1.3 miles
Distance
31 ft
Climb
-433 ft
Descent
00:09:13
Avg time

Botmas Drop Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    STF Botmaskop
    Stellenbosch
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Ladder Bridge
  • Local Popularity
    70 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 80 in E-Biking
    • 85 in Trail Running
    • 85 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    Stellenbosch Trail Fund

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Botmas Drop is a 2 km popular blue singletrack trail located near Stellenbosch. This mountain bike primary trail can be used downhill only and has a moderate overall physical rating with a 10 m blue climb. On average it takes 9 minutes to complete this trail.

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More Stats for Botmas Drop mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -402 ft
  • Altitude min
    744 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,149 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,146 ft
  • Altitude end
    745 ft
  • Grade
    -5.7%
  • Grade max
    -32.4%
  • Grade min
    28.4%
  • Distance climb
    551 ft
  • Distance down
    1 mile
  • Distance flat
    436 ft
  • Avg time
    00:09:13
  • Avg reverse time
    00:14:21
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on Jan 18, 2025
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      Botmas Drop Trail Reports

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      Jan 18, 2025 @ 7:04am
      Jan 18, 2025
      Aug 11, 2024 @ 1:01am
      Aug 11, 2024
      		 Couple of trees down.
      Jan 21, 2024 @ 2:31am
      Jan 21, 2024
      Sep 17, 2023 @ 10:06pm
      Sep 17, 2023
      		 Avoid bottom end - rebuild in progress (Scholtz trails) - take care.
      Jun 12, 2022 @ 11:05am
      Jun 12, 2022
      		 Testing
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 1 rides
      • 19 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 21 rides
      • 17 miles avg distance
      All
      • 39 rides
      • Last: Apr 15, 2025

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