Dirtopia is a mountain bike event and trail construction company, focusing its activities in the Western Cape region of South Africa. The company was registered in 2001 and since then have branched out to incorporate the organization of several annual mountain bike events, the construction of mountain bike trails as well as extensive trail maintenance projects on hiking and mountain bike trails in
the Western Cape. Based on Muratie Farm north of Stellenbosch, 2004 saw the expansion of Dirtopia activities to incorporate a Trail Centre from where active travellers can buy trail permits for mountain bike trails as well as Trail Run & hiking trails. Meurant Botha is a well-known trailbuilder and also the founder of the African Mountain bike Association www.amarider.co.za and has served on several non-profit committees such as CSA, PPA (8 years), Cape Town Cycle Tour Trust, WPMBA, Klapmutskop Conservancy, WP Cycling, WPMBA etc. The trail construction and maintenance component of the company has undertaken various projects including contracts for Sanparks, Safcol, CapeNature, MTO, Mountain Club of SA, Pedal Power Association and private landowners. Projects have ranged from mountain bike trail construction all over the Western Cape to major maintenance projects on the Tsitsikamma Hiking trail.
