Bicycling’s Oli Munnik joined professional downhiller, Andrew Neethling, for a recce of the new Helderberg Trails (launching Saturday 12 December 2015).[hr]

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With the climbing conquered, it means one thing only … it’s time to descend! As I followed Andrew down the Black Loop, I noticed lots of forks in the trail offering different routes as we descended. This means you can easily do a few loops, mixing and matching various trails to keep the ride interesting. Another great aspect of the trail network.

It’s important to point out that some trails are more difficult than others and are graded as such according to the IMBA system– green being easy, blue offering intermediate riders a run for their money while a black grading is better suited to expert riders.