FULL ALBUM LOADED ... Great to explore a brand new #outdoor playground for a change. Although I know the #MosselBay area pretty well, I've never been into the #Gourits Biosphere near #Herbertsdale. So what an absolutely pleasant surprise to discover the stunning @jakkalsvleiwines Estate this past weekend during their annual #Jakkalsvlei MTB & Trail Run Challenge. This superbly executed event - with three MTB distances and two #trailrun options - boasts a full-on family vibe. The 60km ride and 12km run are both challenging enough to make you feel you deserve your #Jackal Craft Lager, while loads of kids (and couch potatoes) took to the trails in the shorter events. Great wine, gourmet pizzas and burgers, lush lawns, chilled music ... you can't ask for much more after a solid day out on the #trail! There's more to the Herbertsdale area than lekker wine and kiff people, though. If you have a gravel bike, the remote and dusty dirt strips past Cooper, Goedemoed and Wolwedans Dam are sure to beckon. Plus, there is 4km of purpose-built #singletrack on the #Jakkalsvlei as a special pre-pinotage piece de resistance. We spent the evening at the sumptuous @wolwedansgamefarm and this is certainly another spot that needs to be pinned for a return visit. Lavish accommodation and endless views across the renosterbos plains make you feel as if you are a hundred miles from the rat race. So next time you're tripping the #GardenRoute, duck off the N2 near #Albertinia and head to #Herbertsdale. Once you hit those back roads life will be sure to slow right down ... and I'll put money on you not being disappointed 👌 All images shot on the @sonyalphasa #A7riii from @OrmsDirect #ishootwithorms #Jakkalsvlei #MTB #trailrun #MosselBay #Herbertsdale #SonyAlpha #SonyAfrica #Sonya7r3 #HelloSonyZA #extremesummer #SonyZA (at Jakkalsvlei) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqHQl8cnYX7/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1pi4dzap3xyu3
