Mountain Bike – 52km    –    Elevation – 1550m

Route designer Meurant Botha wears many hats (!), so you can call him what you like from bearded long grey hair mountain biker to race director, Founder of Dirtopia & Amarider, well-known trail builder of twenty-five years and of course a lover of the Simonsberg valley and its wines!

Dirtopia’s partnership with Muratie has a history – just like the old-charm feel on the ‘werf’ of one of the oldest wine farms in South Africa. The warm hospitality of Muratie and the Melck family love of nature, have welcomed trail users on their land and there is no better way to experience this than at the Muratie Mountain Series event. This time only one route is on offer: a 52km single-track experience for intermediate to advanced riders only. We do not need to describe it in detail. All you need to know is that it is a beautiful ride that you can feel privileged to take part in and will remember for many years to come…

No maps will be released, as it is on private land with no access before the event. Rules on the Dirtopia website.

Option to bail out at around 20km when riders pass by the venue or at approximately 35km (before route hits the Never say Never Ending Again single-track) – if riders feel that the wine is calling from Muratie Cellar…

INCLUDED

• A bottle of Muratie wine – collect at registration or at the finish
• Coffee before the start & a glass of wine afterwards
• An event headband / ‘buff’
• A finishers medal
• Trail Tag live timing
• Bike wash after the ride
• Well-stocked water points on route & at the finish
• An exclusive single-track experience on private land in the Knorhoek Valley
• Post-event entertainment at Muratie Canvas – live music from The Dennis brothers
• Prizemoney for first full distance winners – Male & Female (awards at 12h00)
• Lucky draw hamper prizes (at 13h00)

MORE INFORMATION

1550m of climbing – options to ‘bail out’ earlier… More than 40km of single-track with 50% of the route not normally open to the public.

Ebikes are welcome (in their own category). Special prize for Masters 50+ category winner!

Facilities at Dirtopia Trail Centre on Muratie wine farm:

• Warm shower facilities
• Technical assistance
• Shop trail essentials

Family and friends are welcome to join us at the start/finish venue where there will be food like burgers , fish & chips on offer, cold beer and coffee and of course the superb Muratie wines. The wine tasting centre will be open and please book ahead to reserve seats for meals at Muratie’s Farm Kitchen Restaurant.

REGISTRATION & RACE PACK COLLECTION: