entrance. Enter the lower single track at this junction for your return home, starting with a fast single track section leading into some switchbacks.
Look out for a junction to the left onto a dam wall shortly after exiting the single track at the bottom. After crossing the dam wall it is downhill again bring you back to the entrance to Fish Eagle single track. Turn left and continue back to Devonvale along the route you came.
Route Supporters
Trail Blazers South AfricaMaintainer
Local Trail Association
Bottelary Hills Renosterveld Conservancy (bottelaryconservancy.co.za)4 Reviews & Comments
We hope you've been enjoying Trailforks!
Create a FREE account to view route comments and much more.
Trails in Route
2,244 ft | |||||
2 miles | |||||
3,606 ft | |||||
2 miles | |||||
906 ft | |||||
2 miles | |||||
2 miles | |||||
1 mile | |||||
1 mile | |||||
1 mile | |||||
584 ft | |||||
1 mile | |||||
1 mile | |||||
43 ft | |||||
3,606 ft | |||||
3,688 ft |
Details
-
Riding area
-
Primary ActivityMountain Bike
-
Other Activities
- E-Bike
-
Difficulty ratingGreen
-
Route TypeLoop
-
eBike Allowed
-
Bike typeXC
-
DirectionOne Direction
-
Physical ratingEasy
-
Ridelogs
More Stats for Bottelary Yellow Long from Devonvale mountain bike route
-
Avg time1 hr 53 min
-
Altitude min383 ft
-
Altitude start558 ft
-
Altitude end558 ft
-
Grade max-31.9%
-
Grade min76.2%
-
Distance climb7 miles
-
Distance down7 miles
-
Distance flat2 miles
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Snow Cover Partial
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
- > 96%
- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
- bi-directional trail
- no data
- < 2 days
- < 1 week
- < 2 weeks
- < 1 month
- < 6 months
- > 6 months
- Downhill Only
- Downhill Primary
- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
- One Direction
- Description
- Photos
- Description & Photos
- Videos
- most popular
- popular
- less popular
- not popular
- mountain biking recent
- mountain biking (>6 month)
- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
- Downhill Ski
- Backcountry Ski
- Nordic Ski
- Snowmobile
Save the current map location and zoom level as your default home location whenever this page is loaded.
SavePhotos
Recent Trail Reports Along Route
- By hscheff
BHRC & contributors
- #19231 - 1,375 views