Dirtopia
Trail Centre
Abstract: THE OUTDOOR WINELANDS EXPERIENCE
 Description:
Dirtopia is a mountain bike event and trail
construction company, focusing its activities in the Western
Cape region of South Africa. It all started out as a mountain
bike festival in 2000.
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.
Partners: Meurant and Arina Botha. Bennet Nel is Meurant's
right-hand man on the trails and Fee Kleinert is the admin
assistant in the office. The trail crew also employs 4 labourers
from Kyamandi and several part time staff.
Based on Delvera Farm north of Stellenbosch, 2004 saw the
expansion of Dirtopia activities to incorporate a Trail
Centre from where active travelers can buy trail permits
for 3 mountain bike trails as well as 3 hiking trails. Quality
mountain bikes for hire 7 days a week and Full Moon hikes
every month in summer on Klapmutskop - a conservancy. In
September 2007 a 'Pump Track' was opened on Delvera - a
cross between BMX, dual and MTB dirt jump track.
The Dirtopia Trail Centre also stocks maps, clothing, snacks
and basic mountain bike accessories and acts as our events
office. In February 2006 Dirtopia opened another two new
marked trails in Grabouw. In association with the Greenmountain
Ecoroute, Groenlandberg Conservancy and Thandi Farm Kitchen.
Meurant serves on several non-profit committees and is
also the founder & director of the African Mountain
bike Association www.amarider.co.za
-DISCOVER THE SOUL OF MOUNTAIN BIKING-
Events
- January 24Hours of Wiesenhof
- March Cape Argus Pick'n Pay MTb Challenge
- May Dirtopia MTB Festival
- 16 June Nine to Five team relay
- 2 Aug '08 Stellenbosch MTB Challenge
- 12-14 Sept Nelson's Creek MTB Festival
- Oct Lourensford Classic
- Lebanon Ladies & kiddies MTB weekend
Contact Details:
Delvera Farm, R44, Stellenbosch
Tel: +27 (0)21 884 4752
www.dirtopia.co.za
theteam@dirtopia.co.za
Contact Dirtopia Trail Centre - Stellenbosch
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