‘Mountain Bike Trails’

The Dikwiel at Deelfontein MTB Race 2012 will be held at Deelfontein farm located on the southern side of the Vaal River near Parys in the Free State, only about 140km from Johannesburg. The Mountain Bike Trail in the Vredefort Dome Bergland is graded from easy to highly technical, with mountainous bushveld and grassveld.

Facilities at Deelfontein include Accommodation (two guest houses and a bush camp), Ablution Facilities, Barbeque Facilities and a Swimming Pool.

Dikwiel at Deelfontein MTB Race 2012 Information:

  • Event Date & Start Time – Wednesday, 21 Mar 2012, at 09h00.
  • Venue – Deelfontein (Vredefort Dome Bergland), Free State.
  • Online Start Date – 29 Feb 2012
  • Online End Date – 19 Mar 2012
  • Registration – Late Booking on the day of the race from 7h30 to 8h30, late booking fee R30.
  • Distance & Entry Fee – 40km, R120; 20km, R80; 10km, R50.
  • Routes – 40km with 9km gravel road, 18km jeep track, 13km single track (technical); 20km with 9km gravel road, 8km jeep track, 3km single track; 10km with 6km jeep track, 4km single track.
  • Medals for everyone who finishes.
  • Prizes for the winners.
  • Minimum of 8 entrants in each category for prize to be allocated.

Dikwiel at Deelfontein MTB Race 2012 Contact Details:

Contact Person: Gerhard

Contact Number: 083 280 9784

Email: gerhard@deelfontein.co.za

Bookings – www.entrytime.co.za (1 to 19 March)

Website: www.deelfontein.co.za

Welgedacht Estate is situated in the Elandsberg Nature Reserve near Rooiberg town between Thabazimbi and Bela Bela, in the Limpopo Province. The Elandsberg Nature Reserve lies within the greater Waterberg, and is a malaria free area with a temperate climate and an abundance of game.

Welgedacht Estate offers Cycling Adventures, Mountain Bike Trails, Single Track Routes, Adventurous Trails.

Game species include Buffalo, Rhino, Impala, Kudu, Blue wildebeest, Burchill’s zebra, Waterbuck, Bushbuck, Eland, Mountain reedbuck, Blesbuck, Ostrich, Common reedbuck, Crocodile, Klipspringer, Common duiker, Steenbok, Warthog, Bushpig, Baboon, Vervet monkey, Giraffe, Njala, Red hartebeest, Gemsbok, Sable antelope, Roan antelope.

Welgedacht Estate facilities:

  • Activities – Cycling, Walking, Game Viewing.
  • Cycling – cyclists paradise, 70 kilometers of the best single track riding in the country.
  • Expert mountain bikers developed the trails which are adventurous and adrenaline-filled experiences.
  • The trails range from wide, open grassland, mountainous terrain, as well as bush and rocky terrain.

Welgedacht Estate Contact Details:

Email: rudolf@welgedachtestate.co.za

Tel: +(27)(0)83 451 2999

Fax: +27(0)11 463 1213

Website: www.welgedachtestate.co.za

Physical Address:
Welgedacht Estate
Elandsberg Nature Reserve
near Rooiberg
Greater Waterberg
Limpopo Province

Postal Address:
Welgedacht Estate
Suite 5, Gleneagles Fairway Office Park
52 Grosvenor Road,
Bryanston, Gauteng
South Africa