Mountain Bike

36.2 miles

Distance

4,171 ft

Climb

-4,159 ft

Descent

1,872 ft

High Point

This route is a mixture of The Traditional Bone Trail and the Valley Ride.

Starting at Raptors Rise the trail winds trough the valley and then across through Rijks and onto the bone trail.

Detailed Description

Tulbagh: Bone Trail, Wilding and Buchu is a 36 mile moderately popular intermediate route located near Tulbagh. This mountain bike primary route. This route includes 14 trails. This route climbs 4,171 ft with a max elevation of 1,872 ft then descends -4,159 ft.

Local Trail Association

Tulbagh MTB Club (www.tulbaghmtbclub.co.za)

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Trails in Route

	Round the Dam at Raptor Rise				3,150 ft
	Farm Road Connection				1 mile
	Winterhoek Road				764 ft
	Bone Trail: Labyrinth to Poplar Forest				6 miles
	Bone Trail: Climb to Leopard Tree and Traverse to Geelslang				3 miles
	Bone Trail 2 : Geelslang				1 mile
	Traverse back to the BT				4,738 ft
	Climb back to BT 3				2,402 ft
	Bone Trail 3 - 2021 Revision				2 miles
	Montpellier Wine Estate District Road				2 miles
	Wilding Loop				1 mile
	Wilding Single - K9 Evasion				3,832 ft
	Buchu Trail				5 miles

Details

Riding area

Tulbagh
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
Other Activities
- E-Bike
Difficulty rating

Blue
eBike Allowed

Yes

More Stats for Tulbagh: Bone Trail, Wilding and Buchu mountain bike route

Avg time

2 hr 25 min
Altitude change

11 ft
Altitude min

444 ft
Altitude start

643 ft
Altitude end

653 ft
Grade max

-63.3%
Grade min

42.6%
Distance climb

17 miles
Distance down

16 miles
Distance flat

3 miles

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trail	date	description
Buchu Trail	Jun 20, 2025 @ 11:56pm Jun 20, 2025	Trail is fine. Some tight switchbacks to deal with.
Wilding Loop	Jan 24, 2025 @ 7:31am Jan 24, 2025	Signage updated. Trail has recently been cleared and is riding well
Bone Trail 2 : Geelslang	Jan 2, 2025 @ 7:34am Jan 2, 2025
Traverse back to the BT	Jan 2, 2025 @ 7:34am Jan 2, 2025
Bone Trail: Climb to Leopard Tree and Traverse to Geelslang	Nov 9, 2024 @ 7:52am Nov 9, 2024	Some A-frames/bridges require a bit of maintenance but still ok.