Self Guided Mountain Biking
Mount Ceder has cycle routes for all tastes and skill levels. Bring your own bike and enjoy this fun family activity or rent a mountain bike at reception.
For the serious mountain biking enthusiasts there are many kilometres of gravel roads and technical rides on and around Mount Ceder. A drop off some distance away could also be arranged for a small fee, giving you the opportunity to cycle as far as you choose back to your house.
We have 3 different mountain biking cycling routes. Our Buttonquail, a family friendly 5.9km route through the olive groves; the Sunbird, intermediate 6.7km includes a single-track section and lastly our Rockjumper, an 8.8km for experience riders with a technical single-track section.
Mount Ceder is the ideal spot to do training for your next Cape Epic as you have access to high altitude trails, sand, gravel, rocks and some pretty serious climbs to get you in shape and hone your skills. Make sure you book a house with a Jacuzzi for the post ride relaxation!
For the REALLY brave at heart, you can tackle one or more of the 7 serious mountain passes in the area:
1. Grootrivier Pass
2. Kheskop(Eselbank) Pass
3. Kouberg Pass
4. HoekseBerg Pass
5. Pakhuis Pass
6. Nieuwoudts Pass
7. Uitkyk Pass
Fulgaz has created a virtual mountain bike ride through Mount Ceder. The video below is a taste of what you can expect cycling at Mount Ceder and the sweet taste of bubbly to celebrate the end of your cycling day !
For the FULL EXPERIENCE of the whole ride, click on this button and spend the next hour and a bit cycling through Mount Ceder in detail.
