19/08/2026
19/08/2026
August Roundup
It's been wet and it's been windy and it's been hot out on the slopes :The mild winter and lack of rain is now becoming alarming.
However the cooler clear days with those awesome views are much appreciated.
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Trail Talk.
Level 5 access into Silvermine reserve is back open and great to be getting up and into Silvermine again.
The Donkey trail remains closed
DH0 partly open.
The team is busy with extensive repairs on DH0..The Top section still needs some work however the bottom section is open and acceptable from the Hairpin bend entrance.
The rest of the MTB trails are all open.
The Switchbacks are open but if you doing them for the first time ..do so cautiously and if you use clip-ins I always advise unclip the inside of the switchback turn foot.
All mountain trails ..Black graded trails with challenging drops and obstacles not always providing chicken runs .
Broken Road trail remains a challenging all mountain trail but the team have cleared and sorted some of the gnarly bits.
Remember the level 4 jeeptrack from the bottom of The Broken road back to Boulders has some tricky spots.
The All mountain trail ..some challenging drops with no chicken runs
Down Hill trails purposely build trails with jumps and drops to get you down the mountain as fast as possible
DH trails 1,2,3 and 4 are all looking pretty good.
The MTB trails.
Boulders trail .. looking great and the sandy sections have compacted nicely.
The Cobra trail..has had extensive repairs and repacking of certain sections..It remains a tricky Bike trail with two switchback turns so look before you leap.
Mamba trail...all good
Boomslang trail ..all good
Puffadder trail (2-way)..there's two new climbing options to bypass the rocky road on your way up Puffadder and a new bypass at the top go check it out.
Snake eyes ... has had some maintenance and running great .
Rinkhals trail..looking great the team has done wonders with new upgrades and repairs
Vasbyt trail....The drop slot at the first bit of the trail eroded again slightly but otherwise trail running great.
My Roots trail...all good
Your Roots(2-way). ..all good
Fairy Garden .(2-way)..Fantastic.
The lizard trail is a one-way trail that takes you down and back to The Vasbyt trail head; a much easier option than the current jeep track.
Squirrel/Listers trail (2-way)..Bottom section closed
The contractors are still busy on and around the Arberetum area,please obey trail closures and detours.
Please also be aware of heavy machinery being used .
The Road from the Entrance passed the Arberetum has been repaired .
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Animal Chatter.
some grear raptor sightings out on the trail and i even spotted a chameleon out on the trails.
Keep an eye out for the Family of Cape mongoose that frequent the roots area.
A reminder even though our Tokai Baboon troop is relatively relaxed with passing mtbiking they should still not be fed or approached.
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And that's a wrap for August
And just like that were into the last quarter of the year on the trails .
Thank-you to the TokaiMTB team for all their hard work on the trails so far this year.
Membership boards availible at participating Bike shops ...So renew your membership online and collect at the Bike shops
Bike park Constantia Uitsig.
Gear Change Tokai
Revolution Cycles Cape Town
Free Wheel Cycology Claremont.
Cranked cycles Tokai.
Once again a huge thankyou to all our Trail sponsors and donations corporate and private.
Special thank-you to Pedlars on the bend for their donation..remember to pop in there for a cool one on your way passed.
New member / membership renewals an donation all online at.
www.tokaimtb.com
Trail maps
https://www.sanparks.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/mtb-route-maps.pdf
@ SHIMANO
See you on the Berg
Howard.
